General Description
This position will provide an opportunity for students to apply concepts and assist in promoting and improving environmental/public health. Under close supervision, this internship will provide varied public health experiences to include food, lodging, and recreational facility inspections, environmental nuisance and hazard complaint investigation and abatement. In addition, this position will assist with the general public health outreach/education.
Essential Functions
The following duties are essential for this position. However, they are not to be construed as exclusive or all–inclusive. To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each duty satisfactorily. Other duties may also be required or assigned.
- Assist with inspections of temporary food stands, lodging, pools, and more.
- Perform pool water sampling and assist with coordinating water chemistry testing.
- Assist with environmental/public health complaint investigation and resolution.
- Assist in developing and implementing standard operating procedures for the environmental/public health program.
- Participate in general public health promotion efforts within the local community.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities
Knowledge of:
- Standard office practices and procedures including business English, business document format, spelling, grammar, punctuation, vocabulary, filing, bookkeeping, and math.
- Computer software including word processing, spreadsheet, database applications, accounting and specialized software consistent for this position.
- City and Department functions to effectively screen inquiries and process related documents.
Skill in:- Operation of office equipment to effectively perform the duties and responsibilities of the position.
- Applying problem solving, logic and reasoning to determine solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
Ability to:- Organize, schedule, prioritize and perform duties with limited supervision.
- Observe, follow instructions, and complete assignments accurately and within deadlines.
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing with business representatives, elected officials, department heads, the public, and other City employees with courtesy and tact.
- Develop and maintain effective working relationships with staff and the public.
- Utilize a computer and required software.
- Work the required hours of the position.
Minimum Requirements & Physical Requirements
Minimum Education: Currently enrolled as a credit-seeking student at an accredited 4-year university or graduate program.
Minimum Experience: Undergraduate coursework or experience in environmental/public health, applied science/microbiology, food protection/food science, water/wastewater, solid and hazardous waste, occupational safety and health, healthy housing, indoor air quality, industrial hygiene, and/or disaster and emergency preparedness.
Other Requirements: Valid unencumbered Wisconsin driver’s license and safe driving record.
PHYSICAL AND WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- Work is performed in a typical indoor office setting, driving vehicle, and working on active jobsites.
- This work requires the occasional exertion of up to 50 pounds of force; work frequently requires walking, standing, sitting, speaking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle or feel and repetitive motions, stooping, kneeling, bending, crouching or crawling and reaching with hands and arms.
- Exposures could include dust, noise, fumes, odors, and varying weather conditions and temperature changes.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, distance and peripheral vision; depth perception; and the ability to adjust focus.
- Vocal communication and normal hearing are required for expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
- Acceptable verbal and conversation skills to effectively communicate with others via the phone, at meetings and to greet and assist visitors.
- Frequent use of phone handset and repetitive use of hand & fingers to operate office equipment, use computer keyboard & computer mouse and to perform other office tasks.
