ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST

The State of Arkansas is hiring an Environmental Health Specialist in Little Rock, AR. This role involves conducting health assessments, investigating complaints, providing technical assistance, and responding to emergencies. The position requires a bachelor's degree in a related field and a valid Arkansas driver's license. Preferred experience includes pollution control and water/wastewater. Benefits include 401k, health insurance, and paid holidays.
About the position

The Environmental Health Specialist is responsible for ensuring health compliance standards of public businesses. This position is governed by state and federal laws and agency/institution policy.

Responsibilities
• Conducts health assessments on places of business, including food service establishments, swimming pools, outdoor bathing beaches, body art establishments, and sewage disposal systems.
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• Conducts assessments and investigations of environmental health complaints and animal bites.
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• Provides technical assistance by interpreting program requirements, regulations, laws, rules, regulations, guidelines, policies and procedures.
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• Assists in the investigation of illness outbreaks.
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• Responds to emergencies, such as fires, floods, hazardous spills, and other natural disasters.
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• Investigates complaints of non-compliance and issues warnings and citations.
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• Conducts on-site health inspections to ensure compliance.
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• Evaluates and implements health compliance plans for places of business.
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• Represents and assists agency during legal proceedings in issues of legal violations.
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• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements
• The formal education equivalent of a bachelor's degree in biology, chemistry, natural sciences or a related field.
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• Must possess a valid Arkansas driver's license.

Nice-to-haves
• Pollution control related experience preferred.
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• Water/wastewater experience preferred.

Benefits
• 401k
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• health insurance
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• paid holidays