Environmental Health Director (515689)

The role:

• Provide leadership, direction, and advice across Agencies in managing, promoting, and improving the Environmental Health of the Tasmanian population. Generally, promote and foster an understanding and increased awareness of the role and function of the Environmental Health Unit through the development of close links with a range of stakeholders.
• Develop a range of innovative and contemporary Environmental Health strategies to improve the health of Tasmanians, including in areas of communicable diseases and other threats, and ensure the implementation of those strategies.
• As the lead specialist in Environmental Health, provide high-level strategic and expert advice to the Director of Public Health, the Agency, other Government Agencies, Minister, Government, Local Government, and the public on Environmental Health issues.
• Provide leadership and direction to the Environmental Health Unit to ensure effective and efficient delivery of high priority regulatory and policy development programs. Manage the human, financial and physical resources of the Unit, including promoting a performance-based work culture that empowers, motivates and develops the diverse talents of people while ensuring that supervisory and management practices are in accordance with contemporary human resource management practices and policies.
• As a member of the senior management team help contribute to the strategic direction for Public Health Services in terms of Environmental Health approaches to promote health and wellbeing.

Note: - Please refer to the Statement of Duties for all the selection criteria of this position to address in your application.

Details of Appointment

Permanent, full time, day worker position working 76 hours per fortnight, commencing as soon as possible.

*notwithstanding hours may be negotiated with the successful applicant

• Applicants should note that, for a period of twelve months from the date of publication, this selection process may be used to fill subsequent or similar full time and part time vacancies.

Location: Hobart, Tasmania

Salary: $175,776 to $182,588 per annum. Our Employer 11% superannuation contribution is on top of this amount.

• Salary range is in accordance with Allied Health Professionals Public Sector Unions Wages Agreement No. 2 of 2022

Eligibility:

Successful applicants will be required to meet the essential criteria:

• Qualification approved by the Director of Public Health for appointment as an Environmental Health officer under the Public Health Act 1997 and an authorised officer under the Food Act 2003 (eg tertiary qualification/program of study approved by Director of Public Health)

Applicants should note the following criteria are desirable:

• Eligible for membership with Environmental Health Australia
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in relevant field
• Current Driver’s Licence

The Head of the State Service has determined that the person nominated for this job is to satisfy a pre‑employment check before taking up the appointment, on promotion or transfer. The following checks are to be conducted:

1. Conviction checks in the following areas:

1. crimes of violence
2. sex related offences
3. serious drug offences
4. crimes involving dishonesty

1. Identification check
2. Disciplinary action in previous employment check.

Download the Statement of Duties and any Associated Documents

We encourage you to review the Applicant Guide, Statement of Duties, prior to applying for an overview of the duties, program, selection process and selection criteria.

Statement of Duties

Applicant Guide

How to Apply

Apply Online.  Please click the "Apply" button on this screen.  This ensures important questions about you are answered. 

You will be prompted to complete a 1-2 page application detailing your experience, skills and knowledge as they relate to the attached Statement of Duties.

Please note:

• We do not require a separate statement addressing the selection criteria in the Statement of Duties.
• All attachments must be in Microsoft Word or PDF format.
• Referee details are submitted as part of the online application so make sure you have the contact details of two referees before applying.

For more information 

George Clarke

Position: Chief Executive Public Health
Phone: 03 6166 0***
E-mail: 

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