Environmental Health Specialist 1, 2 or 3

Location

2435 Freedom Pkwy, Suite 2400, Cumming, GA, 30040

About the role

As an PH Environmental Health Specialist 1, 2, or 3 within the District Two PH Environmental Health Services, you will join a dedicated group of public health professionals that help support the overall mission and vision of protecting lives of Georgian residents in a variety of ways. District 2 Public Health serves 13 counties in northeast Georgia, including Banks, Dawson, Forsyth, Franklin, Habersham, Hall, Hart, Lumpkin, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, Union, and White counties. One of the fastest growing regions in the state, District 2 includes rural and urban communities with diverse public health challenges.

Responsibilities

EH Specialist 1: Under supervision, assists in performing inspections, interviews, and technical reviews for an environmental health program in a public health department. Assists in investigating complaints and recommending enforcement action as necessary. This is the entry level position for the Environmental Health Specialist job series. Incumbents in the job may require additional training or experience to attain full proficiency in some or all of the job responsibilities.

Under supervision of the EH Manager:

• Learns to interpret regulatory issues, technical issues, and analytical data to properly enforce regulations and document compliance
• Learns to evaluate programs for compliance with environmental laws/rules, and recommend monitoring and corrective/enforcement actions
• Learns to conduct environmental evaluations, technical reviews, and inspections

Upon completion of adequate training under supervision of EH Manager as assigned will:

• Provide inspection/permitting/consultation for compliance of state regulations in the Food Service, Body Art, and Swimming Pool Programs
• Provide inspection/permitting/consultation for compliance of state regulations for new or repaired on-site sewage management systems
• Investigate health-related complaints

EH Specialist 2: Under general to limited supervision, performs inspections, conducts interviews and technical reviews and recommends enforcement actions as needed. Investigates complaints and provides environmental health education and technical assistance to the general public, regulated community and officials. Interprets regulatory and technical issues and analytical data to document compliance with State, Federal, and local environmental health laws and regulations. Implements countywide programs for compliance, monitoring, enforcement and corrective action in conjunction with environmental health laws, rules and regulations. Serves as a compliance officer and primary liaison between public health agencies and facilities, municipalities, institutions, organizations and county and state agencies.

EH Specialist 3: Under limited supervision, functions as a technical specialist for Environmental Health. Performs inspections, interviews, and technical reviews. Investigates complaints and recommends enforcement action as necessary. Provides Environmental Health education and technical assistance to the general public and regulated community. Implements local and district wide programs for compliance, monitoring, evaluation, enforcement, and corrective action in conjunction with Environmental Health laws, rules and regulations. Serves as the compliance officer and primary liaison between Public Health Agency, regulated facilities and other county and state agencies. Interprets regulatory issues, technical issues, and analytical data to document compliance with State, Federal, and Local Environmental Health laws and regulations. May serve as a technical specialist in a specific program area. May be a sole worker in a county or may work in a multi-county area. May be a lead worker for a large program within the county. May supervise professional and/or paraprofessional environmental health staff.

Minimum Qualifications

EHS I: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, which includes the completion of 27 semester or 40 quarter hours in laboratory sciences (e.g., chemistry, biology, geology, physics, etc.).

EHS II: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university which included the completion of forty (40) quarter hours (or 27 semester hours) in laboratory sciences (e.g., chemistry, biology, geology, physics, etc.) AND One year of experience at the lower level (RCP120) or position equivalent.

EHS III: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university which included the completion of forty (40) quarter hours (or 27 semester hours) of laboratory sciences (e.g., chemistry, biology, geology, physics, etc.) AND One year of experience at the lower level PH Envir Compl Specialist 2 (RCP121) or position equivalent AND attendance and completion of the GA EH training program.

Preferred Qualifications

EHS I:

• Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health
• Experience with data entry systems
• Experience with field electronic applications/software
• Experience with public relations

EHS II:

• Attendance and completion of the GA EH training program
• Completion of Standardization on the Georgia Food Code
• Completion of level I and II Certification in the On-Site Sewage Management System Program if assigned duties include Onsite Sewage
• Experience with data entry systems and/or DHD

EHS III:

• 3+ years experience in Environmental Health
• Completion of all On-Site Sewage Management System Certifications
• Completion of NIMS courses 100, 200, 700, & 800
• Completion of Standardization on the GA Food Code
• ServSafe certified
• Experience with data entry (i.e. Digital Health Department system)

Benefits

• Employee retirement plan
• Deferred compensation
• 13 paid holidays
• Vacation & sick leave
• Dental, vision, long term care, and life insurance

Schedule

Must be willing and able to work some weekends and other non-traditional hours. Travel is also required of this position.