Salt Lake County…A career with a purpose in the community you love!

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.

What it is like to work here:

At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community.  To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.

Surround yourself with:

Peers who are motivated to make a difference in the lives of those we serve. We serve Salt Lake County and envision a safe and beautiful place for all to live, work and have fun. Salt Lake County is about connecting people and championing our community.  Community is more than a place….its our heart and service that bring us together.

We encourage a work life balance:

Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck.  A career with /Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks.  We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and one personal day every year.  

Additional Benefits include:

• Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
• Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option-Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
• Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year, Flexible Spending Account
• 100% county-paid Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability option
• Professional Development including professional membership fees paid
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Plus: Onsite medical clinic, and gym; hospital insurance, pet insurance auto and home insurance and discounts at County facilities. 

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JOB SUMMARY

Oversees the countywide Tobacco Control Program. Oversees tobacco enforcement activities to ensure policies and procedures are followed by the Health Department and works with the Tobacco Prevention Program on Department wide initiatives for tobacco education, prevention, and enforcement. Supervises staff.

This position manages the Salt Lake County Health Department Tobacco Control Program including underage sales and compliance audits, permitting and inspections of tobacco retailers, outreach and education to municipalities, the public, and tobacco retailers. This position administers a budget, oversees contracts and grants, approves expenditures and purchasing, supervises staff in the Tobacco Control Program and oversees tobacco enforcement activities to ensure compliance with laws, rules, regulations, ordinances, policies and procedures, and works with the Tobacco Prevention Program on Department-wide initiatives for tobacco education, prevention, and enforcement.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in Health Education, Health Promotion, Public Health, Public Administration, Nutrition, or other closely related field, plus four (4) years of related experience in a Public Health agency in education or health promotion; OR an equivalent combination of related education and experience.

Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.

A valid Driver’s License accepted by the State of Utah is required at the time of hire. A valid Driver’s License issued by the State of Utah must be obtained within six (6) months of hire to operate a County vehicle.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Oversees the Tobacco Control enforcement programs and activities related to tobacco retailers, underage sales, the Utah Indoor Clean Air Act (UICAA), and other tobacco related programs.
• Supervises staff, which includes hiring, orienting, training, assigning, and reviewing work performance, annual work performance appraisals, and discipline.
• Oversees the program’s long- and short-range strategic plans, goals, objectives, activities, policies, and procedures to improve tobacco retailers’ compliance and understanding of the rules and regulations that impact their business.
• Develops and delivers warning letters, notices, and orders to businesses in non-compliance with tobacco laws, rules, ordinances, and regulations.
• Works with Tobacco Control enforcement staff assigned to conduct inspections and complaint investigations, survey, monitor, and investigate places and individuals for UICAA, tobacco retailer, ecigarette and other tobacco violations and determines compliance with State and Local Health Department rules, ordinances, regulations, and laws and provides education to ensure compliance.
• Oversees coordination with the district attorney’s office on legal matters and testifes in civil and criminal proceedings relating to tobacco enforcement activites.
• Assists with the program’s budgets, contracts, grant applications, and proposals.
• Oversees the creation, design, organization, publication, and provision of educational curriculum, programs and materials for and with the State Health Department, local health departments and municipalities regarding tobacco retailers, UICAA, underage compliance checks and other educational materials for business licensing, community and business groups, tobacco retailers and the general public.
• Collaborates with the Tobacco Prevention Program to administer multi-level media, publicity, and community education and outreach efforts.
• Ensures the Tobacco Control Program remains in compliance with Utah Code, State Rules, local ordinances, County policy and procedures, and contractual obligations.
• Provides presentations, written reports and data to increase tobacco control compliance and awareness toobacco retailers, municipalities, and the County and to help groups determine critical issues, strategies, and practices that would best serve the community.
• Represents the department on state and local committees that pertain to tobacco control compliance and enforcement and provided guidance as a subject matter expert.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSA)

Knowledge of:

• Federal, state, local, and health department laws, policies, rules, and regulations related to tobacco control and environmental health
• Legal, regulatory, and enforcement procedures and practices
• Principles, methods, and techniques for conducting field and other special investigations in scientific research and sample collection
• Federal, state, and local tobacco enforcement programs to ensure current and effective best practices
• Techniques of effective program development/design
• Management and personnel principles and practices and effective supervision
• Effective training methods and techniques including team building skills
• Principles, methods, and techniques of conducting field and/or special studies and investigations using scientific research methods and techniques
• Effective communication techniques, including audio-visual use
• Public and media relations, methods and techniques
• Computer operations and uses, including word processing, graphics, spreadsheets, and printing

Skills and Abilities to:

• Communicate effectively, clearly, and concicely both verbally and in writing with public, government, business and community leaders
• Prepare and explain data by written, graphic, or verbal methods
• Prepare materials for media dissemination
• Work effectively with people from a variety of social, ethnic, economic, educational, and professional backgrounds
• Work with minimal supervision and act independently
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with the public, private groups and individuals

WORKING CONDITIONS AND PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS

Requires work in tobacco retail establishments and other community settings, including regulated entities.

Some bending and kneeling may be required. Riding in cars for extended periods during compliance checks while recording data. Travels to locations throughout the County.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION REGARDING THIS POSITION

Typical work hours are Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM with occasional evenings and weekends.