OPS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST - 64928167

State of Florida • SEBRING, FL

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The incumbent, an Environmental Health Specialist, is an employee of the Florida Department of Health in Highlands County (DOH – Highlands). The Environmental Health Specialist is expected to work relatively independently but under the supervisor of the Environmental supervisor I-SES, in accordance with inspection standards and timeframes mandated by the agency. The incumbent conducts inspections, investigations, and enforcement of Environmental Health programs assigned, to ensure that minimum requirements of the Florida Administrative Codes are maintained. The incumbent in this position will be required to confer with and /or educate both the public and private sector with respect to long range public health matters and disease control for the good of the community. This position will be required to confer with engineers, public officials, and community leaders. When violations of Administrative Codes or threats to public health are identified, this position initiates and then uses progressive legal enforcement to seek corrective action. Appropriate documentation of investigative and case work is essential and the use of the various databases.

Requirements

• Ability to make observations, take measurements, and relate same to standards in order to identify deviations.
• Ability to perform mathematical functions.
• Ability to reach duty sites as scheduled, perform field work, write reports, and prepare legal notices when necessary.
• Ability to coordinate work activities, establish, and maintain effective working relationships with multi-cultural clients, co-workers, and supervisors.
• Ability to work independently.
• Ability to perform computer skills as required by the position held.
• Ability to prepare and present information to clients, the general public, and community partners.
• Ability to lift items up to 40 pounds or use tools to move those items.
• May be required to work outside in all types of weather extremes, both hot and cold, or in wet conditions caused by rains or other water-related events.
• Must possess a valid Florida Driver’s License, or the ability to obtain one prior to hire.
• Ability to learn and communicate effectively, orally and in writing, in English.

Responsibilities

• Process annual permits, conduct pre-licensure inspections, routine inspections, re-inspections, complaint investigations, environmental assessments, and required enforcement actions in a timely manner for the Migrant Farm Worker Housing Program to ensure compliance with Florida Administrative Code Chapter 64E-14 and Florida Statutes Chapters 381 and 386.
• Process annual permits, conduct initial sanitary surveys, routine inspections, re-inspections, investigations, environmental assessments, water sample collection, and required enforcement actions in a timely manner for the Limited Use Public Water System to ensure compliance with Florida Administrative Code Chapter 64E-8 and Florida Statutes Chapters 381 and 386.
• Assist with the process of annual permits and routine inspections, complaint investigations, and required enforcement of other Environmental Health Programs, such as Public Swimming Pools and Bathing Places, Biomedical Waste, Mobile Home & RV Parks, Food, Tanning, Tattoos, Body Art, and Group Care in a timely manner, to ensure they are in compliance with applicable Florida Administrative Codes and Florida Statutes 381 and 386.
• Confer with engineers, public officials, and community leaders.
• Initiate and use progressive legal enforcement to seek corrections when a violation of Administrative Code or threats to public health is identified.
• Perform appropriate documentation of the investigations and case work performed.
• Code all EARS accurately and submit within stated time frames.
• Submit all quality assurance records (inspection report, mileage logs) as required by the Performance Evaluation Form.
• Input inspections into the Environmental Health Database in a timely manner.
• Perform other related duties as required by supervisor.

Benefits

• State of Florida 401(a) FICA Alternative Plan (mandatory)
• Participation in state group insurance (upon meeting eligibility requirements. Consult with People First and/or the serving HR office)
• Workers’ Compensation (mandatory, if needed)
• Reemployment Assistance (Unemployment Compensation) (mandatory, if needed)
• Deferred Compensation (voluntary)
• Employee Assistance Program (voluntary)

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed