Director of Environmental Management and Preparedness

Lake Cumberland Home Health

5d • $40 - $50 • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for working independently to plan, develop, organize and direct a comprehensive environmental health program. This role involves preparing administrative rules, regulations, and policies related to environmental health programs, making policy decisions subject to administrative approval, and initiating plans for environmental health programs based on environmental and public health laws and regulations to prevent health hazards. The position also involves giving guidance and direction to subordinate program administrators, developing administrative methods for monitoring program utilization and efficiency, preparing reports, assessing training needs, evaluating employee performance, and making recommendations for promotions, salary advancements, and new hires.

Requirements

• Bachelors degree from a college or university with a minor or twenty-four (24) semester hours in environmental health, biological or physical science or registration as a Kentucky Environmental Specialist/Sanitarian under KRS 223.
• Five (5) years of experience in the environmental field.
• At least one (1) year of experience in an administrative or supervisory capacity.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license.
• Must participate in annual continuing education classes.
• Must become registered under the provisions of KRS 223 to remain a permanent employee per Administrative Regulations 902 KAR 8:080.
• Applicants and employees in this classification may be required to submit to a drug screening test and background check according to the agency’s policies.

Responsibilities

• Prepares administrative rules, regulations, and policies relating to environmental health programs.
• Makes policy decisions subject to administrative approval.
• Initiates plans for environmental health programs based on environmental and public health laws and regulations to prevent health hazards.
• Gives guidance and direction to subordinate program administrators within the district/county.
• Develops administrative methods which may include reports, staff meetings and on-site visits to monitor program utilization, time, efficiency and to analyze operational procedures.
• Prepares detailed and comprehensive program and operational reports to improve efficiency and implements recommended changes.
• Assesses the need for training and requests that appropriate training programs be developed and implemented.
• Evaluates the performance of employees and counsels with problem employees and initiates disciplinary actions when appropriate, following the administrative rules and regulations.
• Recommends promotion and salary advancements when appropriate and interviews and makes recommendations on potential employees.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager