Environmental Health Specialist Trainee - Santa Cruz County (Job)
Description:
Population health in the US since the 1880s has vastly improved because of a focus on sanitation and vaccinations. Environmental Health Specialists are the frontline of public health’s success in addressing sanitation and chemical protection. Do you want to be a part of the important local health department’s efforts to protect surface and groundwater water from sewage and chemical impacts; food is served safely to the public; hazardous chemicals are managed properly at large chemicals facilities to auto body shops; pools are safe to swim in; prepare for and respond to local disasters? Under direction, to inspect and investigate environmental health conditions to enforce Federal, State, County and local environmental health and safety laws, ordinances, and regulations; to obtain compliance or corrective action; to educate the public concerning environmental health and safety; and to do other work as required. Environmental Health Specialist Trainee positions may be recruited in one of the following units: Consumer Protection, Hazardous Materials, Site Mitigation, Land Use, and Water Resources.
Skills/Eligibility:
Knowledge: Some knowledge of methods and techniques of scientific investigation, inspection and resolving unsanitary conditions. Ability to: Analyze situations accurately and take effective action; establish and maintain cooperative relationships with others; prepare clear and concise reports; learn to detect unsanitary conditions and public health hazards, secure corrective action through education or voluntary compliance or legal enforcement; learn to provide instruction in the methods and procedures of sanitary inspection and correction of unsanitary conditions; learn to understand conditions and develop alternatives for soils and percolation problems; learn environmental health and safety codes; learn the principles of environmental health and sanitation; learn to apply Federal and State laws, local ordinances and regulations governing environmental health and sanitation; obtain additional training pertaining to environmental health; learn to input, access and analyze data using a computer; and learn to make public presentations.
How to Apply:
HOW TO APPLY: Apply online at www.santacruzcountyjobs.com