Environmental Compliance Officer - G120 - Community Service - Part Time

Job Title

This position patrols, enforces, and communicates with the public regarding Illegal Dumping Ordinances.

This position patrols the county for code violations pertaining to solid waste, recycling, yard waste, and litter. It also involves patrolling illegal dumping areas looking for non-compliance with the CCG Solid Waste Ordinances. The role includes testifying in court in reference to citations issued, attending court for citations, explaining laws, ordinances, and other concerns to the public, other departments, and elected officials.

Administrative duties such as completing weekly reports, investigating and researching property ownership through the property tax office, responding to daily 311 Citizens Services Center requests/concerns, interacting with courts, probation agencies, and probationers, supervising probationers in picking up litter, and performing other related duties as assigned are also part of the job.

Knowledge of safety rules and regulations, communication equipment such as phones, handheld radios, cell phones, etc., City policy, City ordinances, Georgia State law, federal law on yard waste, household garbage, and recycling collection and disposal, serving citations for violations of city codes, principles and practices of report preparation, filing, and records management, interpersonal communication skills, map reading and interpretation, time maintenance, problem solving and decision-making, standard business operations and computer programs including OUTLOOK, internet, EXCEL, WORD, CITILINK, and other software applications, developing and implementing workplace policies and procedures, written and verbal communication, understanding instructions, both written and verbal, map route design, reacting positively and functionally to sudden changes, discerning map areas and the fastest way to navigate through a collection route, reading, writing, and performing basic mathematical calculations.

Knowledge and level of competency are commonly associated with the completion of specialized training in the occupational field, in addition to basic skills typically associated with high school education. Sufficient experience to understand the basic principles relevant to the major duties of the position, usually associated with the completion of an apprenticeship/internship or having had a similar position for one to two years.

This position requires the employee to be sworn in by the Columbus Police Department. Possession of or ability to readily obtain a valid driver's license issued by the State of Georgia for the type of vehicle or equipment operated.

The work is typically performed while sitting at a desk or table or while intermittently sitting, standing, bending, crouching, or stooping. The employee occasionally lifts light and heavy objects, uses computer equipment, cell phone, and software requiring an intermediate level of technical knowledge, and must be able to distinguish between shades of color. Additionally, the following physical abilities are required: balancing, grasping, handling, hearing 1, hearing 2, lifting, manual dexterity, mental acuity, reaching, repetitive motion, speaking, standing, stooping, talking 1, talking 2, visual acuity 1, visual acuity 2, visual acuity 3, visual acuity 4, walking.

The work is typically performed in an office or outdoors where the employee may be exposed to noise, dust, dirt, grease, machinery with moving parts, contagious or infectious diseases, irritating chemicals, and cold or inclement weather. The work requires the use of protective devices such as masks, goggles, or gloves.