Per CCR 249.3, this job control may be used to fill subsequent vacancies.
Under the supervision of the Research Scientist Supervisor II, the Supervising Veterinarian (General) plans, organizes, coordinates, and directs activities related to administrative, animal health, food safety, emergency management or other special programs and functions. The Supervising Veterinarian (General) will manage livestock disease prevention and activities and will coordinate and provide technical recommendations on activities to reduce, prevent, and detect reportable animal diseases, both foreign and domestic. The incumbent will develop or approve resources and procedures pertaining to disease surveillance, mitigation, investigation and monitoring as well as coordinate disease control efforts with local, university, state and federal staff working with California's livestock population. The incumbent must be able to establish and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues and industry stakeholders; make appropriate decisions and recommendations; work independently to complete assignments; review and enforce all laws, regulations, and policies of the Department; analyze situations accurately; work well under pressure; meet required deadlines; and take effective action.
- Plan, organize, coordinate, and perform activities that are associated with administering laws, regulations, policies, and procedures related to all Branch programs and functions within the District.
- Ensure that all Branch and Department programs and functions in the District are being executed properly and according to science based principles.
- Develop and maintain the knowledge and expertise to serve as a resource for issues related to Branch and Department programs and functions.
- Maintain a working knowledge of Branch programs and activities.
- Participate in strategic planning for the Branch, Division, or Department.
- Develop and participate in emergency preparedness events, such as training, exercises, seminars, workshops, and development of procedures (i.e., SOPs).
- Respond to detections and outbreaks of reportable animal diseases.
- Respond to natural disasters affecting animals in the State and provide statewide oversight of animal care using the standardized emergency management system on all issues relevant to their welfare, rescue, transportation, sheltering and veterinary care.
Candidates may perform these essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
You will find additional information about the job in the Duty Statement.
The duties of this position are conducted both indoors and outdoors and may occasionally require work under difficult conditions.
Travel (including nights, weekends, and holidays) for extended periods may be required for meetings and events as well as during a disease detection or an emergency response. Travel on short notice may be required upon activation for emergency response. During emergency response periods, duties may require working long shifts at hours other than the normal work hours.
The incumbent must follow CDFA, Division, and Branch employee health and safety policies.
Regular or recurring telework may occur as part of the incumbent’s ongoing regular schedule in accordance with CDFA's Telework Policy. Any employee who is teleworking must adhere to all telework policies and procedures.
This position requires greater than 50 percent field work
Office activities may include:
• Operating a computer with various software programs, including e-mail and word processing.
• Entering data in a computer database.
• Operating a telephone, cellphone, fax, calculator, and copier.
• Operating various filing drawers and bins.
• Processing paperwork and samples.
Outdoor activities may include:
• Working in livestock facilities at various locations including saleyards and milking parlors.
• Inspecting livestock at farms, ranches, and saleyards or other livestock facilities.
• Taking samples from livestock at farms, ranches, saleyards or other livestock facilities.
• Frequent travel by State vehicle or other modes of transportation to various locations in the district.
• Occasional travel to other areas of the State, out-of-State, or out-of-country for assignments, exercises, or meetings.
The incumbent may encounter:
• Confrontational, unfriendly, or irate individuals.
• Quickly moving heavy gates.
• Stampeding livestock.
• Crowded milking parlors.
