STATE OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HUMAN RESOURCES
CLASSIFICATION: PESTICIDES CERTIFICATION COORDINATOR
Class Code: 6873-22
Date Established: 01-07-93
Occupational Code: 3-1-1
Date of Last Revision: 12-28-01
BASIC PURPOSE: To coordinate the statewide Pesticide
Applicator Certification Program and maintain certification records for the
Department of Agriculture.
CHARACTERISTIC DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
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Schedules,
administers and scores pesticide applicator exams in order to certify
individuals in the Pesticide Applicator Certification Program.
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Develops and
maintains data base management system to record and report information
regarding applicator certification, enforcement case data, pesticide use
reporting, and registration of pesticides.
·
Develops standard
certification procedures and reciprocity agreements with other states.
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Compiles data to
prepare reports on pesticide applicator certification, enforcement cases, and
pesticide usage.
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Receives and
documents pesticide usage permit fees.
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Supervises the
destruction of outdated, illegal, and other improper pesticides.
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Addresses classes at
training sessions to explain policies and procedures pertaining to the
application and destruction of pesticides.
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DISTINGUISHING FACTORS:
Skill: Requires skill in developing formats
and procedures for special applications OR in investigating and reviewing the
use of equipment and data for a specialized function.
Knowledge: Requires logical or scientific
understanding to analyze problems of a specialized or professional nature in a
particular field.
Impact: Requires responsibility for achieving
direct service objectives by assessing agency service needs and making
preliminary recommendations for the development of alternative short-term
program policies or procedures.
Errors at this level result in incomplete assessments or misleading
recommendations causing a disruption of agency programs or policies.
Supervision: Requires direct supervision of other
employees doing work which is related or similar to the supervisor, including
scheduling work, recommending leave, reviewing work for accuracy, performance
appraisal, or interviewing applicants for position vacancies.
Working Conditions: Requires performing regular job
functions in a controlled environment with minimal exposure to disagreeable job
elements and little risk of hazard to physical or mental health.
Physical Demands: Requires light work, including
continuous walking or operating simple equipment for extended periods of time
as well as occasional strenuous activities such as reaching or bending.
Communication: Requires reviewing summaries and
reports and making management level decisions to solve problems or to achieve
work objectives as well as articulating and expressing those solutions and
goals. This level also requires
formal presentations of solutions and goals to employees and the general public
to increase the responsiveness of the agency toward the demands of its client
system.
Complexity: Requires coordinating a combination of
diverse job functions in order to integrate professional and technical agency
goals. This level also requires
considerable judgment to implement a sequence of operations or actions.
Independent Action: Requires objective assessment in
analyzing and developing new work methods and procedures subject to periodic
review and in making decisions according to established technical, professional
or administrative standards.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
Education: Bachelor's degree from a recognized
college or university with major study in biology or other life sciences. Each additional year of approved formal
education may be substituted for one year of required work experience.
Experience: Four years' experience in the use of
pesticides involving close and frequent contact with agricultural producers
from an educational standpoint or similar relationship, two years' of which
must have involved experience with computer systems, data base management, data
entry and report writing. Each
additional year of approved work experience may be substituted for one year of
required formal education.
License/Certification: Valid New Hampshire driver's license.
RECOMMENDED WORK TRAITS: Considerable knowledge of pesticides,
their use and application procedures.
Knowledge of office record keeping and reporting. Knowledge of examination
techniques. Knowledge of
arithmetic and systems of weights and measures. Some knowledge of pesticide certification policies, rules and
regulations. Ability to
communicate effectively. Ability
to explain rules and regulations.
Ability to produce statistical reports. Ability to maintain accurate records and prepare
reports. Ability to establish and
maintain effective working relationships with other employees and the general
public. Must be willing to
maintain appearance appropriate to assigned duties and responsibilities as
determined by the agency appointing authority.
DISCLAIMER STATEMENT: This class specification is descriptive
of general duties and is not intended to list every specific function of this
class title.
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