Environmental Health Technician

EXAMINATION NUMBER: PH5668D

FIRST DAY OF FILING
Friday, March 1, 2024 at 8:30 a.m Pacific Time (PT)

This examination will remain open until the needs of the service are met and is subject to closure without prior notice.

Open Competitive Job Opportunity

Under close supervision, assists Environmental Health Specialists in performing routine tasks associated with the inspection and enforcement of environmental health and consumer protection laws.

Positions allocable to this class receive administrative and technical supervision from a Chief Environmental Health Specialist and may receive lead supervision from an Environmental Health Specialist. These positions perform one of the following assignments:

• Incumbents assigned to a Countywide specialized environmental program perform routine surveys and assist Environmental Health Specialists in more complex assignments to identify and solve environmental health problems in areas such as water and sewage, garment and laundry facility inspection, solid waste, water pollution, vector control and authority to collect invalid and revoked licenses and permits, issue violation notices to correct situations, and conduct re-inspections to ascertain compliance.
• Incumbents assigned to a District Environmental Services perform general surveys of the community to locate new establishments, verify appropriate licenses and permits, as well as review the routine complaint investigations. They issue orders to correct unhealthful situations.
• Conducts surveys of food establishments and housing, inventories and reviews Treasurer/Tax Collector documents to identify errors and discrepancies in permits and licenses issued.
• Collects revoked or invalid licenses and permits.
• Conducts routine complaint investigations such as mosquitoes, trash, stables, and vacant lot problems.
• Issues orders for clean‑up if required.
• Conducts initial surveys of laundries to ensure proper permits are exhibited.
• Assists Environmental Health Specialists in routine environmental inspections of food establishments.
• Inspects restrooms and trash facilities, relating findings to an Environmental Health Specialist.
• Performs initial surveys for rodent presence.
• Assists property owners in planning controls, selects, and on limited occasions may apply rodent poisons under supervision, and monitors progress of rodent control program.
• Assists Environmental Health Specialists in routine inspections by securing and monitoring equipment being used to determine levels of noise, dust, carbon monoxide, formaldehyde, and illumination.
• Provides materials to the public related to departmental regulations, policies, and procedures; reviews forms submitted by the public for completeness.
• Diagrams facilities indicating areas where monitoring occurs, reporting findings to Environmental Health Specialists.
• Conducts required live mosquito trapping and collects samples.
• Assists Environmental Health Specialists in the plague surveillance program by trapping rodents, placing and maintaining dusting stations, and applying pesticides under supervision.

Completion of 12 semester units or 18 quarter units in Chemistry, Zoology, Microbiology, or Biology from an accredited college or university.

A copy of official transcripts must be submitted to verify the required courses.

A valid California Class C Driver License is required to carry out job-related essential functions.

• A copy of your valid California Class C Driver License must be submitted with your application at the time of filing or within 15 calendar days of filing to HRExamsounty.gov.
• Successful applicants for positions that require driving must obtain and present a copy of his/her driving record from the California Department of Motor Vehicles before final appointment. Applicants should not present a copy of their driving history until asked to do so by the hiring department. The County will make an individualized assessment of whether an applicant’s driving history has a direct or adverse relationship with the specific duties of the job.
  
  License must not be currently suspended, restricted, or revoked.

Moderate:
Includes standing or walking most of the time, with bending, stooping, squatting, twisting, and reaching; includes working on irregular surfaces, occasionally lifting objects weighting over 25 pounds, and frequent lifting of 10‑25 pounds.

• In order to receive credit for any type of college or university coursework you must attach a legible copy of the Official Transcript(s) from the accredited institution, with Registrar's signature and school seal, to the application.
• Foreign degrees must be evaluated for equivalency to United States accredited institutions standards by an academic credential evaluation agency recognized by The National Association of Credential Evaluation Services or the Association of International Credential Evaluators, Inc. (see Employment…