Assistant Environmental Health Specialist

Posting number: 5105HP-0326-042 (O)

Department: Health Care Agency

Division: Public Health Services

Job classification: ASSISTANT ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST

Posting type: Open & Promotional

Categories: Code Enforcement, Environmental Services

Summary

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Environmental Health Specialist Trainee (EHS Trainee) 

(Assistant Environmental Health Specialist)

Salary may be negotiable within the range listed above, based on position requirements and successful candidate's qualifications, subject to appropriate authorization.

DEADLINE TO APPLY

This recruitment is open to the public for a minimum of five (5) business days and will remain open on a continuous basis until 11:59p.m. (PST) on the day the County's needs are met. Qualified applicants are encouraged to apply immediately.
   
The eligible list established through this recruitment will be used to fill current and future Assistant Environmental Health Specialist positions. This eligible list may also be used to fill positions in similar and/or lower classifications throughout the County of Orange.

THE AGENCY
 The County of Orange, Health Care Agency (HCA) is a dynamic organization dedicated to creating and supporting an environment that promotes the achievement of optimal individual, family and community health. Under the leadership of the Agency Director, a dynamic executive team with an organizational structure comprised of five (5) service areas – Administrative Services, Behavioral Health Services, Correctional Health Services, Public Health Services, and Specialized Medical Services - is committed to meeting the health needs of the diverse Orange County community.  

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES 

Public Health Services (PHS) is a multi-dimensional department that includes Communicable Disease Control, Public Health Lab, Environmental Health, Community & Nursing Services, Clinical Services, and Health Promotion & Community Planning. Through assessment, policy development and assurance, PHS provides a wide range of services aimed at reducing death and disability by reducing the transmission of communicable diseases, preventing and lessening the impact of chronic diseases, and ensuring healthy and safe environments.

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH DIVISION
The Environmental Health Division (EH) is comprised of multiple programs aimed toward protecting the health and safety of Orange County residents and visitors from harmful conditions in the environment. Staff enforce laws and regulations and emphasize education to assist businesses and communities with creating and maintaining healthy and safe communities.  Services include retail and wholesale food protection, foodborne illness investigations, public pool inspections, childhood lead exposure prevention, water quality, ocean water protection, solid waste facility oversight, hazardous materials surveillance and mitigation oversight, underground and aboveground storage tank oversight, body art facility and practitioner oversight, medical waste management inspections and a used oil recycling education program. 

THE OPPORTUNITY
 The Assistant Environmental Health Specialist (AEHS) is the trainee level in the Environmental Health Specialist series.

Satisfactory performance at this trainee level involves completion of a comprehensive training academy and on-the-job training in a broad range of skills, techniques, and procedures.  Essential job duties and functions include:

• Learn techniques and demonstrate knowledge of public health laws and regulations including enforcement of health codes, conducting food safety inspections and investigations, issuing permits, and all the core competencies required to take the California Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS) exam 
• Interact daily with food facility operat