Environmental Specialist

Working Title:

ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST I -

Job posting category (Open Competitive)  Environmental Specialist I

This position is allocated to the Environmental Health Program of the Leon County Health Department. This is an entry level position for the Environmental Specialist job series. Incumbents in the job may require additional training or experience to attain full proficiency

in some or all the job responsibilities. Under supervision of the EH Director:
The incumbent

in this regulatory position is responsible for the compliance of Food service establishments,

residential facilities, swimming pools, public and private schools, mobile home/RV park,

migrant labor camp, and biomedical waste facilities with the appropriate Florida Statutes,

Florida Administrative Code requirements and the Leon County Ordinance relating to

sanitary practices.

• Under general to limited supervision, performs inspections, conducts interviews and technical reviews and recommends enforcement actions as needed.
• Interprets regulatory and technical issues and analytical data to document compliance with State, Federal, and local environmental health laws and regulations.
• Assists with implementation of countywide programs for compliance, monitoring, enforcement and corrective action in conjunction with environmental health laws, rules and regulations.
• 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 residential facilities, and private/public schools in an assigned area of Leon County, food service establishments, swimming pools, mobile home/RV park, migrant labor camp, biomedical waste in compliance with the appropriate Florida Statutes, Administrative Codes, Department policy and Leon County Ordinances.
• Investigate health-related complaints.

• Investigates complaints and provides environmental health education and technical assistance to the general public, regulated community and officials.
• Investigates programmatic and assigned sanitary nuisance complaints in all areas of environmental health. Collects evidence, prepares legal notices, and initiates appropriate enforcement action when warranted.

Provide environmental health education to the public through presentations, workshops, and community outreach programs.

Collaborate with local community to address environmental health concerns.

Regularly responsible for reviewing applications for licensure and/or sanitation certificates, making recommendations to the supervisor or director as to status of licensure and/or certification for all the above establishments.

Regularly assist the director or supervisor provide educational guidance in all areas of environmental health listed above to owner/operators, workers, and the general public to minimize the potential for environmental health hazards, other health and safety factors in Leon County establishments.

Use of personal vehicle required. Incumbent required to use transit and/or builder’s level.

Knowledge of terminology, principles, and analytical techniques of physical/natural sciences.

Knowledge of data collection and analysis.

Ability to perform site inspections, collect or evaluate, analyze and interpret scientific data.

Ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing.

Ability to utilize problem solving techniques.

Ability to determine work priorities.

Ability to adapt…