Agricultural Biologist, Supervising
Salary: $27.48-$33.54 hourly / $4,779-$5,834 monthly /
Range: 5976
DEFINITION: Under direction of a Deputy Agricultural
Commissioner, plans, supervises, and participates in the enforcement
of federal, state, and local agricultural laws and regulations; and
performs related duties as required.
EXAMPLES OF DUTIES:
- Plans, schedules, and evaluates work of assigned staff;
oversees field operations and advises biologists on solutions to
problems; trains biologists in all areas of departmental
operations, procedures, and regulations; establishes standards and
evaluates performance.
- Evaluates projected workload, equipment, and supply needs in
order to allocate resources, assign work, and prepare budgets in
specific program areas; orders equipment and supplies for program
operations; uses database and spreadsheet software to maintain
records and produce statistical reports; prepares narrative
reports.
- Makes presentations at meetings to inform and advise industry
representatives and the public on agricultural laws, inspection
procedures, and pest control problems and solutions; explains
purpose, type, and legal implications of various inspections;
issues agricultural certificates and permits; recommends legal
action in response to violations of agricultural laws and
regulations, and represents the department at legal proceedings.
- Implements and coordinates special programs with appropriate
local, state, and federal agencies; represents the department
among colleagues and representatives of other regulatory agencies
on committees and associations that may influence and implement
policy.
EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS: Possession of a valid license in all
five categories as a County Agricultural Biologist issued by the
California Department of Food and Agriculture, and:
- three years of increasingly responsible experience as an
agricultural biologist or weights and measures inspector that
included one year of experience working in a lead capacity, or;
- one year of experience performing duties equivalent to the
class of Agricultural Biologist III with Santa Barbara County; or,
- equivalent combination of training, education, and experience
that would provide the required knowledge, abilities, and license.
Additional Requirements: Possession of a valid California
Class C Driver's License.
Knowledge of: all state and federal laws and regulations
pertaining to county agricultural programs; techniques of public
education and enforcement; principles of budgeting, training, and
supervision; accepted personnel practices; entomology, plant
pathology, and botany; chemical properties and safe use and
application of pesticides; laboratory procedures relating to
agricultural enforcement and services; correct English usage.
Ability to: establish and maintain effective relationships
with the public, members of the regulated community, colleagues, and
subordinates; represent the department with tact and diplomacy;
learn, interpret, and apply County agricultural regulations; enforce
laws and regulations firmly, tactfully, and impartially; work and
make decisions independently; speak effectively and persuasively in
public; plan, organize, assign, and prioritize the work of self and
others; train, supervise, and evaluate the work of others; prepare
accurate reports and records; operate a computer; learn and use
database and spreadsheet software.
Supplemental Information: Performing the
essential functions of this job may occasionally require the
incumbent to: work with and/or around hazardous materials; perform
lifting and bending; or be exposed to unpleasant or hazardous
conditions or substances in the field, such as heat, dust, diesel
exhaust, or chemicals. |
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