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- Meaningful work that supports community well-being
- Opportunities for professional growth
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Health Environmentalist
Description Summary
Performs work of moderate difficulty while receiving training in the application of environmental health programs and in the enforcement of regulations through formal classroom training and on-the-job experience; performs duties with close monitoring by professional supervisory personnel until properly trained to perform functions independently.
Work typically is spent in inside and outside settings.
Education
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.
Job Duties
· Performs regular inspections of tourist accommodations, schools, swimming pools, to ensure compliance with state and local regulations pertaining to environmental health, this may include taking product samples and forwarding for testing.
· Secures water samples, investigates nuisance complaints and other duties related to environmental health.
· Inspects food establishments for compliance with state regulations pertaining to sanitation.
· Request assistance from supervisors in situations beyond his/her scope of training and experience.
· Interprets reports generated by the Environmental Health Management Information System (EHMIS)/Graphical Users Interface (GUI) system.
· Analyzes and interprets data regarding test results, inspections results, etc. and presents results to appropriate types of audiences.