Deputy of Agricultural and Standards Services

overview

introduction: this is a new assembled examination. The eligible list resulting from this examination will cancel any existing list and may last approximately one year but can be extended. Applications must be in the possession of the human resource services department by 5:00:00 p.m. On the last day for filing. Applications will only be accepted online.

description

the agency the alameda county community development agency's mission is to enhance the quality of life of alameda county residents and plan for the future well-being of the county's diverse communities; to balance the physical, economic and social needs of county residents through land use planning, environmental management, neighborhood improvement, and community development, and to promote and protect agriculture, the environment, economic vitality and human health.

The community development agency houses the following departments: planning department, housing and community development, agriculture weights and measures, healthy homes department, and economic and civic development department. For more information about the agency, please visit: alameda county community development agency.

position

under general direction, the deputy of agricultural and standards services evaluates, directs, and coordinates the activities of one or more sections within the agriculture/weights and measures department and staff engaged in the enforcement of state and federal laws relating to agricultural and weights and measures within the county and may be called upon to assist in the activities of other sections as needed.

For detailed information about the position, please view the job description: deputy of agricultural and standards services (#8422).

either i: experience: the equivalent of two (2) years of full-time experience in the class of agricultural and standards investigator iii in the alameda county classified service. Or ii: education: possession of a bachelor’s degree, or appropriate four (4) year degree which qualifies the applicant to obtain the required state licenses. And experience: the equivalent of four (4) years full-time experience in the enforcement of agricultural laws, in agricultural pest control, or in the production, marketing, or processing of agricultural commodities;

or experience in inspection, maintenance, repair, or installation of measuring instruments or equipment. This experience must have been at a level comparable to an equivalent class of an alameda county agricultural and standards investigator iii. One (1) of the required four (4) years of experience must include supervising responsibility. License: possession of a valid state license as a county deputy agricultural commissioner or county deputy sealer of weights and measures issued by the california department of food and agriculture.

Possession of a valid california motor vehicle operator's license.

Note:

the civil service commission may modify the above minimum qualifications in the announcement of an examination.

the most suitably qualified candidates will possess the following competencies:

• knowledge of: federal, state, and local laws, regulations and ordinances relating to pesticide use enforcement, weights and measures, agricultural pest detection, pest exclusion, and pest eradication procedures and practices and their application. Principal, practices, and techniques of budgeting. Knowledge of supervision and management principles. Public relations. Effective organization, administration, and personnel management and training. Record keeping systems. County/state government process and organization.
  
  Agricultural and structural pests and their control. Principles and procedures for issuing citations, conducting administrative hearings and criminal and civil prosecutions. Workplace safety practices. Principles, mechanics, and care of equipment and testing devices, and of methods and techniques of inspecting. Principles of personnel management.
• ability to: interpret and apply agricultural weighting and measuring laws, regulations, and policies to clients and consumers. Solve problems. Establish good working…