EH Public Health Technician (FT)

Starting Salary:  $32,885.00

Employment at Canton City Public Health comes with a full array of benefits.  We offer comprehensive health insurance, paid vacations, paid holidays, a retirement plan, and sick time. 

Applicants must apply at governmentjobs.com.  Applicants MUST submit a copy of their valid driver's license along with their application and any other pertinent documentation.

This is an open examination.  To be eligible for the position under this examination, all applicants must be a U.S. Citizen or have their permanent resident  card. Applicants must be a High School graduate or possess a G.E.D. and be at least 18 years of age.  

Position Summary: 

Assists with nuisance abatement activities to remove trash and other materials from property lots AND assists in the daily operation of the Canton Recycle Center. Effectively communicates with staff and customers in a professional manner.  Collects, sorts, separates and packs household hazardous waste for shipping.  Cleans and maintains facilities.  Adheres to all personnel and safety protocols as outlined in Canton City Public Health Policies and Procedures, as well as Canton Recycle Center Standard Operating Procedures. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

60%: 

• Assist Environmental Health staff in nuisance abatement activities such as removing trash, garbage, rubbish, and debris, furniture, mattresses, tires, animal and human waste, expired animals and used hypodermic needles from residential, municipal and vacant properties. 
• Lift and load items into dump trucks. 
• Drive and unload dump truck at waste management company. 
• Follow EPA recommendations and guidelines to safely remove and dispose of used needles/sharps. 
• Work with community service sanctioned personnel. 
• Safely operate a backhoe.

35%:

• Check in customers.  
• Safely unload customer vehicles of household hazardous waste, tires, televisions, appliances, electronic waste, scrap metal and other recyclable materials. 
• Read and interpret product labels efficiently and accurately. 
• Properly and safely collect, sort and pack household hazardous waste for shipment in compliance with Federal regulations.  
• Maintain facility (cleaning, mowing, snow removal).  
• Work with Canton City and Stark-Tuscarawas-Wayne Recycling personnel.  
• Safely operate a forklift, dump truck and other equipment.

5%: 

• Other duties as assigned. 

Other Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Provide support functions in response to public health emergencies. Other general labor duties may be assigned as needed.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• High school diploma or GED. 
• Have and maintain a valid Ohio driver’s license AND dependable transportation to get to and from work. 
• Good verbal and written communication skills with ability to follow instructions, policies, procedures, and safety requirements. 
• Ability to lift 75 pounds. Ability to use email and text messages.  
• Ability to favorably represent Canton City Public Health and the Canton Recycle Center to the public. 
• Ability to provide excellent customer service to the public. 
• Must be able to wear an assigned and fit-tested respirator. 
• Ability to works productively in groups and independently with minimal supervision

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Current forklift certification.
• Experience operating a dump truck and small gas-powered equipment such as mowers and trimmers. 
• Good computer skills with knowledge of Microsoft Office 365 applications.

Work Environment: 

• Work environment is in an industrial and outdoor setting. 
• Exposure to inclement outside weather, including excessive heat, cold, rain and snow will be required.   
• Physical work daily, including the ability to lift 75 pounds.  
• Ability to walk on uneven/unimproved surfaces for long periods of time; climb stairs; tolerance of outdoor weather and temperature conditions.  
• Daily operation of small power equipment, forklift, large pickup trucks and dump trucks.  
• Regular interaction with customers, staff and community partners.  
• Use of appropriate personal protection equipment and safety gear is required, including the use of a respirator.  
• Work performed may be subject to challenging customer service interactions with community members. 
• Reasonable accommodation in accordance with ADA Compliance will be made available to those who need it to achieve the above descriptions.
  
  
  

SHOULD TEN OR FEWER QUALIFIED APPLICATIONS BE RECEIVED, AN EXAMINATION MAY NOT BE REQUIRED UNLESS TESTING IS NEEDED TO MERGE APPLICANTS ONTO AN EXISTING LIST. NAMES WILL BE PLACED ON AN ELIGIBILITY LIST IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR APPLICATION FILING DATE.  SHOULD MORE THAN TEN QUALIFIED APPLICANTS REGISTER FOR THIS EXAMINATION, THOSE APPLICANTS WILL BE NOTIFIED OF THE FORMAT, LOCATION, DATE, AND TIME OF THE EXAMINATION.

Repeating an Exam:  Per OAC Rule 123: 1-9-01, an applicant who has competed in a civil service examination cannot repeat that examination or take and examination for the same classification within FOUR MONTHS from the date of original examination, unless an alternative form of examination is given, or unless other standards are specific in the examination announcement.

RATING

Your name will be placed on a list of eligible candidates upon receiving a passing score. Once the list has been established, your name will remain on the list for a period of one (1) year.

*DISCLAIMER*
All applicants should receive an email from noreply@governmentjobs.com confirming that their application was received.   If you do not receive a confirmation email, please contact Civil Service at jobs@cantonohio.gov to confirm that your application went through.
 
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO VETERANS
As provided in ORC 124.23C, any person who has completed service in the uniformed services, who have been honorably discharged from the uniformed services or transferred to the reserve with evidence of satisfactory service, and who is an Ohio resident and any member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the Ohio National Guard, who has completed more than 180 days of active duty service pursuant to an executive order of the President of the United States or an act of Congress of the United States may file with the director a certificate of service or honorable discharge (DD-214 – Long version), and upon this filing, the person shall receive an additional credit of twenty percent (20%) of the person’s total grade given in the examination in which the person receives a passing grade.
 
A member in good standing of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, including the Ohio National Guard, who successfully completes the member’s initial entry-level training shall receive a credit of fifteen percent (15%) of the person’s total grade given in the examination in which the person receives a passing grade. 
 
NOTICE OF DRUG TESTING REQUIREMENT
Pursuant to Civil Service Rules applicants are hereby advised that the position of employment being examined for MAY be subject to a drug test. Accordingly, eligibility is not considered final until drug testing has been successfully completed with a negative result.
 
NOTICE OF BACKGROUND INVESTIGATION
Be advised that candidates may be subjected to a confidential background investigation, including, but not limited to, a criminal record check and driving record check.
 
ADA COMPLIANCE

Reasonable accommodation in accordance with ADA Compliance will be made available upon request to those qualified applicants in need of it, in order to achieve the essential job functions as described above.
 
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for appointment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, political affiliation, age, type of disability, or any other non-merit factor.
 
At the City of Canton, we are committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging. 

BY ORDER OF THE CANTON CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION

 Rachel A. Forchione, Director

Anna M. Moeglin, Assistant Director

330-489-3360

Salary : $32,885