Search Committee Finalizes Health Director Job Posting

Members of the town's Health Director Search Committee recently finalized a job posting they hope will land a new Marblehead Health Director by mid-November.

The town's current Director of Public Health, Wayne Attridge, plans to retire Jan. 3, after 34 years as a town employee, 27 as the head of the health department.

At a meeting earlier this month, committee member and former Board of Health chair Carl Goodman pointed out that finding someone to serve as Marblehead's Health Director meant finding a candidate with a very specialized skill-set.

"You don’t typically find someone coming out of the school of board of health who knows heavy equipment and waste removal, which is something we need here Marblehead," Goodman said.

The board agreed that they are in the hopes of having a new director in place by Dec. 15, which means having an offer in someone’s hands by mid-November. Goodman said he hopes to be scheduling interviews by mid-October and have a recommendation for the Board of Health by Oct. 31.

Job posting

Proactive, independently elected Board of Health for the town of Marblehead is seeking a strong leader and administrator to direct the Solid Waste Transfer Station and all public health activities across the community.

Manages a staff of 6.5 FTEs including the public health nurse and sanitarian, heavy equipment operators and solid waste admin staff.

The Director of Public Health is responsible for all code enforcement, public health regulatory compliance, emergency preparedness, Transfer station operations and DEP compliance, and recommending to the Board actions that can be taken to improve the health of the public and the solid waste operations.

Manage multiple volunteer committees and coordinate efforts amongst community members, the Board and other town officials. Seek out grant opportunities and manage multi-community collaboration projects. Prepare and manage annual budgets and present special initiatives to Town Meeting as needed.

Requirements: BS in Public Health or allied field preferred plus at least 5 years experience in public health or related field. Supervisory experience and MPH a plus.

Salary range $64,312 - $75,017. Resumes accepted through Oct. 19, 2011. Interested candidate should email their resume in confidence to jobsearch@marbleheadhealth.com