Environmental Health Specialist I - CHS (Prescott)

Posting number: 202600231

Department: Community Health Services - CHS

Job classification: Environmental Health Specialist I

Posting type: Open

Categories: Environmental Services, Health Services, Public Health, Sanitation, Community and Social Services

Summary

Examples of duties

• Answers questions in and out of the office from the public regarding delegated programs.
• Conducts inspections of assigned areas and settings.
• Monitors the presence of, and identifies, hazardous pollutants that may pose a threat to public health and environments.
• Inspects public places and observes changes in the environment.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
• Conducts field inspections of basic and moderate difficulty on licensed food, pool, school, and lodging establishments. Applies federal, state, and local codes and regulations. Provides recommendations for corrective actions for inspections performed. 
• Investigates environmental health complaints. Prepares and presents written reports. Responds to disasters with a public health consequence.
• Performs disease surveillance, which includes mosquito trapping for testing of West Nile Virus and other pathogens. Conducts insect larvae surveys and applies pesticides when appropriate.
• Instructs Food Worker classes. 
• Completes special event coordination and inspection. 
• Educates the public on environmental health issues.   

Qualifications

Supplemental information

• Relevant federal, state, and county codes, laws, and regulations.
• Principles, practices, and techniques of environmental health inspections, public education, compliance, and enforcement.
• Basic biological and physical sciences applicable to environmental health.
• Business English, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and composition.
• Clerical office practices and procedures.
• Research techniques and report writing.
• Current Microsoft Office software.
• Filing and recordkeeping.
  
  

• Communicating effectively verbally and in writing and communicating orally in a face-to-face setting and by telephone with public and employees.
• Customer service.
• Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with employees, other agencies, and the public.
• Organization and adherence to detail.
  
  

• Create and manage the inspection schedule.
• Perform work in an accurate, neat, and thorough manner and follows all applicable policies.
• Complete reports, correspondence, etc., with special attention to detail and accuracy.
• Meet deadlines for assignments, correspondence, reports, timesheets, etc., in the timeframe established.
• Maintain flexibility to work odd hours, including early morning, late evening, and weekends.
• Spend significant amounts of time driving 
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with associates, employees of other departments, representatives of other organizations, County officials, and the public.
• Keep management informed of key operating issues affecting the department.
• Respond to community emergencies that have a public health consequence according to requirements of the department Emergency Response Plan.
• Remain current in knowledge required to perform assigned duties.  
• Handle confidential matters and maintain discretion always.
• Act with courtesy, tact, and diplomacy.