Associate Director of Environmental Health Services

Job DescriptionJob Description

Town of Bethel

 

Title:                                     Associate Director of Environmental Health Services

 

Department:                      Bethel Health Department

 

Position Goal:                   This is a highly responsible professional supervisory position for all environmental health programs and services.  Work involves public health decision making, enforcing the public health codes, making health inspections, administrative work, and responding to and resolving public health complaints.    Acts on behalf of the Director of Health during her absence in conjunction with the Medical Advisor and other designated management staff.

 

Primary Function:

 

·         Responsible for enforcement of the Connecticut Public Health Code and other applicable laws and regulations, codes and ordinances pertaining to environmental health.

 

·         Serves as lead field inspector, supports the development and maintenance of adequate environmental health records, statistical data and reporting.

 

·         Monitors, evaluates, and conducts inspections related to all environmental health programs and services, activity levels and assignments and makes adjustments and recommendation to the Director of Health, as necessary to ensure objectives are met.

 

·         Assists in the development, implementation, and maintenance of environmental health policies and procedures and performs inspections in accordance with the public health code and CT General Statutes.  Recommends policies and procedures which promote local public health practice.

 

·         To meet demands, supervises environmental staff, and performs duties and inspections in a coordinated manner with all environmental health staff to ensure competency, consistency and standardization, and code compliance and see that regulatory duties are met.  Monitors and recommends training, as needed.

 

·         Serves as the lead local environmental health associate and reviews applications, project proposals, construction plans and makes necessary inspections and investigations of regulated facilities and installations including environmental health problems, food service establishments, day care centers, motels/hotels, rental housing complaints, salon-body care businesses, schools, septic systems, swimming pools, and drinking water supply wells and other environmental health duties, as required.

 

·         Prepares permits, prepares reports of inspections and investigations, collect samples, as required.

 

·         Issues notices of violations and assists in the training and implementation of all environmental health enforcement.

 

Additional Responsibilities

·         Coordinates public education on environmental health matters, including the education of the owners, operators and staff of regulated facilities.  Promotes training programs, provides public health recommendations and guidance to the public, businesses, and facility personnel.

 

·          Responds by telephone, in person, or in writing, to persons seeking information regarding health rules and regulations, specific complaints, license requirements, and other environmental health problems.

 

·         Prepares monthly reports, reports of inspections and investigations and other reports.

 

·         May be required to attend night meetings.  May be required to work evenings and weekends.

 

·         Provide emergency “on-call” coverage, as needed.

 

·         Does related work, as required.

Supervision Received:  Works under the direction of the Director of Health

Supervision Exercised:  Supervises and assigns duties to part-time food inspector(s), contracted public health inspectors, and other agency administrative clerks, interns and volunteers, as applicable.

Qualifications Profile:

Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Environmental Health, Public Health or related field and five years’ experience in the field of environmental health or related field, one of which is  directly related to staff supervisor and management; or, Master’s Degree from an accredited college or university in Environmental Health, Public Health, or related field and one year of experience in the field of environmental health or related field; OR an equivalent combination of education, work experience and training which provides a demonstrated potential for performing the duties of this position.

·         Thorough knowledge of methods, principles and practices of public health.  Knowledge of inspection and investigation techniques; knowledge of the cause, impacts of, and solution to current published health problems.

·         Considerable knowledge of the sanitary sciences, including bacteriology, biology, chemistry.

·         Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing, and to follow oral and written directions.

·         Ability to deal effectively both with staff and the public.

·         Knowledge of public health sampling and testing techniques and laboratory procedures.

·         Ability to investigate, analyze and evaluate environmental health problems and propose solutions.

·         Ability to provide leadership and to establish and maintain effective environmental health programs and propose and implement solutions.

·         Ability to identify and respond to emergency situations in the absence of the Director of Health.

·         Rental Housing Complaint Investigation and Response knowledge and experience

·         Public Health Disease and Environmental Health Control knowledge and experience

PHYSICAL DEMANDS AND WORK ENVIRONMENT

The physical demands described herein are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

 

·         Must be mobile with the ability to get from one location in the office or work site(s) to other locations in and outside from the primary office or work site(s).

·         Ability to reach and bend, and push/pull or lift objects less than fifty pounds.

·         Mobility to inspect sites which may include walking over rough terrain and climbing and crawling in the examination of test pits, crawl spaces, confined areas, basements, attics and other restricted quarters.

·         Ability to perform manipulative skills such as writing, using a keyboard and/or calculator with accuracy.

·         Ability to see and read objects as in reading/proof reading narrative or financial reports.

 

Work is performed in various settings including normal business office, food service establishments, and in residential or commercial properties.  Typical office settings subject to interruptions, heavy traffic flow and heavy work volume expectations.  Performs outside inspections, which include exposure to fluctuations in temperature and seasonal weather.  Work includes exposure to hazards that may require special safety precautions.  Will require occasional work outside normal business hours.  Required to travel to inspection sites.  May interact with agitated individuals.

 

Special Requirements

·         Must possess a valid Connecticut motor vehicle operator’s license.

·         Certification as a Connecticut Registered Sanitarian- and/or must obtain CT Registered Sanitarian Certification within one year’s employment with the Town of Bethel

·         Phase I and II Subsurface sewage disposal Certification from the State of Connecticut

·         Food Establishment Inspector Certification from the State of Connecticut

·         Lead Inspector Certification from the State of Connecticut – and/or must obtain CT Lead Inspector Certification within one year’s employment with the Town of Bethel

Company DescriptionThe Town of Bethel is a municipality located in Fairfield County. It has a population just under 20,000.Company DescriptionThe Town of Bethel is a municipality located in Fairfield County. It has a population just under 20,000.

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