ENV HLTH SPEC SR

The State of Idaho is hiring a full-time Environmental Health Specialist Senior in Twin Falls, ID, to serve the communities in South Central Public Health District. The role involves inspecting environmental health risks, ensuring compliance with laws, and advising on health concerns. Candidates should have strong interpersonal skills and a commitment to public service. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including retirement and paid time off.
Job Title: Environmental Health Specialist Senior

Pay grade: L

Pay Rate: $30.74
Employee Status: Full-time

Location: Twin Falls
• SOUTH CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH DISTRICT
• Vision: Healthy People in Healthy Communities
• Mission: Prevent disease. Promote Healthy Lifestyles. Protect and Prepare the public against health threats.
• Values: Transparency / Client-Centered / Collaborative / Professionalism / Excellence**

Are you looking for an opportunity to serve the communities of Blaine, Camas, Cassia, Gooding, Jerome, Minidoka, Lincoln and Twin Falls counties? Do you crave a job where you can make a difference and serve the public? South Central Public Health District (SCPHD) is currently recruiting for an Environmental Health Specialist SR to join our dedicated group of public health professionals supporting our programs in our Environmental Health Division located in our Twin Falls. We are seeking an applicant who will embrace our agency values, who has excellent interpersonal and teamwork skills, a positive attitude, and who is driven to provide exceptional service. If you have a passion for helping others and making a positive impact in your community, perhaps it’s time you considered a rewarding career with SCPHD.
• *SCPHD is dedicated to living our values, focused on a healthy work/life balance, has a culture that is centered on teamwork and empowerment, and provides an amazing benefit package including: PERSI Retirement Benefits (consistently ranked as one of the nation's best lifetime defined benefit retirement plans) , Medical/Dental Benefits and Life Insurance for both the employee and eligible dependents. Paid time-off includes vacation and sick leave that begin accruing immediately upon hire, 11 federal paid holidays per year, and paid parental leave.
• *Description:

Employees in this position will provide Environmental Health Services to Twin Falls County and throughout the district. This position will serve as the Public Water System Coordinator. The Environmental Health Specialist will assist clients in securing services, permits or licenses; and conduct field inspections. Potential candidates will possess good knowledge of department programs and services in order to both provide and obtain accurate information; determine eligibility for available services. A high degree of confidentiality is involved in performing work with the public .
• *Typical Duties:**

· Perform professional level work inspecting and evaluating environmental health risks, ensuring compliance with environmental health laws, rules and regulations, and advising on environmental health concerns. Incumbent will also take an active role in preventing and investigating disease outbreaks;

· Conduct site and soil evaluations for the purpose of determining suitability for onsite sewage disposal;

· Evaluate soil and groundwater data, write installation permits and conduct inspections of onsite sewage disposal systems for compliance with rules and regulations;

· Evaluate and provide professional advice on engineered designs of complex sewage disposal systems regarding compliance with rules and regulations;

· Investigate sewage complaints, enforce rules and regulations when needed and obtain compliance to remediate public health concerns;

· Evaluate plats and engineering reports for the purpose of lifting sanitary restrictions on proposed subdivisions;

· Inspect assigned food establishments annually along with follow-up inspections and conducting plan reviews for new and remodeled establishments;

· Conduct epidemiological investigations and complaint investigations of food facilities;

· Operate and maintain testing equipment and detection devices used during inspections and analyze data from devices;

· Conduct food safety training as requested by food establishments.
• *Minimum Qualifications:**

Bachelor's degree in Environmental Health;

· OR a degree in a related field with successful completion of a college level algebra or higher math course and 30 semester/45 quarter hours in the basic sciences, i.e. biology, chemistry, physics, or other physical sciences as well as sanitary engineering or environmental engineering;

· At least two years of public health experience with an agency to include inspecting facilities and enforcing ordinances, rules, and statutes in at least one of the following programs: food, on-site sewage, child care, swimming pools, nuisance complaints, solid waste, public drinking water, or vector control.

· Must have a valid driver’s license and be able to drive a compa