DCHD Environmental Health Specialist Educator

Posting Date

Posting Date 09/21/2026

Work Location

Work Location Government Center Building, Media, PA:

Salary $59,202.00 Annually

The Environmental Health and Education Specialist will provide technical assistance to individuals, business and groups across the County of Delaware that ensure compliance with existing local and state public health and environmental codes, regulations, and policies. Additionally, this position promotes health through education initiatives and health behavior change programs. Responsibilities include developing, implementing, managing, and evaluating programs and public health initiatives, establishing, leading, and maintaining community partnerships, and managing work plans and timelines.

Under the Administrator of Environmental Health, the Environmental Health Education Specialist will implement operational strategies for environmental services within the County.

• Conducts routine/required inspections and/or audits to ensure compliance of existing local and state public health and environmental codes, regulations, and policies.
• Provides health education and technical assistance to individuals and/or groups regarding compliance with current local public health and environmental codes, regulations, and policies.
• Investigates complaints regarding environmental health problems and environmental health hazards and initiates enforcement or corrective actions as required.
• Collaborates in the development and delivery of programs and activities that promote health and prevent disease, in settings including, but not limited to the Health Department, homes, community organizations and businesses, schools, and the community in general.
• Develops, implements, manages, and evaluates programs and public health initiatives, establishing, leading, and maintaining community partnerships, and managing work plans and timelines.
• Develops and implements strategies, initiatives, and activities for individuals, families, and population groups that promote health and prevent disease, injuries, and disabilities in settings including, but not limited to, homes, community organizations, businesses, schools, and the community in general to improve community resilience.
• Gathers, organizes, interprets, and maintains data for program monitoring, reporting, evaluation, and improvement.
• Plans and conducts workshops, presentations, and training programs for individuals and groups.
• Evaluates outcomes, effectiveness of plans, and makes changes as necessary.
• Employs data-driven decision-making to determine pertinent program priorities, goals and objectives.
• Searches for funding opportunities and assists in the development of grant proposals, work plans, goals and objectives related to existing and future programs/projects.
• Develops a working knowledge of other Department services and programs and provides information to the public as appropriate.
• Attends community outreach events to promote education and services within the health department, including the Mobile Health Unit.
• Attends trainings, courses, seminars, and conferences as approved by Health Director or designee, to maintain knowledge of current trends and to develop skills necessary to assure duties are performed satisfactorily.
• Collaborates in the development of and contributes to individual, team, and Departmental quality improvement, performance management and evaluation activities.
• Provides environmental health information as a liaison for (not sure about liaison) interpretation, technical assistance and regulatory compliance advice to individuals, groups industry organizations, the public and other agencies regarding local public health environmental codes, regulations, policies, and identified environmental health problems. This may include but not limited to the Health Homes Division of DCHD, County Sustainability Office, Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, Penn State Extension, and the State Health Improvement Plan committee on Environmental Justice.
• Provides orientation to staff, students and other health and human service professionals in the community regarding environmental public health practices.
• Participates in Delaware County Health Department research and demonstration projects that seek to improve the health of communities and determine new ways to address health issues.
• Contributes to a work environment that fosters ongoing educational experiences regarding public health for colleagues, nursing and other health-related students, healthcare…