ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST I - 64043749

Requisition No: 849259 

Agency: Department of Health

Working Title: ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST I - 64043749

 Pay Plan: Career Service

Position Number: 64043749 

Salary:  $1568.96 - $1616.03 biweekly 

Posting Closing Date: 04/06/2025 

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Job Title: ENVIRONMENTAL SPECIALIST I -

Environmental Specialist I

Florida Department of Health- Pinellas

 

Thank you for your interest in career opportunities with the Florida Department of Health in Pinellas County.  If you are looking to establish a successful career in Public Health, you have come to the right place.  Many of our innovative and successful health programs are recognized throughout Florida.  We hope you decide to join our team!  Applicants will be contacted directly if selected for an interview.

 

The Department of Health’s mission is to protect, promote and improve the health of all people in Florida through integrated state, county, and community efforts.

 

This position is responsible for dealing directly with the public while working in multiple Environmental Public Health Programs and is expected to be highly organized in order to complete work assignments. The incumbent will demonstrate a high level of professional knowledge, secure and maintain all required certifications, and function with minimal direct supervision.

 

Responsibilities Include:

 

• Performs regulatory site inspections and re-inspections, investigates complaints and sanitary nuisances, and prepares inspection reports accurately and within established timeframes for regulated food service establishments, public swimming pools and spas, mobile home and recreational vehicle parks/camps, group care facilities, residential facilities, public and private schools, and tanning facilities to ensure compliance with the regulations of Florida Statues, Florida Administrative Codes, County Ordinances and in accordance with Environmental Health Manual 150-4.

 

• Performs field investigations compiling pertinent data on suspected and confirmed food/waterborne illnesses; collects environmental samples for laboratory examination and interprets test results.  Condemns contaminated food products when necessary; assists with the removal from sale consumer products recalled by Federal and State agencies, and local law enforcement groups. Inspects and licenses temporary food service events. Meets with owners, managers, operators and service companies to review operational requirements and to provide technical assistance. Reviews permit applications for compliance with permit conditions.

 

• Assists and advises clients, individuals and organizations on the sanitation, safety and hygienic aspects of environmental health programs. Participates in other environmental/public health programs when needed; to include but not limited to Nursing Homes, Child Care, Beach Sampling, Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems, Summer Feeding and Well Surveillance. Maintains all required Florida Department of Health (FDOH) certification(s) by completing twenty-four hours of approved training for each certification within the required timeframe. Obtains and maintains Certified Pool Operator Certification as soon as course is made available.  Acquires training hours in accordance with the FDOH-Pinellas Training Policy. Accurately tracks, records, and reports time and attendance in accordance with FDOH-Pinellas / Division policies and procedures.

 

• Drafts appropriate correspondence and documentation for compliance, enforcement and closures. Accurately documents all reports and assists in compiling evidence for administrative hearings and court trials; gives expert testimony during these proceedings when required. Gives public health presentations related to environmental health programs.

 

Knowledge, skills and abilities, including utilization of equipment, required for th