Environmental Health Specialist ; Underfill EHS; Environmental Health Services

Marion County Health and Human Services is currently seeking a talented Environmental Health Specialist 2 to join our Public Health division team to work collaboratively with our community to protect the health and safety of the public through education and prevention. This position may be underfilled with an Environmental Health Specialist
1. This position will be full-time, non-exempt, permanent, and working fully in person. The position will work in partnership with other businesses and community members as well as work independently. An Environmental Health Specialist 2 will conduct inspections daily of restaurants, food trucks, public pools, hotels and festivals to ensure compliance with state rules. An ideal candidate would be team oriented, highly collaborative and have creative problem-solving skills.

Working for Marion County allows for future growth, has excellent benefits, and a chance to join a great team that is helping the community.

Environmental Health Specialist 1: $27.36 - $36.63

Environmental Health Specialist 2: $33.15 - $44.47

Performs various survey and investigative duties of an introductory nature in environmental sanitation to determine compliance with public health laws and administrative rules.

Upon satisfactorily meeting the experience, knowledge, training requirements, skills, and abilities of an Environmental Health Specialist 1, the employee may be promoted to the classification of Environmental Health Specialist 2.

Work under the close supervision of a professional level environmental health specialist or the program supervisor who makes assignments and reviews work for effectiveness and adherence to law and departmental procedures and policies.

Lead work is not the responsibility of positions in this classification; however, all positions periodically train others and share information e.g., new employees, volunteers, cross-training, or special projects. If an appointing authority assigns an employee to a full spectrum of lead worker duties, the county shall compensate the employee as described in the Marion County Personnel Rules.

This is a professional level environmental health specialist responsible for conducting surveys and investigations and assisting in the planning, promoting and carrying out of a program for the improvement of county and state environmental health standards and regulations as necessary to secure compliance with public health laws and administrative rules, does related work as required.

Work under general supervision of the environmental health program supervisor or Environmental Health Specialist 3 who makes assignments and reviews work for effectiveness of program and for adherence to law and departmental procedures and policies.

May exercise limited leadwork over Environmental Health Specialist 1 classification

This position has a primary focus on enforcement of environmental health regulations to protect the public. Also works to ensure a physical environment that supports health through investigation, evaluation, and education.

• Conducts routine inspections of food service facilities, pools, spas, tourist accommodations, day cares, organizational camps, and school food facilities for sanitation and compliance with state public health regulations. Some inspections will require night and weekend work.
• Investigates complaints regarding the above facilities.
• Conducts plan reviews for public facilities. Investigates reports of communicable diseases including but not limited to foodborne, waterborne, and vector borne diseases. Investigate animal bites.
• Investigates solid waste, sewage, and water system complaints.
• Investigates environmental hazards.
• Collects environmental samples including but not limited to water and food and properly packages and arranges transport to labs.
• Advises business owners/operators and the public orally and in writing about public health laws, regulations, ordinances and methods of compliance or corrective action.
• Advises the public on mosquito and rodent control, and proper disposal of solid waste.
• Conducts food handler and food manager training and prepares/presents educational material in both written and oral formats to clients and the public.
• Documents and reports inspections and investigations per program and state timelines.
• Keyboarding and…