Environmental Sanitarian - Baltimore Health Department

Salary

Salary Range: $56,322.00 - $91,795.00 Annually. Hiring Salary Range: $52,875.00 - $74,058.50 Annually.

Environmental Sanitarian

I receive training in environmental health investigation, and issue violation notices and civil and environmental citations. The work of this class involves no supervisory duties or responsibilities. Incumbents receive close supervision from a technical superior. Employees in this class work a conventional workweek including evening and weekend hours and on a 24‑hour call back in case of emergencies. Work is performed at sites of investigations where vermin, dirt, filth, dilapidated structures and other undesirable conditions are encountered.

Work requires minimal physical exertion.

• Knowledge of the basic principles of bacteriology, chemistry, biology and physics.
• Knowledge of various office software.
• Ability to conduct environmental health investigations and to evaluate and interpret findings.
• Ability to use and navigate a computer, handheld device, tablet, or any other technological equipment that may be used to conduct, capture, or record inspections and investigations.
• Ability to maintain records and to prepare detailed narrative reports of environmental health investigations and complaints.
• Ability to evaluate and interpret inspection and investigation findings and determine code violations.
• Ability to give testimony in court against violators of environmental health laws and regulations.
• Ability to communicate with property owners, tenants, licensees, managers and operators regarding environmental health laws and regulations.
• Ability to promote community understanding and support for environmental health laws.
• Ability to enforce environmental health laws tactfully and calmly.

• On or before the date of filing the application, each candidate must have a bachelor's degree with at least 30 semester credit hours in physical, biological, or environmental science and completion of a laboratory course in biology, chemistry, physics, soil science or geographic information systems and have completed at least one course in mathematics from an accredited college or university.
• OR an equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable to the Maryland State Board of Environmental Sanitarians.

• Have a valid Maryland Class C Noncommercial driver's license or an equivalent driver's license and be eligible to obtain a Baltimore City driver's permit. Provisional driver's license are not acceptable. (Must upload a copy of your valid driver's license with the application.)
• At the time of interview, eligible candidates must have applied to the Maryland State Board of Environmental Specialists for a Certificate of Eligibility as an Environmental Health Specialist In-Training. The selected candidate must possess a current Certificate of Eligibility as an Environmental Health Specialist In-Training from the Maryland State Board of Environmental Health Specialists prior to employment.
• Positions assigned to the Lead Paint Program must obtain and maintain a Maryland Lead Paint Technician accreditation issued by the Maryland Department of Environment within 6 months of hire; they must also obtain and maintain a Maryland Lead Paint Risk Assessor accreditation issued by the Maryland Department of Environment within 18 months of hire. Failure to obtain and maintain both accreditations are grounds for dismissal.

Background Check:
Eligible candidates under final consideration for appointment to positions identified as positions of trust will be required to complete authorization for a Criminal Background Check and/or Fingerprint. Probation:
All persons, including current City employees, selected for this position must complete a mandatory six-month probation. Eligibility:
Qualified candidates will be considered for vacancies as they arise, for a period of at least six months. Financial Disclosure:
This position is required to complete a Financial Disclosure pursuant to Sections 7-7, 7-8, and 7-9 of the City Ethics Law. The initial financial disclosure must be submitted…