Assistant Director: Environmental Health Practitioner Grade 1 – 3
Retail, Healthcare / Pharmacy
Minimum Requirements
- Senior certificate, Bachelor's Degree recognized by SAQA in Environmental Health and current registration as an Environmental Health Practitioner with the Health Professions Council of South Africa.
- Grade 1: A minimum of 5 years appropriate experience with the HPCSA in Environmental Health of which 3 years must be at a Chief Environmental Practitioner.
- Knowledge And Skills: Knowledge of policy making policy making processes.
- Building Safety programs and protocols.
- Public Services Regulations.
- Public Services Act.
- Batho Pele Principles.
- Appropriate understanding of Environmental Health scope of practice and norms and standards.
- Project and stakeholder management.
- Excellent negotiation skills.
- Facilitation and communication skills (written and verbal).
- Good human relations.
- Ability to teach and train staff within a team.
- Basic computer literacy.
- Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team at all levels.
Responsibilities
- Develop, monitor and implement environmental health related policies, guidelines, plans, norms and standards and procedures.
- As it relates Hazardous Substances, Waste management, Pest Control and related Regulations.
- Coordinate Hazardous Substances, Waste management and Pest Control.
- Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to build capacity of and support Environmental Health Practitioners in Province and Municipalities.
- Ensure effective and efficient resource management.
- Manage and mitigate risks related to health care risk waste, hazardous substances and pest control.
- Establish, attend and convene provincial forums that seek to further the aims of waste reduction and green economy in the province.
- Monitor waste management, utilize health information technology and other information systems to enhance service delivery in the province.
- Analyse, interpret and generate reports for decision-making.
