Environmental Health Specialist

Title: Environmental Health Specialist

State Role Title: Environmental Specialist I

Hiring Range: $45,417.00 - $47,721.00

Pay Band:

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: LORD FAIRFAX-EH

Agency Website: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Lord Fairfax Health District is seeking a qualified individual to serve as an
Environmental Health Specialist for its sewage and water permitting and inspection program.
This position is located at the Frederick County Health Department 107 N. Kent Street Suite
#201 Winchester VA, 22601.

Performs environmental health duties at the entry level as a trainee. Employees are
typically new hires in formal and on-the-job training in one or more areas such as
food sanitation, on-site soils evaluation, private well inspection, rabies abatement,
communicable disease investigation, and migrant labor camp inspection, classification
of shellfish growing areas and investigation of general environmental complaints.
Employees receive close supervision and guidance. Must be able to complete the
applicable training in the VDH Soils program, VDH Food program or VDH Shellfish
program and be able to obtain credentials in one of the following within 18 months:
VDH Standardized in Food, DPOR Conventional Onsite Soil Evaluator (COSE), DPOR
Alternative Onsite Soil Evaluator (AOSE), and National Shellfish Sanitation Program
(NSSP) State Standardized Inspector. Employees are moved to the Environmental
Health Specialist Senior position upon successful completion.

The Virginia Department of Health offers 12 paid holidays, medical, dental, vision and life insurance, retirement plans (including 401a Cash Match and 457 Deferred Compensation Plan) as well as sick, family/personal, and annual leave.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively with the public as well as other internal/external partners and staff; proficient in basic computer software programs
• Ability to provide services in professional, courteous manner, present educational programs to adults; uses a customer-service oriented approach to assignments and works effectively as a team member
• Time management skills necessary to meet workload demands
• Knowledge and/experience in assigned program area
• Ability to influence behavior of foodservice employees/management, provide services in professional, courteous manner, present educational programs to adults; uses a customer-service oriented approach to assignments and works effectively as a team member
• Must be able to complete training in the VDH Soils program, VDH Food program or VDH Shellfish program and be able to obtain credentials in one of the following within 18 months: VDH Standardized in Food, DPOR Conventional Onsite Soil Evaluator (COSE), DPOR Alternative Onsite Soil Evaluator (AOSE) or National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP) State Standardized Inspector
• A valid State Driver's License is required to operate a state vehicle or if operating a personal vehicle while conducting business on behalf of the agency

Additional Considerations

• Experience in environmental health, such as experience gained as an Environmental Health Associate

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history
background check and the Department of Social Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central
Registry check, U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check, employment reference check and E-Verify.
Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or completion of Statement of Economic
Interests may be required for certain positions.

VDH accepts only on-line applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be
considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications
and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for
this position.

It is the policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human resource management
be conducted without regard to race (or traits historically a