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St. Louis County Department of Public Health (DPH) has an opening in the Communicable Disease Prevention division.

The position will be work between the John C. Murphy Health Clinic., 6121 North Hanley, Berkley. Missouri 63134 and Animal Shelter, 10521 Baur Blvd, St. Louis MO 63132.

Support the process improvements activities of the department by facilitating the efforts of internal teams.

As an employer, St. Louis County cares about the health and well-being of our employees. In an effort to provide for the best possible work-life balance, the County offers a generous benefit package which includes affordable health insurance, dental and vision coverage, 4 weeks of Paid Time Off the first year, 11 paid holidays, deferred benefit retirement plan, paid life insurance as well as short and long term disability. A full listing of benefits is available under the benefit tab at the top of this page.

Gather and organize all documentation for animal control code and nondomestic animal code violation investigations

Interact with Animal Control staff, APA veterinary and other staff to request all missing information pertaining to investigations, including need for additional pictures, details, and activities.

Interact with Police Departments to get police reports in a timely manner and for the purpose of relationship-building

Interact with St Louis County prosecutor’s office for cases requiring search warrants and with St Louis County municipalities for prompt case resolution

Perform quality control Animal Control Officers activity reports and work with Animal Control leadership staff for continuous improvement of these reports

Prepare correspondence and other needs required for the processing of animal control code and nondomestic animal code violation investigations.

Assist with reports, correspondence and other needs for the Operations Manager

Other duties as assigned

A Bachelor's degree and at least four years of related experience or any equivalent combination of education and experience.

SELECTION AND APPOINTMENT: A selection committee will evaluate the qualifications of each applicant which will include recentness and appropriateness of the applicant's education and experience, answers to the supplemental questions, results of employment references investigated and any other appropriate information available.

The selection committee will admit to the interview only those persons who possess the most job related qualifications and may establish admittance criteria beyond the minimum qualifications stated above. The interview will comprise 100% of the applicant's earned grade. A candidate must earn a qualifying grade of 70 or more on the interview to be eligible for appointment. After initial interviews with the selected candidates are conducted, an email will be sent to the address on file with instructions on how to complete and submit a Conviction Questionnaire. Candidates have 3 days to complete the required questionnaire.

The five top ranking candidates, based on the final grade, will be certified to the Department Director/Appointing Authority who will make the final decision.

All applicants conditionally offered a merit position will be required to submit to urinalysis to screen for illegal drug use prior to appointment. Screening will be performed by a reputable clinical laboratory. The cost of screening will be covered by the County. Additionally, new employees will have 30 calendar days, after their first day of employment, to attest to their COVID-19 vaccination status. Instructions on how to submit this attestation will be provided once employment has begun. County employees are not required to be fully vaccinated, but those who are not fully vaccinated must submit to weekly COVID-19 testing until they are fully vaccinated or St. Louis County geographically reaches a 70% vaccination rate and a moderate transmission level of COVID-19 as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.