OPS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST - 64936208

Requisition No: 858115 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: OPS ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST - 64936208

 Pay Plan: Temp

Position Number: 64936208 

Salary:  $20.00 to $22.00 per hour 

Posting Closing Date: 08/19/2025 

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*This is a part-time Other Personnel Service (OPS) Environmental Specialist position working with the Department of Health in Lee County.*

 

This $20-22 per hour, 28 hours per week, part-time Environmental Specialist position performs duties under the direction of the Environmental Supervisor within the Environmental Health and Engineering Section of the Florida Department of Health in Lee County.

 

The primary focus areas for the incumbent will start with training to perform quality assurance inspections and enforcement in the following areas:

• • Sanitary Complaints Investigation
  • Annual assessments of Aerobic Treatment Units (Advanced Septic Systems)
  • Verification of Septic System Abandonments

 

Additional training and experience will follow, in the programs listed below, as priorities allow:

• • Biomedical Waste
  • Body Art/Body Piercing & Tattooing
  • Group Care
  • Migrant Farmworker Housing
  • Mobile Home/RV Parks
  • Tanning
  • Food Hygiene
  • Sanitary Complaints and Legal Enforcement
  • Public Swimming Pool Inspections
  • Onsite Treatment and Disposal Systems
  • Public Drinking Water Systems
  • Limited Use Drinking Water Systems
  • Non-Community Drinking Water Systems
  • Well Surveillance (SuperACT)
  • Healthy Beaches program
  • Harmful Algal Bloom Monitoring and Tracking

 

These inspections protect public health by regulating and enforcing best practices, which in turn reduce the public’s exposure to disease and injury.

 

Florida Department of Health Mission, Vision, and Values:

 

Mission:

To protect, promote & improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county & community efforts.

 

Vision:

To be the Healthiest State in the Nation.

 

Values:

I nnovation: We search for creative solutions and manage resources wisely.

C ollaboration: We use teamwork to achieve common goals & solve problems.

A ccountability: We perform with integrity & respect.

R esponsiveness: We achieve our mission by serving our customers & engaging our partners.

E xcellence: We promote quality outcomes through learning & continuous performance improvement.

 

Where You Will Work:

Fort Myers

 

The Benefits of Working for the State of Florida:

Working for the State of Florida is more than a paycheck. As an OPS employee, the benefits below are available:

• • State of Florida 401(a) FICA Alternative Plan (mandatory)
  • Participation in state group insurance (upon meeting eligibility requirements.  Consult with People First and/or the serving HR office)
  • Workers’ Compensation (mandatory, if needed)
  • Reemployment Assistance (Unemployment Compensation) (mandatory, if needed)
  • Deferred Compensation (voluntary)
  • Employee Assistance Program (voluntary)
  • And more!

For a more complete list of benefits, including monthly costs, visit https://www.mybenefits.myflorida.com.

 

Please be advised:

 

Your responses to qualifying questions for this position must be verifiable by documentation provided through the electroni