Environmental Health Specialist

Cabarrus Health Alliance • Concord, NC

1d • $20 - $28 • Onsite

About The Position

CHA is seeking a dedicated Environmental Health Specialist to promote and protect public health within the county. This role plays a vital role in preventing disease and safeguarding community well-being through education, surveillance, consultation, and enforcement of state and local environmental health laws. The successful candidate will work closely with community partners and regulated facilities to evaluate environmental health conditions, conduct inspections and provide public education to ensure compliance with health regulations.

Requirements

• Graduation with a bachelor's or postgraduate degree from an academic program accredited by the National Environmental Health Science and Protection Accreditation Council (EHAC)
• Graduation with a bachelor's or postgraduate degree that includes at-least 30 semester hours of 45 quarter hours in the physical, biological, natural, life, or health sciences and a minimum of one year of experience in environmental health practice
• Graduation with a bachelor's or postgraduate degree in public heath and a minimum of one year of experience in environmental health practice
• Must maintain registration as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS) by the North Carolina Board of Registered Environmental Health Examiners.
• REHS-interns must become REHS within two years of registration with the North Carolina Board of Registered Environmental Health Examiners.
• Must maintain a valid N.C. driver's license.
• Must be able to gather, consolidate, analyze and evaluate facts to arrive at conclusions and develop recommended actions
• Ability to communicate orally and in writing the policies and regulations dealing with environmental protection
• Accurately write investigative or narrative reports
• Ability to maintain and use files and public records

Responsibilities

• Perform routine sanitation inspections for FLI and CCSS programs
• Permitting of facilities
• Complaint & Outbreak investigations
• Provide food safety education to community and permitted facilities
• Assist with FDA Retail Program Standards work within FLI program
• Assist with public health emergencies/events as required
• Inspect/permit TFE's

Benefits

• excellent employer paid health insurance with low out of pocket cost
• retirement pension (NC Local Government Retirement System)
• 401(k) with match
• dental
• vision
• life
• disability
• paid vacation
• paid sick
• 13 paid holidays
• floating holiday
• new hires start out with two vacation and sick days and begin accruing immediately
• paid parental leave
• paid volunteer hours
• employee assistance program
• tuition reimbursement
• longevity pay
• wellness allowance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level