Job Description Summary

Job Description

Job Type: Classified

Job Classification: 5726 - Environmental Health Specialist I

Salary Grade: 8

Pay Range

Hiring Range: $22.96 - $26.98 Per Hour

Pay Range: $22.96 - $31.00 Per Hour

Range Explanation:

• Hiring Range is an estimate of where you can receive an offer. The actual salary offer will carefully consider a wide range of factors including your skills qualifications experience education licenses training and internal equity.

• Pay Range is the entire compensation range for the position.

Pima County Health Department has two openings for an Environmental Health Specialist commonly known as health inspectors. As an Environmental Health Specialist I you will perform work in the public health consumer health and food safety field by carrying out investigations inspections educational and enforcement functions. This classification is differentiated from the Environmental Health Technician by its focus on inspections relating to food/safety health matters that requires possession of a valid registration in the State of Arizona as a professional sanitarian within eighteen months from the date of appointment.

Essential Functions:

Asdefined under the Americans with Disabilities Act this classification may include any of the following tasks knowledge skills and other characteristics. This list is ILLUSTRATIVE ONLY and is not a comprehensive listing of all functions and tasks performed by incumbents of this class. Work assignments may vary depending on the departments need and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.

• Investigates inspects and advises recreational housing and food agencies and establishments e.g. restaurants food mobiles home/day care centers hotels motels massage studios ice manufacturing plants bed and breakfast facilities schools trailer parks and warehouses within assigned area of jurisdiction on health related matters;

• Investigates vector-related complaints and recommends appropriate treatment of infested areas;

• Interprets promotes and enforces public health/food safety federal state laws and regulations and local ordinances;

• Applies the intent of statutes regulations and ordinances as they pertain to food establishments and agencies requiring licensing;

• Recommends permit suspension permit revocation and other enforcement tactics for non-compliance to supervisor for consideration;

• Responds to requests to abate environmental health hazards on public and private property;

• Maintains manual and computer-based records;

• Prepares presents and submits routine recurring and special reports;

• Prepares educational manuals and handouts facilitates workshops pool and food certifications and other on-site educational programs;

• Participates in developing new programs and revising existing programs;

• May assist in making public presentations on environmental health matters;

• May assist in performing epidemiological investigation of food borne disease outbreaks;

• May assist in the collection of samples of food water and sewage for laboratory analysis and interpreting results.

Minimum Qualifications:

Successful completion of 30 semester credit hours at an accredited college or university in subjects relevant to the role of sanitarian INCLUDING 22 semester hours in the natural sciences* as approved by the Arizona Sanitarians Council.

(A transcript of courses completed including grades must be attached to the application materials.)

* The Sanitarians Council has defined natural science as a branch of science that deals with the physical world including life physical and health sciences. The Sanitarians Council makes all final determinations as to whether individual courses meet the definition. For the purposes of this section sanitarian means a person who by education or experience in the physical biological and sanitary sciences is qualified to carry out educational investigational and technical duties in the field of environmental health.

OR:

Three years of work experience as a sanitarian assistant sanitarian aide environmental health technician or any other job title with similar duties in either a recognized public health agency or private industry in a position directly related to environmental health.

OR:

Three years of full-time military duty in the field of environmental health.

OR:

Valid registration in the State of Arizona as a registered sanitarian or current Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS) credentials.

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the Education and Work Experience sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write see resume on your application.

Preferred Qualifications: (Be specific in describing your experience in your application. Ensure the descriptions provided illustrate your competencies specifically addressing the required and preferred qualifications.):

• Registered Sanitarian in the State of Arizona or qualify for reciprocity by being registered in another State with a passing score at or above the qualification required by Arizona.

• College Degree.

• Environmental health work or intern experience.

• Bilingual (English Spanish Chinese or other language).

Special Notice Item: Eligibility for professional Sanitarian registration is determined by the Sanitarian Council. Determinations as to whether your educational coursework qualifies you for registration is solely the discretion of the Arizona Sanitarian Council. The Council has the ultimate decision making ability as to whether a course will count as natural science credits. Pima County HR makes employment offers based on their understanding of the required coursework. If courses are not approved by the Sanitarian Council the applicant/employee will have 18 months from date of hire to successfully complete both the coursework and the exam. Failure to become registered as a professional Sanitarian within the required period will result in termination of employment. The County requires pre-employment background checks. Successful candidates will receive a post-offer pre-employment background screening to include verification of work history education and criminal conviction history. A prior criminal conviction will not automatically disqualify a candidate from employment with the County.

Physical/Sensory Work Requirements: The proper wearing of individual safety and protective clothing and equipment is required. Other physical and sensory abilities will be determined by position.

Working Conditions: All positions will be exposed to outdoor extreme climate conditions and indoor commercial environments that are sometimes extremely hot cold wet and unsanitary. Other working conditions will be determined by position.

EEO Information: Pima County Government is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.We are committed to an inclusive and diverse workforce and will not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race color religion national origin age disability gender sexual orientation kinship political interest or any other characteristic protected by law.