Environmental Health Specialist I

Douglas County, CO is hiring an Environmental Health Specialist I for a full-time position in Castle Rock, CO. The role involves conducting inspections and investigations to ensure compliance with health and safety codes, particularly in areas like food establishments and waste management. Candidates should have a bachelor's degree in Environmental Health or related field, or equivalent experience. The salary ranges from $58,629 to $87,944 annually.
Salary: $58,629.00 - $87,944.00 Annually
Location : Castle Rock, CO
Job Type: Full-Time Regular
Job Number: 2025 - 2764
Department: Public Health Department
Opening Date: 04/16/2025
Closing Date: 5/16/2025 5:00 PM Mountain

Description

This is an entry-level position. The Environmental Health Specialist I performs inspections and investigations of public and private establishments and other environmental situations to ensure compliance with local and state health and safety codes. Will work in assigned program to include either retail food establishments, childcares, and body art facilities, or wastewater and solid and hazardous waste
Examples of Duties

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (The following examples are illustrative only and are not intended to be all-inclusive.)
• Conducts field inspections and prepares reports related to the assigned program, or environmental conditions impacting air, water, and land that can affect human health due to communicable, zoonotic, and chronic disease.
• Trains in the enforcement of Federal, State, and local regulations and ordinances related to assigned areas; works closely with superiors in selecting appropriate methods and procedures to use in resolving specific problems; receives training in and performs some duties in the enforcement of regulations and ordinances outside of assigned specialty.
• Trains in and performs routine investigations of public complaints related to assigned specialty; may perform other investigations as assigned by supervisor
• Provides general and technical information and advice to the public to answer questions and solve problems.
• Uses excellent verbal communication skills to explain findings of investigations, field tests, and laboratory analysis to owners and managers of establishments and occupants of premises subject to environmental health requirements.
• Uses excellent verbal communication skills to explain findings of investigations, field tests, and laboratory analysis to owners and managers of establishments and occupants of premises subject to environmental health requirements.
• Responds to incidents that may result in exposure to disease, hazardous materials, or toxic substances.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISION RECEIVED: This position works under close supervision from the supervisor.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: None.

INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT: This position requires a medium level of independent judgment, authority, and decision-making.
Minimum Qualifications

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: Equivalent to a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university with major coursework in Environmental Health, or a related field, one year of professional experience in a related program; or in lieu of bachelor's degree, incumbent must have four years of professional experience in a related program. A combination of experience and education may be considered.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:
Knowledge:
• Some knowledge of modern practices, procedures, and methods of environmental health and sanitation as related to assigned programs.
• General knowledge of office practices and procedures.
• Knowledge of routine software and business applications including, but not limited to, word processing, spreadsheets, presentation software, and databases.
• Some understanding of environmental health principles and practices and the ability to interpret public health needs.
• Understanding of environmental health principles and practices and the ability to interpret public health needs.

Skills:
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Time management skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills.

Abilities:
• Read and comprehend department and County rules, regulations, policies, and standard operating procedures.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with other County employees, representatives of other agencies and organizations, and members of the community.
• Must be able to develop a good working knowledge and scope of the application of the laws, rules and regulations, ordinances, and technical aspects of operations in the programs they are assigned to work in.
• Ability to operate environmental health equipment including sampling, inspection equipment, and inspection software.

CERTIFICATIONS, LICENSES, & REGISTRATIONS:
• Must possess a valid Colorado Driver's License upon hire, with complying insurance. Review of motor vehicle record is required at time of hire and periodically throughout employment.
• This position requires successful completion of a criminal background check including fingerprinting through a national database.

Supplemental Information

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Douglas County offers an excellent comprehensive benefit package including but not limited to: Medical/Dental/Vision.
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Douglas County offers a comprehensive benefit package. For a more detailed overview of our benefit package, click on the link below.

Why Douglas County? We offer excellent benefits to our employees!
• 10 ½ paid holidays each year + a floating holiday
• 9 hours of paid vacation per month
• 8 hours of paid sick time per month
• Medical insurance employees can choose from three plan options: United Healthcare Doctors Plan, United Healthcare HDHP Plan or United Healthcare Choice Plus Plan.
• Life insurance 1.5 times employee salary at no cost to employee
• Short-term and long-term disability at no cost to employee
• Mandatory retirement - defined contribution of 8% - matched at 8%
• Annual performance reviews with potential for an increase
Additionally, we offer dental, vision, accident/critical illness insurance, tuition reimbursement, and employee training. Part-time employees receive a pro-rated benefits package.