Food Safety Specialist Iii And Iv - Hawaii

Recruitment Number 24-0161

The Department of Health has ONE (1) urgent vacancy located in Kona.

Level III - $4,961 to $6,043 per month (SR-20, Step D to I)

Level IV - $5,369 to $6,535 per month (SR-22, Step D to I)

Note:

Hiring rates will be based on availability of funds, the applicant's qualifications, and other relevant factors.

This continuous recruitment may be closed at any time. The notice of the last day to file applications will be posted on the State of Hawaii's Civil Service Job Opportunities Listing page of our website.

Food Safety Specialists promote, protect, and maintain a healthy and safe environment for the public. This is accomplished through inspection, education, and enforcement activities to implement the statutes, rules and regulations relating to environmental sanitation, and/or safety programs concerning foods, drugs, cosmetics, and medical devices. Work in this series includes identifying, mitigating, and preventing disease transmission through improperly prepared foods, contaminated waters and adulteration and/or misbranding of foods, drugs, cosmetics and medical devices.

Performs the full range of independent environmental sanitation work assignments in an assigned geographic or defined specialty work area. Food Safety Specialists at this level are required to apply all phases of the sanitation sciences, have knowledge of socioeconomic conditions in the surveillance area, and use tact in the enforcement and interpretation of sanitation laws, rules and regulations.

Plans and organizes the work of a unit of lower-level Specialists; or evaluates, standardizes and interprets program procedures and operations; or functions in a geographically remote area in the development and promotion of an environmental health program; and performs other related duties as assigned.

To qualify, you must meet all of the following requirements:

Legal Authorization To Work
The State of Hawaii requires all persons seeking employment with the government of the State shall be citizens, nationals, or permanent resident aliens of the United States, or eligible under federal law for unrestricted employment in the United States.

Education
Graduation from an accredited four (4) year college or university with a bachelor's degree in one of the physical or biological sciences.

NOTE:

In order to receive credit for your academic training, you MUST ATTACH a copy of your OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT(S) as verification.

• Level III: ONE AND ONE-HALF (1‑1/2) YEARS professional inspectional or investigational work experience involved in the interpretation and application of the laws, regulations in public health. Such experience must show a comprehensive knowledge of principles, practices and objectives of the environmental health programs, a thorough knowledge of pertinent regulations and laws; and a thorough working knowledge of bacteriology, chemistry, physics, vector control methods and social sciences.
• Level IV: TWO AND ONE-HALF (2‑1/2) YEARS professional inspectional or investigational work experience involved in the interpretation and application of the laws, regulations in public health. Such experience must show a comprehensive knowledge of principles, practices and objectives of the environmental health programs, a thorough knowledge of pertinent regulations and laws; and a thorough working knowledge of bacteriology, chemistry, physics, vector control methods and social sciences.

Non-Qualifying

Experience:

Non-professional technical work experience such as in a vector control program involving work in inspection, investigation, education and enforcement activities relating to the control and/or experimentation of mosquitoes, rodents and other small mammals, flies, fleas and other insects performed in support of the Food Safety Specialist series functions described above is not qualifying.

Quality of

Experience:

for Level IV, at least one year of experience must be comparable to the next lower level.

Substitution Allowed: Relevant substitutions as described in the Minimum…