Environmental Health Specialist 2 (PN 20013814)
for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule.
We need to decide which sections to include.
- About the role: maybe a brief description of the role? The posting includes "What You'll Do:" which is responsibilities. Could treat "What You'll Do:" as Responsibilities. Could also have an "About the role" summarizing the position: "ODH is seeking to fill an Environmental Health Specialist 2 position within the Bureau of Environmental Health and Radiation Protection (BEHRP)." That is substantive. So we can have About the role with that paragraph.
- Responsibilities: list of duties from "This position will:" bullet points. Use - .
- Requirements: maybe the registration/qualification criteria (the options). Could be Qualifications. The posting includes "Registration As Environmental Health Specialist Pursuant To ORC 3776 & In Addition To Proceeding, Must Meet One Of Following Options". That's qualifications. Also includes "Applications of those who meet the minimum qualifications will be further evaluated against the following criteria:" list of criteria. That could be Qualifications or Requirements. We'll treat as Qualifications.
- Skills: includes "Job Skill: Environmental Services Technical Skills: Equipment Operations, Inspection Principles, Training Professional Skills: Attention to Detail, Interpreting Data, Responsiveness". Also "Technical Skills Inspection Principles, Equipment Operations, Training". So we can have Skills section with those.
- Pay: Compensation $34.53 (likely hourly). So we can have Pay section.
- Schedule: Full-time Work Hours Monday - Friday; 8am - 5pm. So Schedule section.
- Benefits: Not mentioned. So omit.
- Also include location? Could be part of About the role or separate? Not required heading. Could embed in About the role paragraph.
- Also include "Unposting Date" maybe as metadata; we can put in a short
maybe not heading.
- Also include "Agency Contact Name and Information Hannah C. will contact you if selected for an interview." Could be a short
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- Also include "Classified Indicator Classified Union OCSEA". Could be a short
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- Also include "Agency Overview Environmental Health Specialist 2 About Us: ..." Could be part of About the role or separate? Could be a short paragraph about agency.
We must not repeat job title as heading. Already not.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. Not present.
We must not invent or summarize away detail. Must preserve all substantive information. So we need to include all details from the posting, but we can combine similar items.
Let's extract all substantive info:
- What You'll Do: ODH is seeking to fill an Environmental Health Specialist 2 position within the Bureau of Environmental Health and Radiation Protection (BEHRP). This position will: (list of duties)
List of duties:
1. Act as technical expert within the Residential Water and Sewage Program
2. Conduct surveys of local health district programs and prepare and review survey reports for accuracy and appropriateness of findings (e.g., interpret applicable laws, rules and regulations to correct or modify findings, recommend provisional status or sanctions or corrective actions in the case of non-compliance)
3. Research and evaluate new water treatment technologies
4. Review, analyze and evaluate verbal and written complaints related to private water and sewage treatment systems (e.g., assess complaints to determine investigative work required and conduct or direct field and other investigative work as necessary to resolve complaint)
5. Review registration and program compliance activities of private water systems contractors and initiates and conduct enforcement actions as necessary for violations of the Ohio Administrative Code and Ohio Revised Code
6. Provide technical assistance, consultation and/or training to local health departments, state agencies, grantees, contractors, industry and/or general public in areas of private water systems and sewage treatment systems
7. As assigned, act as technical liaison to other state and/or federal agencies concerning joint studies, committees, special projects and/or training, and to ad-hoc and formal advisory committees to develop recommendations concerning new or revised state laws and public health rules
8. Prepare reports and conduct analyses of technical nature related to private water systems and sewage treatment systems
9. Maintain and/or conduct field reviews of new equipment, instruments and technical field equipment relating to sewage treatment systems
- Primary worksite (headquarter county) for this position will be Summit County.
- Registration As Environmental Health Specialist Pursuant To ORC 3776 & In Addition To Proceeding, Must Meet One Of Following Options Appropriate To Area To Be Assigned:
Option 1: Graduated from an accredited college or university with at least a baccalaureate degree, including at least forty-five quarter units or thirty semester units of science courses approved by the director AND completed at least 30 months of full-time employment as an environmental health specialist AND must be able to provide own transportation.
Option 2: Graduated from an accredited college or university with at least a baccalaureate degree, completed a major in environmental health science which included an internship program approved by the director AND completed at least 18 months of full-time employment as an environmental health specialist AND must be able to provide own transportation.
Option 3: Graduated from an accredited college or university with a degree higher than a baccalaureate degree, including at least forty-five quarter units or thirty semester units of science courses approved by the director AND completed at least 18 months of full-time employment as an environmental health specialist AND must be able to provide own transportation.
Option 4: 6 mos. exp. as Environmental Health Specialist 1, 65731, in environmental health specialty to be assigned AND must be able to provide own transportation.
- Note: Pursuant to Ohio Administrative Code Rule 4736-8-01(C): Science courses approved by the board shall be in biology, chemistry, physics, geology, mathematics, or statistics and be applicable to the practice of environmental health science.
- Applications of those who meet the minimum qualifications will be further evaluated against the following criteria:
* Bachelor's or advanced degree in one of the physical, environmental sciences or engineering
* Experience providing technical assistance to stakeholders related to private water and sewage treatment systems
* Experience evaluating and investigating complaints related to private water and/or sewage treatment systems
* Experience with state laws and regulations on sewage and/or private water systems
* Experience reviewing and evaluating private water and/or sewage treatment system designs, installations and/or operations
* Experience conducting on-site inspections (e.g. construction, compliance, operation, nuisance)
* Experience collecting and interpreting technical data to produce reports
* Experience in providing written communications to a variety of audiences
* Experience in developing and presenting training/public speaking
* Experience conducting program surveys for compliance/enforcement
- All eligible applications shall be reviewed considering the following criteria: qualifications, experience, education, and active disciplinary record.
- Job Skill: Environmental Services Technical Skills: Equipment Operations, Inspection Principles, Training Professional Skills: Attention to Detail, Interpreting Data, Responsiveness
- Educational Transcript Requirements Official educational transcripts are required for all post-high school educational accomplishments, coursework or degrees claimed on the application. Applicants will be required to submit an official transcript prior to receiving a formal offer of employment. Failure to provide transcripts within 5 working days of being requested will cause the applicant to be eliminated from further consideration. Please note that a transcript is considered "official" only if it is an original copy from the educational institution and includes an institutional watermark, ink stamp or embossed stamp. Transcripts printed from the institution's website will not be accepted. ODH reserves the right to assess the academic credibility of an educational entity's award of a putative degree.
- Agency Contact Name and Information Hannah C. will contact you if selected for an interview.
- Unposting Date Sep 22, 2026, 11:59:00 PM
- Primary Location United States of America-OHIO-Summit County-Akron
- Compensation $34.53
- Schedule Full-time Work Hours Monday - Friday; 8am - 5pm
- Classified Indicator Classified Union OCSEA
- Technical Skills Inspection Principles, Equipment Operations, Training (maybe duplicate)
- Agency Overview Environmental Health Specialist 2 About Us: Our mission at the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is advancing the health and well-being of all Ohioans. Our agency is committed to building a modern, vibrant public health system that creates the conditions where all Ohioans flourish.
We need to avoid duplication. The Technical Skills line appears twice; we can combine.
We need to decide sections:
- About the role: include the introductory sentence about ODH seeking to fill position, primary worksite Summit County, maybe agency overview.
- Responsibilities: the list of duties.
- Qualifications: the registration options plus note about science courses.
- Additional criteria: maybe also under Qualifications? Could be separate "Selection Criteria" but we only have allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can put the evaluation criteria under Qualifications as well.
- Skills: combine technical skills and professional skills.
- Pay: compensation.
- Schedule: schedule.
- Requirements: maybe we could put the transcript requirements and agency contact etc. But "Requirements" could be used for things like transcript requirements, citizenship, etc. However we have no explicit "Requirements" heading in the posting besides qualifications. But we can still create a Requirements section for things like transcript requirements, agency contact, unposting date, location, classified indicator, etc. However we must only include sections when there is real specific content. We have content for transcript requirements, agency contact, unposting date, location, classified indicator. Could put them under Requirements.
But we must not create a section with filler. So we can have Requirements section with a
of those items.
Let's structure:
About the role
ODH is seeking to fill an Environmental Health Specialist 2 position within the Bureau of Environmental Health and Radiation Protection (BEHRP). The primary worksite (headquarter county) for this position will be Summit County. Our mission at the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is advancing the health and well-being of all Ohioans. Our agency is committed to building a modern, vibrant public health system that creates the conditions where all Ohioans flourish.
Responsibilities
- Act as technical expert within the Residential Water and Sewage Program
- Conduct surveys of local health district programs and prepare and review survey reports for accuracy and appropriateness of findings (e.g., interpret applicable laws, rules and regulations to correct or modify findings, recommend provisional status
maybe not heading. - Also include "Agency Contact Name and Information Hannah C. will contact you if selected for an interview." Could be a short
. - Also include "Classified Indicator Classified Union OCSEA". Could be a short
. - Also include "Agency Overview Environmental Health Specialist 2 About Us: ..." Could be part of About the role or separate? Could be a short paragraph about agency. We must not repeat job title as heading. Already not. We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. Not present. We must not invent or summarize away detail. Must preserve all substantive information. So we need to include all details from the posting, but we can combine similar items. Let's extract all substantive info: - What You'll Do: ODH is seeking to fill an Environmental Health Specialist 2 position within the Bureau of Environmental Health and Radiation Protection (BEHRP). This position will: (list of duties) List of duties: 1. Act as technical expert within the Residential Water and Sewage Program 2. Conduct surveys of local health district programs and prepare and review survey reports for accuracy and appropriateness of findings (e.g., interpret applicable laws, rules and regulations to correct or modify findings, recommend provisional status or sanctions or corrective actions in the case of non-compliance) 3. Research and evaluate new water treatment technologies 4. Review, analyze and evaluate verbal and written complaints related to private water and sewage treatment systems (e.g., assess complaints to determine investigative work required and conduct or direct field and other investigative work as necessary to resolve complaint) 5. Review registration and program compliance activities of private water systems contractors and initiates and conduct enforcement actions as necessary for violations of the Ohio Administrative Code and Ohio Revised Code 6. Provide technical assistance, consultation and/or training to local health departments, state agencies, grantees, contractors, industry and/or general public in areas of private water systems and sewage treatment systems 7. As assigned, act as technical liaison to other state and/or federal agencies concerning joint studies, committees, special projects and/or training, and to ad-hoc and formal advisory committees to develop recommendations concerning new or revised state laws and public health rules 8. Prepare reports and conduct analyses of technical nature related to private water systems and sewage treatment systems 9. Maintain and/or conduct field reviews of new equipment, instruments and technical field equipment relating to sewage treatment systems - Primary worksite (headquarter county) for this position will be Summit County. - Registration As Environmental Health Specialist Pursuant To ORC 3776 & In Addition To Proceeding, Must Meet One Of Following Options Appropriate To Area To Be Assigned: Option 1: Graduated from an accredited college or university with at least a baccalaureate degree, including at least forty-five quarter units or thirty semester units of science courses approved by the director AND completed at least 30 months of full-time employment as an environmental health specialist AND must be able to provide own transportation. Option 2: Graduated from an accredited college or university with at least a baccalaureate degree, completed a major in environmental health science which included an internship program approved by the director AND completed at least 18 months of full-time employment as an environmental health specialist AND must be able to provide own transportation. Option 3: Graduated from an accredited college or university with a degree higher than a baccalaureate degree, including at least forty-five quarter units or thirty semester units of science courses approved by the director AND completed at least 18 months of full-time employment as an environmental health specialist AND must be able to provide own transportation. Option 4: 6 mos. exp. as Environmental Health Specialist 1, 65731, in environmental health specialty to be assigned AND must be able to provide own transportation. - Note: Pursuant to Ohio Administrative Code Rule 4736-8-01(C): Science courses approved by the board shall be in biology, chemistry, physics, geology, mathematics, or statistics and be applicable to the practice of environmental health science. - Applications of those who meet the minimum qualifications will be further evaluated against the following criteria: * Bachelor's or advanced degree in one of the physical, environmental sciences or engineering * Experience providing technical assistance to stakeholders related to private water and sewage treatment systems * Experience evaluating and investigating complaints related to private water and/or sewage treatment systems * Experience with state laws and regulations on sewage and/or private water systems * Experience reviewing and evaluating private water and/or sewage treatment system designs, installations and/or operations * Experience conducting on-site inspections (e.g. construction, compliance, operation, nuisance) * Experience collecting and interpreting technical data to produce reports * Experience in providing written communications to a variety of audiences * Experience in developing and presenting training/public speaking * Experience conducting program surveys for compliance/enforcement - All eligible applications shall be reviewed considering the following criteria: qualifications, experience, education, and active disciplinary record. - Job Skill: Environmental Services Technical Skills: Equipment Operations, Inspection Principles, Training Professional Skills: Attention to Detail, Interpreting Data, Responsiveness - Educational Transcript Requirements Official educational transcripts are required for all post-high school educational accomplishments, coursework or degrees claimed on the application. Applicants will be required to submit an official transcript prior to receiving a formal offer of employment. Failure to provide transcripts within 5 working days of being requested will cause the applicant to be eliminated from further consideration. Please note that a transcript is considered "official" only if it is an original copy from the educational institution and includes an institutional watermark, ink stamp or embossed stamp. Transcripts printed from the institution's website will not be accepted. ODH reserves the right to assess the academic credibility of an educational entity's award of a putative degree. - Agency Contact Name and Information Hannah C. will contact you if selected for an interview. - Unposting Date Sep 22, 2026, 11:59:00 PM - Primary Location United States of America-OHIO-Summit County-Akron - Compensation $34.53 - Schedule Full-time Work Hours Monday - Friday; 8am - 5pm - Classified Indicator Classified Union OCSEA - Technical Skills Inspection Principles, Equipment Operations, Training (maybe duplicate) - Agency Overview Environmental Health Specialist 2 About Us: Our mission at the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is advancing the health and well-being of all Ohioans. Our agency is committed to building a modern, vibrant public health system that creates the conditions where all Ohioans flourish. We need to avoid duplication. The Technical Skills line appears twice; we can combine. We need to decide sections: - About the role: include the introductory sentence about ODH seeking to fill position, primary worksite Summit County, maybe agency overview. - Responsibilities: the list of duties. - Qualifications: the registration options plus note about science courses. - Additional criteria: maybe also under Qualifications? Could be separate "Selection Criteria" but we only have allowed headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We can put the evaluation criteria under Qualifications as well. - Skills: combine technical skills and professional skills. - Pay: compensation. - Schedule: schedule. - Requirements: maybe we could put the transcript requirements and agency contact etc. But "Requirements" could be used for things like transcript requirements, citizenship, etc. However we have no explicit "Requirements" heading in the posting besides qualifications. But we can still create a Requirements section for things like transcript requirements, agency contact, unposting date, location, classified indicator, etc. However we must only include sections when there is real specific content. We have content for transcript requirements, agency contact, unposting date, location, classified indicator. Could put them under Requirements. But we must not create a section with filler. So we can have Requirements section with a
- of those items.
Let's structure:
- Act as technical expert within the Residential Water and Sewage Program
- Conduct surveys of local health district programs and prepare and review survey reports for accuracy and appropriateness of findings (e.g., interpret applicable laws, rules and regulations to correct or modify findings, recommend provisional status
About the role
ODH is seeking to fill an Environmental Health Specialist 2 position within the Bureau of Environmental Health and Radiation Protection (BEHRP). The primary worksite (headquarter county) for this position will be Summit County. Our mission at the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is advancing the health and well-being of all Ohioans. Our agency is committed to building a modern, vibrant public health system that creates the conditions where all Ohioans flourish.