PUBLIC HEALTH SANITARIAN I (HELPS)

POSITION: Public Health Sanitarian I (HELPS)

DEPARTMENT: Albany County Department of Health

SALARY: $54,197, In addition to contractual COLA increases, the annual salary of $54,197 will increase
by $400 on the anniversary date for three years.

WORK LOCATION & HOURS: 175 Green St, Albany, NY 12202, 8:30A-4:30P

BENEFITS:

Generous Paid Time-Off NYS Retirement System Work-Life Balance

Health, Dental, Vision and Hearing Tuition Reimbursement Public Service Loan Forgiveness

DESCRIPTION:
This is technical work involving responsibility for assisting higher level Public Health Sanitarians and Engineers in carrying out the
various elements of prevention and control programs affecting public health. Employees in this class are responsible for making in-

spections and carrying out specialized phases of the environmental health program in a municipal health department. Duties involve gathering information for use by higher level Public Health Sanitarians and Engineers in determining compliance with local and state
Sanitary Code requirements. The work is performed under general supervision of either a higher level technical or professional em-
ployee who reviews reports and provides advisory assistance as necessary. Supervision over the work of others is not usually a re-

sponsibility of employees in this class. Does related work as required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Graduation from an accredited college or university with at least a Bachelor's degree including at least thirty (30) credit
hours in the natural sciences, of which not more than twelve (12) credits may be in the applied sciences.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENT:
Possession of a valid New York State driver’s license at time of appointment and throughout employment.

Please upload a resume and transcript with this application.

POINT OF CONTACT FOR INQUIRIES:

[email protected]

Candidates will not have to take an exam for this title. This is a Hiring Emergency Limited Placement (HELP) Program-

designated title. The HELP Program is a temporary program designed to help local government employers address current staffing

issues. Traditionally, the titles filled under the HELP Program required job candidates to compete in a competitive exam to be

considered for employment. For the duration of the program, this title will be classified as non-competitive and categorized as a

“HELP Program” position. At the close of the program, this position will revert to competitive class status. Employees occupying

positions filled through the HELP Program will be granted competitive class status without the need to participate in a competitive

exam.