CITY OF PHILADELPHIA PERSONNEL DEPARTMENT

SANITARIAN SPECIALIST
(General)

Department Only:
Health

ExamNumber:
09Q14J45

Announce/ Closing Date:
May 5, 2008
- May 16, 2008

Salary Range:
$38,657 - $49,703 per year



APPLICATION PROCEDURE

Applications are available on the Concourse Level of the Municipal Services Building, 15th & J.F. Kennedy Boulevard, Monday through Friday, 8:30 AM to 5 PM.

When applying by U.S. Mail, the application should be sent to:

City of Philadelphia
Personnel Department
1401 J.F. Kennedy Boulevard, Room 1640
Philadelphia, PA 19102

To apply in person, please visit the Employment Application Center on the Concourse Level of the Municipal Services Building, 1401 J.F. Kennedy Boulevard in Center City Philadelphia.


DUTIES

  This is environmental health work at the full performance level. Employees in this class function as lead technical sanitarians in an environmental health district, or for a specialized water quality program, or serve in a staff capacity in the central environmental health program office.

For additional information regarding this class please refer to specification 4J45 available at www.phila.gov/personnel/specs.


REQUIREMENTS

  1. Presently employed by the City of Philadelphia with permanent Civil Service status in the Health Department with a Performance Rating of Satisfactory or higher;

    AND

  2. EDUCATION:
    Completion of a bachelor's degree program at an accredited college or university with major course work in dairy or food technology, environmental, agricultural, life or physical science, or 30 semester hours in any combination of the above;

    AND

  3. EXPERIENCE:
    One year of experience at the Sanitarian level, inspecting a variety of establishments for conformance to public health regulations and codes;

    OR

  4. EQUIVALENCY:
    Any combination of education and experience determined to be acceptable by the Personnel Department, which has included the completion of a bachelor's degree as an educational minimum.

NOTE: Registration as a Sanitarian with the Commonwealth Board for Registration of Sanitarians or equivalent registration from another state or the National Environmental Health Association may be substituted for one year of experience.

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS, AND/OR CERTIFICATES:
Possession of a current certificate as either a Certified Public Applicator or a Registered Pesticide Applicator from the Department of Agriculture of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania if required by work assignment.

Possession of a current certificate as a Lead Inspector and Risk Assessor by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania if required by work assignment for the bilingual and general specialties, and within six months of appointment for the water quality specialty.

Possession of a valid proper class motor vehicle operator's license as issued by the Common¬wealth of Pennsylvania prior to appointment and during tenure of employment as a Sanitarian Specialist.



PROJECTED EXAMINATION SCHEDULE

Applicants will be evaluated and scored based upon their training and experience credentials. Applicants will not be asked to appear to take a scheduled examination.

EXAMINATION PARTS AND WEIGHTS
Will be related to the duties of the position and will consist of the following:

PARTS WEIGHTS
Training and Experience Evaluation 90%
Seniority Rating 10%
TOTAL 100%

TEST REVIEW
In accordance with Civil Service Regulation 9.091B, candidates will have 30 days after the results have been mailed to review their test.  Call 215-686-0880

ELIGIBLE LISTS:

DEPARTMENTAL PROMOTIONAL:
Only a departmental promotional eligible list for the Health Department will be established as a result of this examination.


CLOSING DATE (Application Deadline)

ALL Applications MUST be received by the close of business or postmarked on or before the date above.


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