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Coastal Health District EH Specialist 1- Bryan in Richmond Hill, Georgia
Work as a member of an Environmental Health team to provide Environmental Health assessment and evaluation as a part of the County Public Health Department. Evaluate programs and facilities for compliance with environmental laws, rules, and regulations. Recommends monitoring and enforcement/corrective actions.
**M-F work schedule-Excellent benefit package-13 paid holidays
All Coastal Health District, County Health Department employees are deemed essential employees in the event of an emergency. As such, you may be called on to participate in an event not limited to but including, staffing a shelter, a Specimen Point of Collection Site (SPOC) and/or Point of Dispensing site (POD). When you are called on to participate, you are expected and it will be a part of your job requirement to participate, whether the emergency occurs during or outside regular work hours.**
Job Responsibilities: 1.Performs inspections, interviews and technical reviews and recommends enforcement actions as needed. 2. Investigates complaints and provides environmental health education and technical assistance to the general public, regulated community and officials. 3. Interprets regulatory issues, technical issues and analytical data to document compliance with State, Federal and Local environmental health laws and regulations. 4. Implements county wide programs for compliance, monitoring, enforcement and corrective action in conjunction with environmental health laws, rules and regulations. 5. Serves as compliance officer and primary liaison between Public Health and facilities, municipalities, institutions, organizations, and county and state agencies. 6. Prepares sampling plan and collects samples in accordance with established procedures 7. Plans and conducts audits and inspections of business facilities and personal residences 8. Reviews permit applications; drafts, modifies and issues permits in accordance with the rules, regulations and established procedures 9. Reviews permit requirements and regulations in order to ensure compliance with state and federal environmental laws. 10. Assists with Emergency Preparedness and response 11. Performs job responsibilities with minimal supervision
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university, which includes the completion of 27 semester or 40 quarter hours in laboratory sciences (e.g., chemistry, biology, geology, physics, etc.).
