Environmental Health Specialist I

About the role

The County of Monterey Health Department’s Environmental Health Bureau is seeking individuals to join a dynamic team of professionals to fill several vacancies for Environmental Health Specialist I. The incumbent will be responsible for conducting inspections, outreach, investigations, and surveys in support of Federal, State and local environmental health laws and regulations in an assigned district or specialty area.

Responsibilities

• Conduct inspections, outreach, investigations, and surveys in support of Federal, State and local environmental health laws and regulations in an assigned district or specialty area.
• Provide educational opportunities to industry workers and public regarding responsible business practices and environmental health principles.
• Enforce Environmental Health principles and laws when necessary.
• Oversee the following programs:
• Drinking Water Protection Services
• Healthy Housing Services
• Hazardous Materials Services
• Solid Waste Management Services
• Consumer Health Protection Services
• Environmental Health Review (Land Use) Services

Requirements

To be considered for this position, you must meet the following requirements:

• Some Knowledge Of Chemistry, biology, microbiology, and environmental health science.
• Methods and procedures used to conduct research, inspections, or investigations.
• Ability to learn to conduct investigations.
• Communicate visual observations and ideas by writing concise complete and technically accurate reports, records, correspondence, surveys and studies.
• Speak effectively to individuals and groups from diverse social and cultural backgrounds.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with business and community groups, department staff, other departments, and the public.
• React calmly and effectively to diffuse any potentially stressful or difficult situations.

Qualifications

Education:

• Any combination of training, education and/or experience which provides the knowledge, skills and abilities and required conditions of employment is qualifying.
• An example of a way these requirements might be acquired is: A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with major work in Biology, Chemistry, Biochemistry, Environmental Health, Toxicology or closely related field and possession of a valid Environmental Health Specialist Trainee letter issued by the California Department of Health Services.

Skills

Desirable Qualifications:

• Ability to speak, read, and write effectively in English and Spanish.

Benefits

The County of Monterey offers an excellent benefits package. Please visit our website to view the Bargaining Unit H Benefit Summary Sheet.

Pay

$5,366– $6,979 per Month

Schedule

Continuous