Environmental Health Specialist I or II
About The Position
The Virginia Department of Health’s Chickahominy Health District is hiring an Environmental Health Specialist I or II for its onsite program, based at the Goochland Health Department. The position requires travel throughout the county or region and occasionally the district to conduct agency business. A valid state driver’s license is required to operate a state or personal vehicle for work; mileage for use of a personal vehicle is reimbursed at the standard rate. At the EHS I level, the employee performs entry-level environmental health duties as a trainee, receives close supervision, and participates in formal and on-the-job training. Program areas may include food sanitation, onsite soils evaluation, private well inspection, rabies abatement, communicable disease investigation, migrant labor camp inspection, and investigation of general environmental complaints. The employee must complete training in the VDH Soils program and obtain one of the specified credentials within 30 months. Following successful completion, EHS I employees move to the EHS II position. At the EHS II level, the employee independently performs journey-level environmental health duties in areas such as onsite soils evaluation, private well inspection, rabies abatement, communicable disease investigation, migrant labor camp inspection, and investigation of general environmental complaints. A DPOR master alternative or conventional onsite soil evaluator license is required to qualify as EHS Senior. The hiring ranges are $46,000–$50,000 for EHS I and $47,000–$69,000 for EHS II. A hiring incentive, such as leave or a bonus, may be considered for qualified candidates. Employment is contingent on satisfactory background and related checks.
Requirements
- Experience communicating effectively with the public, internal and external partners, and staff; proficiency with basic computer software programs.
- Experience providing services in a professional and courteous manner, presenting educational programs to adults, using a customer-service-oriented approach, and working effectively as a team member.
- Knowledge and/or experience in the assigned program area.
- Ability to complete VDH Soils program training and obtain within 30 months one of the following: VDH Standardized in Food; DPOR Conventional Onsite Soil Evaluator (COSE); DPOR Alternative Onsite Soil Evaluator (AOSE); or National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP) State Standardized Inspector.
- Valid state driver’s license to operate a state vehicle or a personal vehicle while conducting agency business.
- For EHS II: basic knowledge of biology, epidemiology, chemistry, mathematics, and statistics.
- For EHS II: experience interpreting complex federal, state, and local environmental health policies, regulations, and laws.
- For EHS II: oral and written communication skills and ability to deal with the public and resolve conflict in a regulatory setting.
- For EHS II: experience preparing thorough documentation and reports of regulatory activities.
- For EHS II: skill as an educator or trainer of environmental health principles.
- For EHS II: experience interpreting and enforcing laws and regulations governing environmental health programs.
- For EHS II: experience analyzing information and making recommendations; ability to receive, understand, and perform tasks as instructed by a supervisor; and ability to perform physically demanding tasks.
- To qualify as EHS Senior: DPOR-licensed master alternative onsite soil evaluator or master conventional onsite soil evaluator.
Nice To Haves
- Experience in environmental health, such as experience gained as an Environmental Health Associate.
Responsibilities
- Perform environmental health duties at the entry level as a trainee, with close supervision and guidance (EHS I).
- Participate in formal and on-the-job training in areas such as food sanitation, onsite soils evaluation, private well inspection, rabies abatement, communicable disease investigation, migrant labor camp inspection, and general environmental complaints.
- Complete training in the VDH Soils program and obtain an approved credential within 30 months.
- Independently perform journey-level environmental health duties in applicable program areas (EHS II).
- Travel throughout the county or region and, at times, the district to conduct agency business.
- Interpret and enforce laws and regulations governing environmental health programs.
- Prepare thorough documentation and reports of regulatory activities.
- Present educational programs and educate or train others on environmental health principles.
- Analyze information and make recommendations.
Benefits
- 12 paid holidays
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Life insurance
- Retirement plans, including a 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan
- Sick leave
- Family/personal leave
- Annual leave
- A hiring incentive such as leave or a bonus may be considered for qualified candidates.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
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