St. Lawrence County Government

Position Advertisement Form

St. Lawrence County Public Health Department is in search of:

Public Health Sanitarian

Salary: $50,242 with excellent benefits as described below.

Benefits: Health Insurance or buy out, dental, vision, life insurance, NYS retirement, Public Service Loan Forgiveness
eligibility, etc. as well as generous personal, vacation, sick and compensatory time.

This position exists in the Public Health Department and involves performing professional activities in the education,
inspection, investigation and enforcement of permitted and non-permitted entities. An employee in this class applies the
principles of the natural and social sciences and must demonstrate applied expertise in more complex situations reflecting
various aspects of Public Health Law and the Public Health requirements of Environmental Health for the detection,
evaluation, control and management of those factors in the environment which influence the public’s health. Performs
work under the supervision of the Deputy Director and Director of Public Health. The incumbent does related work as
required.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
(Per Section 11.111 of the New York State Department of Health Codes, Rules and Regulations (NYSDOHHCRR))

Either:

A) Possession of a Bachelor's Degree which must have included at least thirty (30) semester credit hours in the
natural sciences, of which not more than twelve (12) credit hours may be in the applied sciences, and have
satisfactorily completed a public health training course approved by the State Health Department within two (2)
years of appointment; OR

B) Five (5) years of experience as a Public Health Technician deemed satisfactory by the local commissioner of

health or public health director and have satisfactorily completed a public health training course approved by the
State Health Department.

NOTE: Your degree must have been awarded by a college or university accredited by a
regional, national, or specialized agency recognized as an accrediting agency by the U.S.
Department of Education/U.S. Secretary of Education. If your degree was awarded by an
educational institution outside the United States and its territories, you must provide independent
verification of equivalency. A list of acceptable companies who provide this service can be found
on the Internet at http://www.cs.ny.gov/jobseeker/degrees.cfm. You must pay the required
evaluation fee.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS: Possession of the appropriate level Motor Vehicle Operator’s License or otherwise

demonstrates the ability to meet the transportation needs of the position.

Additional Employment Information: This is a provisional appointment. The successful applicant will need to take a
civil service examination and score within the top three interested candidates in order to be permanently
appointed.

Applications accepted until position has been filled. Send application/resume to:

St. Lawrence County Human Resources Office
48 Court Street

Canton, NY 13617

Applications can be obtained from the county’s website, https://stlawco.org/Departments/HumanResources or by
contacting the Human Resources Office at (315)379-2210.

AA/EEO



Posted: 08/16/2022