Entry-Level Environmental Health Specialist

C061 Knox County Health Department; Dante (TN); Sur place; USD 28 000 - 35 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

The Knox County Health Department is seeking a trained Environmental Health Inspector to perform inspections of facilities, collect water samples, and ensure regulatory compliance. This role involves working under supervision until fully trained, with ongoing continuing education requirements.

Responsibilities include enforcing state and local environmental health regulations, interpreting inspection results, and communicating findings to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with 24 semester hours in environmental health, biological or physical science or registration as a Kentucky Environmental Specialist/Sanitarian under KRS 223.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver's license.
• Must participate in annual continuing education classes.

Responsabilités

• Performs regular inspections of tourist accommodations, schools, swimming pools to ensure compliance with regulations; may take product samples.
• Secures water samples, investigates nuisance complaints and related duties in environmental health.
• Inspects food establishments for sanitation compliance and requests supervisor assistance when needed.
• Interprets reports from EHMIS/GUI and analyzes data from tests and inspections.

Connaissances

Inspections

Water sampling

Data interpretation

Regulatory compliance

Formation

Bachelor's degree with 24 semester hours in environmental health or related science

Description du poste

The Knox County Health Department is seeking a trained Environmental Health Inspector to perform inspections of facilities, collect water samples, and ensure regulatory compliance. This role involves working under supervision until fully trained, with ongoing continuing education requirements.

Responsibilities include enforcing state and local environmental health regulations, interpreting inspection results, and communicating findings to stakeholders.