Health Environmentalist

LifeSkills is seeking a full-time Health Environmentalist to conduct environmental health inspections and investigations in Warren County, KY. Responsibilities include ensuring compliance with health regulations, investigating nuisance complaints, responding to environmental emergencies, and teaching Food Manager classes. A bachelor's degree in environmental health or related fields is required. The position is based at the Warren County Health Department.
Title: Health Environmentalist

Worksite: Warren County Health Department

County: Warren

Hours Status: Full Time

Pay Range: Starting $13.37/hr
• Pay is commensurate with education and experience

Brief Job Description:

Health Environmentalist to perform all environmental health inspections and investigations in Warren County to ensure compliance with regulations, to include food service, hotel/motel, mobile home/recreation vehicle park, public building plan review, tattoo studio, school, septic tank cleaning vehicle, septic tank cleaning disposal site, ear/body piercing studio, youth camp, tanning bed, lead, swimming pool, beach, private water sample, rabies control and onsite sewage disposal system program; Investigates all nuisance complaints including mosquito control, bird, insect, and rodent; Issues notice/release in the methamphetamine lab program; Teaches Food Manager classes; Responds to environmental emergencies such as food vehicle accident, food service establishment fire, flood or other natural disaster, water service emergency; Provides information on mold as needed; Interprets reports generated by the Environmental Health Management Information System (EHMIS).

Education requirements: Bachelors degree from a college or university with a minor or twenty-four (24) semester hours in environmental health, biological or physical science or registration as a Kentucky Environmental Specialist/Sanitarian under KRS 223.