ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST I - 64001288

Requisition No: 851992 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST I - 64001288

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 64001288 

Salary:  $33,351.42 - $38,617.44 

Posting Closing Date: 05/04/2025 

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Your Specific Responsibilities:

This position involves professional Environmental Health work, independently conducting inspections of regulated facilities and entities for compliance with Florida Statutes, Florida Administrative Code, and Sarasota County Code requirements in environmental health programs within Sarasota County in accordance with department policies and Environmental Health Program Manual 150-4. This is a generalist Environmental Specialist I position requiring work in all Environmental Health programs including (but not limited to) water well construction permitting; public swimming pools and natural bathing areas; onsite wastewater treatment and disposal systems, mobile home parks safety and sanitation, food hygiene, group care; migrant labor camps; Super-Act (water well surveillance); limited use public wells; biomedical waste, tattoo, body art and piercing establishments; sanitary/environmental nuisance complaints; rabies surveillance; Safe Drinking Water Act; and skin tanning establishments. The position is based in the North County Environmental Health office in Sarasota and will primarily serve the northern half of Sarasota County; however, travel to the South County Environmental Health office (located in Venice) will be required as needed depending on workload. Use of personal vehicle will at times be required (with mileage reimbursed per Florida Statute Chapter 112.061.) Assigned duties will include a majority of work outdoors conducting inspections and site evaluations of unimproved and un-cleared acreage and/or land parcels covered in thick vegetation in all types of weather conditions including extreme heat, cold, rain, high humidity, and other adverse and unpleasant conditions.

 

FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS:  Perform inspections of Department of Health (DOH) regulated food service facilities to assure compliance with FAC.  Review plans and make recommendations for new and remodeled establishments to ensure compliance with F.S. and FAC.

 

GROUP CARE INSPECTIONS AND NON-EMERGENCY VEHICLE INSPECTIONS. Perform inspections of all public and private and other group care facilities in accordance with FS, FAC and Sarasota County Ordinance.  Inspects non-emergency medical transport vehicles to ensure compliance with current codes.

 

MOBILE HOME PARKS, RECREATIONAL VEHICLE PARKS & MIGRANT FARM LABOR CAMPS: Perform routine inspections and review plans and applications for operating permits to determine compliance with F.S. and FAC.

    

PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS & BATHING PLACES: Perform routine inspections and review plans and applications for operating and permits to determine compliance with Florida Statutes, Florida Administrative Code, and Sarasota County Code.  Collect water samples for bacteriological analysis.

 

SANITARY AND ENVIRONMENTAL NUISANCE COMPLAINT INVESTIGATIONS: Investigate reports of sanitary nuisance complaints.  Follow-up and assure corrective action have been taken or take necessary legal action in accordance with Florida Statute Chapter 386.

 

GENERAL ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROGRAM SUPPORT: Provides field and staff support for all environmental health programs, including but not limited to: Public Swimming Pools and Bathing Areas; Healthy Beaches Program, Super-ACT, Biomedical Waste, Mobile Home Parks Sanitation, Sanitary Nuisance Complaints, Indoor Air Quality, and other DOH-Sarasota regulated facilities. Initiates and coordinates enforcement procedures related to assigned duties as required. 

 

OTHER DUTIES as assigned including providing support for all Environmental Health programs as assigned by Environmental Health Director/ Designee