Job Type

Full-time

Description

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALISTONSITE WASTEWATERGrade 67 $41,768 to $68,017

ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES:

This position functions as a specialist with the On-site Sewage and Water Division of the Environmental Health Office performing professional environmental health work in the promotion of public health through education, surveillance, consultation, inspection, and enforcement of state, local, and federal environmental health laws, and regulations, performs other related duties as required.

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILL REQUIREMENTS:

• Working knowledge of environmental health laws, rules, and procedures, as well as a complete understanding of the concepts of public health law

• Practical knowledge of microbiology, chemistry, food science, epidemiology, and basic engineering technology as applied to environmental health practices

• General knowledge of community resources

• Working knowledge of the responsibilities of other agencies involved in environmental health work

• Working knowledge of the interrelationship between socio-economic factors and environmental health concerns

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Graduation from a four-year college or university with 30 semesters 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.

*** Applications for Environmental Health Specialist Trainee will be considered if no qualified.

LICENSE AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:

• Approval for registration as a Sanitarian or registration as a Sanitarian by the North Carolina Board of Sanitarian Examiners prior to employment

• Must possess and maintain a valid North Carolina driver’s license

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

This is medium work requiring the exertion of 50 pounds of force occasionally, up to 20 pounds of force frequently, and up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects; work requires stooping, crouching, reaching, standing, walking, pushing, pulling, lifting, fingering, grasping, and feeling; vocal communication is required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word, and conveying detailed or important instructions to others accurately, loudly, or quickly; hearing is required to perceive information at normal spoken word levels, and to receive detailed information through oral communications and/or to make fine distinctions in sound; visual acuity is required for depth perception, color perception, peripheral vision, preparing and analyzing written or computer data, visual inspection involving small defects and/or small parts, use of measuring devices, operation of motor vehicles or equipment, determining the accuracy and thoroughness of work, and observing general surroundings and activities; work is performed in a medical laboratory, where conditions are generally agreeable. Worker may be exposed to infectious diseases, dangerous chemicals, fumes, odors, and electrical equipment and may be required to wear personal protective equipment.

Application Process:

Submit an online Anson County application to:

Roslynn K. Ingram,

Human Resources Manager,

101 South Greene St.,

Suite 240

Wadesboro, NC 28170

County of Anson

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