ASSISTANT CHIEF REGISTERED ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST,
    PUBLIC HEALTH

DEFINITION:

Assists the Chief Registered Environmental Health Specialist by 
supervising and performing the most difficult and highly responsible 
sanitary inspection work involved in the enforcement of relevant public 
health laws within the concerned jurisdiction; conducts inspections, 
investigations, and educational outreach activities; supervises two 
or more distinct elements of a public health program; performs 
other related duties as required.

NOTE:  The examples of work for this title are for illustrative purposes 
only.  A particular position using this title may not perform all duties 
listed in this job specification.  Conversely, all duties performed on the 
job may not be listed.

EXAMPLES OF WORK

Assists the Chief in supervising and works with a group of Registered 
Environmental Health Specialists engaged in conducting inspections 
to enforce relevant sanitary, environmental, and public health laws, 
rules, and ordinances.

Assists with supervising and takes responsibility for corrective action 
when violations of relevant sanitary, environmental, and public health 
laws, rules, and ordinances are found.

Assists the Chief in supervising and works with a group of Registered 
Environmental Health Specialists engaged in conducting inspections 
of retail food establishments and other eating places and in investigating 
nuisances and violations of relevant sanitary, environmental, and public 
health laws, rules, and ordinances. 

Supervises two or more distinct elements of a public health program.

Performs the most difficult and highly responsible sanitary inspection work 
involved in the enforcement of relevant sanitary, environmental and public 
health laws, rules and ordinances.   

Confers with Health Officer, engineers, veterinarians, and Registered 
Environmental Health Specialists concerning improvements in public 
health and sanitation.

Gives testimony in court cases.

Prepares reports on inspection activity.

Assists with supervising the establishment and maintenance of records 
and files.

Supervises work operations and/or functional programs, and has 
responsibility for employee evaluation and for effectively recommending 
the hiring, firing, promoting, demoting and/or disciplining of employees.

May respond to emergency situations.

Performs other duties or special projects as required or as assigned.

Will be required to learn to utilize various types of electronic and/or 
manual recording and information systems used by the agency, office, 
or related units.

REQUIREMENTS:

EXPERIENCE:

Five (5) years of experience in performing the duties incumbent upon
a Registered Environmental Health Specialist in the enforcement 
of relevant sanitary, environmental, and public health laws, rules, 
and ordinances.

LICENSE:

Possession of an active Registered Environmental Health Specialist 
License issued by the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services.

Appointees will be required to possess a driver's license valid in 
New Jersey only if the operation of a vehicle, rather than employee 
mobility, is necessary to perform essential duties of the position.

KNOWLEDGE AND ABILITIES:

Knowledge of problems/procedures of the work of a Registered 
Environmental Health Specialist for the enforcement of relevant 
sanitary, environmental, and public health laws, rules, and ordinances. 

Ability to assess environmental health risks and their influences on 
humans and the environment.

Ability to analyze sanitary, environmental, and public health problems.

Ability to develop effective work methods.

Ability to supervise two or more distinct elements of a public health program.

Ability to assist the chief in developing a suitable work program and work 
procedures for a group of Registered Environmental Health Specialists.

Ability to assign and instruct employees in the duties and responsibilities 
incumbent upon a Registered Environmental Health Specialist.

Ability to interpret relevant sanitary, environmental, and public health laws 
and rules and apply them to specific cases.

Ability to establish and maintain effective work relationships with physicians, 
business proprietors, community residents, and others interested in and/or 
concerned with maintenance of public health standards.

Ability to prepare clear, sound, accurate, and informative supervisory and 
other reports containing findings, conclusions, and recommendations.

Ability to testify accurately in court.

Ability to assist in supervising the establishment and maintenance of 
records and files.

Ability to effectively communicate, both orally and in writing.

Ability to utilize various types of electronic and/or manual recording and 
information systems used by the agency, office, or related units.

Ability to read, write, speak, understand, and communicate in English 
sufficiently to perform duties of this position. American Sign Language or 
Braille may also be considered as acceptable forms of  communication.

Persons with mental or physical disabilities are eligible as long as they 
can perform essential functions of the job after reasonable accommodation 
is made to their known limitations.  If the accommodation cannot be made 
because it would cause the employer undue hardship, such persons may 
not be eligible.

This job specification is applicable to the following title code:
Job
Spec
Code
Variant
State,
Local or
Common
Class of
Service
Work
Week
State
Class
Code
Local
Class
Code
Salary
Range
Note
00415
L
C
  
N/A
30
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This job specification is for local government use only.
Salary range is only applicable to state government.
Local salaries are established by individual local jurisdictions.

 11/15/2007