ENVIRONMENTAL SUPERVISOR II - SES - 64029338

Requisition No: 877569 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: ENVIRONMENTAL SUPERVISOR II - SES - 64029338

 Pay Plan: SES

Position Number: 64029338 

Salary:  $60,000 - $65,000 annually 

Posting Closing Date: 06/24/2026 

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ENVIRONMENTAL SUPERVISOR II

Open Competitive 

Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the Florida Department of Health Polk County.  If you are looking to establish a successful career in Public Health, you have come to the right place.  Many of our innovative and successful health programs are recognized throughout Florida.  We hope you decide to join our team!  Applicants will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.

Your Specific Responsibilities:

This position spends most of the time engaged in supervisory responsibilities. This includes communicating with, motivating, training, and evaluating employees in addition to planning and directing employees' work. The incumbent has the authority to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, or discipline subordinate employees or effectively recommend such action. The incumbent will also be required to develop performance expectations, meet with staff regularly to discuss performance, complete performance reviews, maintain vacation and work schedules, ensure proper coverage, and complete timesheets.

The incumbent is part of a global public health organization and is expected to support the Florida Department of Health in Polk County in its mission to protect, promote, and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county and community efforts and its vision to be the Healthiest State in the Nation. Furthermore, the incumbent is expected to incorporate the agency values of Innovation, Collaboration, Accountability, Responsiveness and Excellence in all aspects of their work. 

This position is responsible for supervising inspection staff and the inspections of the Facility Program’s Unit in the Environmental Public Health Division.  This includes regulatory responsibility of the following programs: Food Hygiene, Group Care Facilities, Biomedical Waste, Tanning, Tattoo and Body Piercing, Mobile Home and RV Parks, and Migrant Labor Camps.

INSPECTION & STAFF SUPERVISION

The position is responsible for ensuring 100% completion of the Facility Program Unit’s inspections at the frequencies outlined in the Environmental Health Program Manual DOHM 150-4. 

The position reviews Daily Activity Reports (DAR's) and compares them to inspection reports to ensure accountability daily.  Monthly inspection reports are to be reviewed with each employee to ensure inspection expectations are being met.  The supervisor also will ensure ride-along inspections are conducted within office and state policy timeframes.

Provides for staff development and training to meet departmental objectives in the areas of quality performance, customer satisfaction, and Facility Program knowledge.

Meets with each staff person at least monthly and hold staff meetings quarterly.

Ensure DAR/EARs are completed and certified within one day of the end of the pay period.

COMPLAINT INVESTIGATIONS

The incumbent will ensure that all complaints related to Facility Program’s are investigated within two days of receipt, and will pull reports to ensure staff complete complaints in accordance with DOHM 105-4 Chapter Y.  The incumbent will also ensure that all public records requests are responded to and resolved within department timeframes.

PUBLIC RELATIONS

The employee in this position serves as a subject matter expert for media and public information.  The position also serves as liaison with other local, state, and federal agencies, and represents the department in meetings with other key governmental agencies and private organizations.

The supervisor of the program will consult with and advise owners, operators, contractors and the public on rules and procedures pertaining to Facility Program’s and methods of meeting statutory and code requirements.  The incumbent will consult with developers, contractors and engineers regarding plan approvals, site evaluations, and regulation interpretation and establishment approvals, and will supervise the issuing of plan provisos, letters, and denials in accordance with Florida Statues 120.

The incumbent will meet with the public and clients daily as needed via phone, email, or in person to ensure Facilities regulated by the department understand and comply with regulations, codes, or policies.  The supervisor will respond to customer complaints by the end of the next business day.

ENFORCEMENT
The employee in this position serves as the unit’s representative for enforcement meetings, and coordinates enforcement procedures within the unit.  The employee may serve as an expert technical witness in administrative and legal matters as necessary. 

ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY

This position supervises the staff that investigate the environmental health portion of food borne illness reports, including entering complaints into FLCORS.  This position also responds to mold complaints, assessments as appropriate, and public education.

OTHER

Performs duties necessary to carry on the programs of the Division as assigned, and may act as administrator of the department in the absence of the Environmental Administrator.  Assists administrator in preparing and maintaining the annual budget for all Facility Programs.

Coordinates the Community Sharps Program with the county, ensures red boxes are available to fire departments, participates in outreach as time permits, and ensures that the program meets code and statute requirements in the building.

Serves as assistant building manager for the Bartow Environmental Public Health building.

Attend supervisory meetings in person and online.

Serves as the Information Custodian of assigned information sets; maintaining the confidentiality of the information in accordance with state, and federal statutes, rules, regulations and Department of Health Information Security Policies, Protocols and Procedures, in accordance with Protocol: Security - 3, V, Sec 1-3.

Performs other duties as required, including performance of interpreter duties, consistent with skill level, as needed.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• KNOWLEDGE: Food hygiene, food and water borne pathogens, basic infection control, basic environmental sampling procedures, media and public relations, thermometer and food equipment, regulations and policies, management principles, budgets.
• SKILLS: Organization, supervision, report writing, flexibility, managing people and programs, computer databases, interpreting laws and statutes, media and public relations, decision making, State of Florida Certification in Food Hygiene.
• ABILITIES: Perform site inspections, interpret scientific and technical data, prepare reports, understand applicable rules, regulations, policies and procedures relating to environmental health programs, deal with the public in a tactful, courteous manner, work independently and manage groups.

Qualifications:

Minimum: 

• Current Florida Driver License
•  A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with a major in one of the physical or natural sciences, environmental health, public health, or engineering.
• This position requires certification as outlined in Florida Statutes 381.0101 for Food Protection. 
• To qualify for certification, the incumbent must possess a minimum of a bachelor’s degree and must have successfully completed a minimum of 30-semester or 40 quarter hours in environmental health, environmental science, physical or biological science, or public health.

Preferred: 

Four years of experience performing environmental health duties, and two years of experience as a supervisor or lead inspector of environmental health programs, training staff in day-to-day activities, presenting information to staff and community partners, providing feedback to staff and management.

Other job-related requirements for this position: 

Emergency Duty: Incumbent may be required to work before, during and/or beyond normal work hours or days in the event of an emergency.  Emergency duty required of the incumbent includes working in special needs or Red Cross shelters, or performing other emergency duties including, but not limited to, responses to or threats involving any disaster or threat of disaster, man-made or natural.

Confidentiality: Incumbent may have access to records containing Social Security numbers in the performance of their job duties.

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:

Mission:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

Vision:

To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

Values:

I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.

C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.

A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.

R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.

E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

Where You Will Work:

Bartow, FL

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. The State’s total compensation package for employees features a highly competitive set of employee benefits including:

• Annual and Sick Leave benefits;
• Nine paid holidays and one Personal Holiday each year;
• State Group Insurance coverage options, including health, life, dental, vision, and other supplemental insurance options;
• Retirement plan options, including employer contributions

(For more information, please click www.myfrs.com);

• Flexible Spending Accounts;
• Tuition waivers;
• And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

Please be advised:

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electronic application process.  

This position requires a security background check and/or drug screening and participation in direct deposit. Any misrepresentations or omissions will disqualify you from employment consideration. Note: You will be required to provide your Social Security Number (SSN) in order to conduct this background check Successful completion of a drug test is a condition of employment for safety-sensitive positions.

Male applicants born on or after October 1, 1962, will not be eligible for hire or promotion unless they are registered with the Selective Services System (SSS) before their 26th birthday, or have a Letter of Registration Exemption from the SSS. For more information, please visit the SSS website: http://www.sss.gov 

If you are a retiree of the Florida Retirement System (FRS), please check with the FRS on how your current benefits will be affected if you are re-employed with the State of Florida.  Your current retirement benefits may be canceled, suspended or deemed ineligible depending upon the date of your retirement. 

The successful candidate will be required to complete the Form I-9 and that information will be verified using the E-Verify system.  E-Verify is operated by the Department of Homeland Security in partnership with the Social Security Administration to verify employment eligibility.   

Incumbents may be required to perform emergency duty before, during, and/or beyond normal work hours or days.

All Florida Department of Health positions require the incumbent to be able to learn and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English. Applicants who do not meet this requirement will not be considered.  

The State of Florida is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Affirmative Action Employer and does not tolerate discrimination or violence in the workplace. 

Applicants requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-877-562-7287). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation. 

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act. 

Florida has the third largest population of veterans in the nation with more than 1.5 million service men and women.  The Florida Department of Health (department) is committed to serving members of the United States Armed Forces, veterans and their families by encouraging them to apply for vacancies that fit their area of knowledge and/or expertise.  Through the Department's VALOR program, which expedites licensing for military veterans, the Department also waives initial licensing and application fees for military veterans who apply for a health care professional license within 60 months of an honorable discharge. These initiatives help ensure that the transition from military service into the workforce is as smooth as possible and reflects our appreciation for the dedication devoted to protecting our country.    

If there are any problems applying online, please call People First Staffing Administration: (877) 562-7287.

Service Center hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., ET. TTY users, call (866) 221-0268.

Candidates requiring a reasonable accommodation, as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act, must notify the agency hiring authority and/or People First Service Center (1-866-663-4735). Notification to the hiring authority must be made in advance to allow sufficient time to provide the accommodation.

The State of Florida supports a Drug-Free workplace. All employees are subject to reasonable suspicion drug testing in accordance with Section 112.0455, F.S., Drug-Free Workplace Act.