Job description
Harnett County Department of Public Health is seeking an Environmental Health Specialist for their Onsite Wastewater program. This employee is responsible for promoting public health through education, surveillance, consultation, inspection and enforcement of environmental health laws and regulations pertaining to onsite-wastewater disposal and inspection of food, lodging, institutional and other related facilities as mandated by the state.
- Performs inspections and compliance visits to establishments that provide food or service to the public such as restaurants, food stands, meat markets, school cafeterias, nursing and rest homes, jails, hotels, child care facilities, school buildings, camps, etc.
- Performs on-site evaluations of proposed sites for individual dwellings, subdivisions, mobile home parks, and any other areas of development that are not served by public sanitary sewer systems.
- Issues improvement permits, authorization to construct systems, and operation permits upon required authorization.
- Collects water samples upon request and evaluates existing wells for construction compliance.
- Conducts on-site visits to establishments for the purposes of complaint investigations, pre-opening construction, permits, and educational reasons.
- Writes reports, letters and memorandums.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
- Working knowledge of environmental health laws, rules, and procedures, as well as a complete understanding of the concepts of public health law.
- Knowledge of soil science, microbiology, biology, chemistry, food science, epidemiology, entomology, and basic engineering technology as applied to environmental health practices.
- Working knowledge of food sanitation, food borne diseases, communicable diseases, vector control, onsite sewage disposal, water supplies, solid waste management and institutional sanitation.
- General knowledge of community resources.
- Working knowledge of the responsibilities of other agencies involved in environmental health concerns.
- Working knowledge of the interrelationship between socio-economic factors and environmental health concerns.
- Ability to exercise sound judgment and deal tactfully with a wide range of public contacts while enforcing public health laws and regulations.
- Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
Education and Experience:
Graduation from a four-year college or university with 30 semester of course work in the physical or biological sciences and two years of exposure in environmental health; or a four-year or Master’s degree in environmental health from a program which is accredited by the National Accreditation Council for Environmental Health Curricula of the National Environmental Health Association and one year of experience in environmental health.
Administering the Trainee Appointment- Appointees must be eligible for registration and apply for registration as a Sanitarian Intern within 60 days of employment. Employees may remain registered as a Sanitarian Intern until registration as a Sanitarian or up to three years, whichever comes first.
Licensing and Certifications:
Possession of a valid North Carolina driver's license. Approval for registration as a Sanitarian or registration as a Sanitarian by the North Carolina Board of Sanitarian Examiners prior to employment.
Successful completion of a drug screening and criminal background check will be required as a condition of employment.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
Harnett County is one of the fastest growing counties in North Carolina with approximately 130,000 residents. Our "Strong Roots, New Growth," describes a county in transition, one that values its rural agricultural heritage while also embracing new growth and industry. Harnett County is optimally located between North Carolina's capital city of Raleigh and the internationally recognized Research Triangle Park to the north, and the nation's largest military installation in Fort Bragg to the south. The county is also centrally located in North Carolina and is within close proximity to the Great Smoky Mountains and Blue Ridge Parkway, and to the numerous Atlantic Ocean beaches and the Outer Banks.
The county offers a wide range of training and development opportunities, a stable career in public service with a balance of work and family life. We provide a competitive salary and benefits package including health and dental coverage, as well as retirement and access to an employee health clinic for employees and dependents. We appreciate your interest in employment opportunities with Harnett County.
Harnett County participates in E-Verify to determine employment eligibility to work in the United States.
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