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Senior Environmental Health Inspector (6122) All Specialties - San Francisco Department of Public Health

Recruitment: RTF0115615-01016955

Published: March 28, 2023

Contact:

David Chalk - david.chalk@sfdph.org

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Department: Public Health
Job class: 6122-Senior Environmental Health Inspector
Salary range: $131,352.00 - $159,640.00
Role type: Permanent Civil Service What does this mean?
Hours: Full-time
Exam type: Class Based Test
Rule: Rule of 3 What does this mean?
List type: Combined Promotive and Entrance
 

About:

The Department of Public Health is accepting applications in class 6122 Senior Environmental Health Inspector for BOTH the Consumer Protection Specialty and the Hazardous Materials/Hazardous or Medical Waste Specialty.  You will only be considered for positions in the specialty or specialties for which you meet the Minimum Qualifications (see Qualifications section below).

  • Application Re-Opening: Friday, March 3, 2023
    If you previously applied in October-November 2022, you do not need to apply again)
  • Application Deadline: Friday, April 7, 2023
  • Annual Compensation: $125,320 - $152,334

The Mission of the San Francisco Department of Public Health (SFDPH) is to protect and promote the health of all San Franciscans.

The eligible list resulting from this recruitment may be utilized to fill future and current vacancies in this class for the duration of the eligible list.  

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit careers.sf.gov and begin the application process.

Select the “I’m Interested” button and follow instructions on the screen.

Applicants may be contacted by email about this recruitment and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up to date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfdph.org, @sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application has been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.  

DPH statement of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

The Department of Public Health prioritizes equitable and inclusive access to quality healthcare for its community and values the diversity of its workforce. All employees are required to participate in the Department of Public Health's work to advance equity, inclusion, and diversity through: 

  • Commitment to providing exceptional care and services to all residents of the City and County of San Francisco service population, with heightened awareness of responsiveness to racially, ethnically, and culturally diverse members of the service population and the DPH workforce. 
  • Desire and commitment to lead and participate in anti-racism, racial justice, and equity work that improves quality of patient care and employee experiences; along with the commitment and fortitude to drive change in these areas. 
  • Desire to work with, relate to, serve, and support a diverse service population and workforce.
  • Commitment to health equity with a specific lens and focus on race, ethnicity, gender, sex, sexuality, disability, and immigration status.

Role description

Under direction, the Senior Environmental Health Inspector conducts complex and difficult inspections and surveillance of dwellings, business establishments, facilities, farms, industrial plants and other areas in order to rectify violations and enforce established regulations. May supervise Environmental Health Inspectors and other support staff engaged in enforcing the provisions of federal, state and local ordinances and laws pertaining to health, safety and environmental hazards.

The essential functions include, but are not limited to:

1. May supervise a team of Environmental Health Inspectors assigned to a district engaged in the enforcement of the provisions of various codes, orders, ordinances and laws pertaining to health, safety, environmental hazards or conditions; enforces local health, housing and planning codes and noise ordinance; state health and safety, administrative, agricultural, penal, milk and dairy codes, Industrial Relations Act, and meat plant regulations.

2. Conducts inspections and investigations of complaints involving areas such as food and drink establishments and other facilities requiring permits to operate buildings and multiple dwellings and hazardous materials and waste facilities; investigates complex and difficult cases including those being prepared for hearings before the Director of Health.

3. May have specialized program responsibility on a countywide basis in areas such as industrial hygiene, food safety, noise abatement, environmental hazards, institutional inspections, solid waste management, hazardous/medical waste, water quality control or smoking control.

4. Attends meetings, educational conferences, and makes environmental health presentations to businesses, City agencies and other groups.

5. Prepares legal notices of violations; issues citations and prepares cases for hearings; testifies as a witness in court litigation; performs duties related to the issuance, denial, suspension and revocation of permits.

6. Interprets environmental health code provisions; coordinates environmental health requirements with other departments and bureaus; and performs related duties.

How to qualify

This recruitment is for BOTH the Consumer Protection Specialty and the Hazardous Materials/Hazardous or Medical Waste Specialty.  You will only be considered for positions in the specialty or specialties for which you meet the Minimum Qualifications.

Minimum Qualifications

  1. EDUCATION: 

    Hazardous Materials/Hazardous or Medical Waste Specialty: Possession of a baccalaureate degree from an accredited college or university with at least 30 semester units in, or a major in one or more of the following disciplines: Biology or microbiology; Chemistry, chemical engineering; Physics, physical science; Environmental science; Geology or soil science; Environmental health; Environmental or sanitary engineering; Toxicology; Industrial hygiene; Hazardous materials management; Fire science, fire technology.
     
  2. EXPERIENCE: 

    Hazardous Materials/Hazardous or Medical Waste Specialty:
    Four (4) years of experience in hazardous materials, hazardous waste, site mitigation and/or medical waste as a technician or inspector in an environmental health agency or related regulatory/service agency, or as a professional consultant in the environmental health industry; OR
    Two (2) years of experience as an inspector in a Certified Unified Program Agency (CUPA).

    Consumer Protection Specialty:
    Two (2) years of experience in food, housing, water quality and supply, vector control, noise abatement and/or other related environmental health inspection work.

  3. LICENSE  AND CERTIFICATION: 

    Consumer Protection Specialty:
    Possession of a REHS (Registered Environmental Health Specialist) Certificate, issued by the State of California Department of Public Health Services, AND 
    Eligibility to be deputized as a peace officer.

    Hazardous Materials/Hazardous or Medical Waste Specialty: 

    Possession of a current HAZWOPER Certification.  Must obtain and maintain a CA UST Inspector Certification issued by the International Code Council (ICC) within 180 days following appointment. 

    Both specialties: Possession of a valid California driver's license.

One year of full-time employment is equivalent to 2,000 hours of work experience (2,000 hours of qualifying work experience is based on a 40 hour work week). Any overtime hours that you work above 40 hours a week are not included in the calculation to determine full-time employment.

Desired Qualifications

Hazardous Materials/Hazardous or Medical Waste Specialty: a CA UST Inspector Certification issued by the International Code Council (ICC)

Valid licensure and/or Certification must be kept current throughout length of employment. Failure to demonstrate/show proof of possession of required valid licensure and/or certification may result in dismissal and/or termination of employment.

Verification: 
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements.

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All work experience, education, training, and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application.

Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores.

What else should I know?

SELECTION PROCEDURES

Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (Weight: Qualifying): Applicants will be required to complete the Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ) at https://forms.gle/D9VnrmyTt1ad8s7i7. Applicants will be required to respond to the MQSQ in the time frame indicated, and submit their answers as directed. 

Supplemental Questionnaire (Weight: 100%):
Qualified candidates will be sent a Supplemental Questionnaire (SQ) exam that must be completed by the set date. Candidates will be evaluated on their relative knowledge, skill and ability levels in job-related areas. A passing score must be achieved on the SQ in order to be placed/ranked on the Eligible List. Candidate responses on the Supplemental Questionnaire cannot be changed once submitted. Candidates will be placed in rank order according to their final score on the SQ.  

The department may administer additional position-specific selection procedures to make final hiring decisions.

Candidate scores on these examinations may also be applied to other announcements involving other job titles, when directed by the Human Resources Director.

Eligible List/Score Report: A confidential eligible list of applicant names that have passed the civil service examination process will be created, and used for certification purposes only. An examination score report will be established, so applicants can view the ranks, final scores and number of eligible candidates. Applicant information, including names of applicants on the eligible list, shall not be made public unless required by law. However, an eligible list shall be made available for public inspection, upon request, once the eligible list is exhausted or expired and referrals resolved. The eligible list/score report resulting from this civil service examination process is subject to change after adoption (e.g., as a result of appeals), as directed by the Human Resources Director or the Civil Service Commission.

Upon passing the exam, candidates will be placed on the eligible list for a period of 12 months.

Certification: Certification rule for the eligible list resulting from this examination will be Rule of Three.

Terms of Announcement: Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. [Note: The correction of clerical errors in an announcement will be posted on the Department of Human Resources website at careers.sf.gov.] The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 110.4. Such appeals must be submitted in writing to the Department of Human Resources, 1 S Van Ness Avenue, 4th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103-5413 by close of business on the 5th business day following the issuance date of this examination announcement. Information concerning other Civil Service Commission Rules involving announcements, applications and examination policies, including applicant appeal rights, can be found on the Civil Service Commission website at http://sfgov.org/civilservice/rules.

DPH Health Critical Requirements and Information: Please review the following policies regarding DPH employment requirements that safeguard yourself and others. 

Additional information regarding Employment with the City and County of San Francisco:

If you have any questions regarding this recruitment or application process, please contact the exam analyst David Chalk at david.chalk@sfdph.org.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:  All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Someone is fully vaccinated when 14 days have passed since they received the final dose of a two-shot vaccine or a dose of a one-shot vaccine. Any new hire must present proof of full vaccination status to be appointed. Any new hire who will be routinely assigned or occasionally enter High-Risk Settings, must provide proof of having received a COVID-19 booster vaccine by March 1, 2022, or once eligible.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.