Environmental Health Specialist Senior

1 week ago


Portland, Maine, United States Commonwealth of Virginia Full time

Job Summary

The Commonwealth of Virginia is seeking a highly skilled Senior Environmental Health Specialist to join our team. As a key member of our department, you will be responsible for performing environmental health duties independently at the journey level in areas such as food sanitation, on-site soils evaluation, private well inspection, rabies abatement, communicable disease investigation, migrant labor camp inspection, classification of shellfish growing areas and investigation of general environmental complaints.

Responsibilities

  • Perform environmental health duties independently at the journey level in areas such as food sanitation, on-site soils evaluation, private well inspection, rabies abatement, communicable disease investigation, migrant labor camp inspection, classification of shellfish growing areas and investigation of general environmental complaints.
  • Train in completion of the VDH Soils program, VDH Food program or VDH Shellfish program, whichever is applicable.
  • Maintain credentials in one of the following: VDH Standardized in Food, DPOR Conventional Onsite Soil Evaluator (COSE), DPOR Alternative Onsite Soil Evaluator (AOSE), National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP) State Standardized Inspector.
  • Provide documentation of immunization or evidence of immunity to hepatitis B, measles, mumps, rubella, and varicella; a one-time dose of tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine regardless of the interval since the last dose of tetanus-diphtheria (Td) vaccine was administered.
  • Participate in the Virginia Department of Health's 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.

Requirements

  • Basic knowledge of biology and epidemiology.
  • Ability to interpret complex federal, state and local environmental health policies, regulations, and laws.
  • Skill in communication, both oral and written.
  • Ability to deal with the public and resolve conflict in a regulatory setting.
  • Ability to prepare thorough documentation and reports of regulatory activities.
  • Skill as an educator/trainer teaching environmental health principles.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in Environmental Health Sciences.

Special Instructions

Please refer to the Commonwealth of Virginia's website for more information on the application process and requirements.



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