Environmental Health Officer 1/2/3 (PCN 187337)

The State of Alaska is hiring an Environmental Health Officer (EHO 1/2/3) for its Wasilla office, focusing on food safety and sanitation. The role involves inspections, permitting, and regulatory assistance for various facilities. This position offers a training path for career advancement and emphasizes professional development, work-life balance, and potential hybrid telework options. Open to Alaska residents only, with salaries ranging from $26.66 to $35.28 per hour.
This position is open to Alaska Residents only.Please check ourresidency definitionto determine if you qualify.This position is being recruited for in Wasilla.Pay will be determined based onlevel
of selected individual.
Environmental Health Officer 1 (range 14) hourly salary: $26.66Environmental Health Officer 2 (Range 16) hourly salary: $30.62Environmental Health Officer 3 (Range 18) hourly salary: $35.28**What You Will Be Doing:
The Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation, Division of Environmental Health, Food Safety and Sanitation Program is seeking an energetic and proactive environmental health professional to serve as a flexibly staffed Environmental Health Officer 1/2/3 in our Wasilla office.
This position is primarily responsible for permitting, conducting inspections, technical regulatory assistance and complaint investigation for retail food facilities, manufacturing food facilities and public facilities (pool/spa operations and body art shops). The work includes regular travel to other areas of Alaska.


Depending upon the applicant’s qualifications the position may be filled at the Environmental Health Officer (EHO) 1, EHO 2, or as an EHO 3. The EHO 1 is a developmental position that is focused on building the skills and experience necessary to perform work at the EHO 2 level. A training plan is included with the position description so that someone hired at the lower level can gain skills and qualifications to promote to the higher level, usually for an EHO 1 in the first year.


The Environmental Health Officer 2 is a journey-level position in which staff independently perform routine duties while continuing to grow their knowledge and practice. The training plan includes a path for an EHO 2 to gain the skills and qualifications required to promote to an EHO 3.


The Environmental Health
Officer 3 is a professional-level position for staff who have duties as an office lead or in completing specialized inspection types.
Our Organization, Mission, And Culture:
The Food Safety and Sanitation program’s mission is to protect public health at regulated food, seafood, and public facilities. Our vision is to collaboratively work with these facilities to prevent illness, injury, and loss of life caused by insanitary practices.
Environmental Health Officers work directly with regulated establishments- educating them on food safety and sanitation standards and communicating with establishment owners and employees to ensure these standards are being implemented. This is a boots-on-the-ground position that can truly make a difference in our communities.


The Benefits Of Joining Our Team:
We offer a positive and inclusive culture with an emphasis on professional development. Work-life balance is a high priority and is supported through flexible work arrangements, hybrid telework, and approved time off. This position has many opportunities for training and travel. We invest a lot in our employee’s education and growth as Environmental Health professionals.
Professional growth and development opportunities.37.5-hour work weeks; 11 paid holidays; personal leave accrual starting at over 6 hours per pay period (about 21 days annually) and increasing with years of service.Optional hybrid telework schedule following completion of probationary period.Optional membership in the Alaska State Employees Association, Local 52, AFL- CIO
Competitive health and retirement benefits. Learn more about what to expect as a new State of Alaska employee at: New Employee Orientation, Division of Personnel and Labor Relations, Department of Administration (alaska.gov).
The Working Environment You Can Expect:
This position is located in the Wasilla DEC office. The work environment is friendly, professional, and collaborative.
The Food
Safety and Sanitation Program maintains a positive team atmosphere with staff statewide both in-person and through group discussions on Microsoft Teams.
Our staff are now working a combination of in-person (in the office) and teleworking. This position is a combination of office/desk work and fieldwork. There are frequent opportunities to travel to other locations in the state for inspections, audits, and training.


We are looking for a candidate that has experience in the following areas:Adaptability: adjusts planned work by gathering relevant information and applying critical thinking to address multiple demands and competing priorities in a changing environmentAnalytical Thinking/Problem-Solving: Uses a log