Environmental Health Specialist I

**Title:** Environmental Health Specialist I **State Role Title:** Environmental Specialist I **Hiring Range:** $45,113.00-$48,756.78 **Pay Band:** 4 **Agency:** Virginia Department of Health **Location:** CHESAPEAKE HQ **Agency Website:** www.vdh.virginia.gov/chesapeake **Recruitment Type:** General Public - G **\*\*This is a Multi-hire position** **Job Duties** **What We Offer**: Comprehensive state benefits that include 12 paid holidays and paid leave, health benefits, life insurance, disability plans, deferred compensation, disability (long-term and short-term), long-term care, retirement, employee assistance program (EAP), wellness program, education assistance and more! **What We Do:** Become a part of a dynamic Environmental Health team and make a difference in the community! The Chesapeake Health Department is recruiting for an Environmental Health Specialist to perform a variety of duties including inspecting permitted facilities such as restaurants, campgrounds, summer camps, hotels and motels, recreational pools, migrant labor camps, body art and massage facilities; performing private well inspections; educating the public on food safety and general environmental health related topics; investigating communicable diseases and general environmental complaints; and rabies investigations and abatement. **What You'll Do:** Program Support- • In consultation with EH Supervisor/EHS Sr. assures that all elements of program are conducted according to VDH regulations, state and local policies. • Implements/promotes quality assurance plans by complying with all applicable agency standards established by regulation and policy. • In consultation with EHS Sr. and EH Supervisor, responds to reports using epidemiological research (interviews, case histories, sample collection), on-site evaluation, field testing, interpretation of laboratory result. **Environmental Health:** In consultation with EHS Sr. may perform the following EH duties: - Food related field duties, as required, to ensure state and local mandates are met; records, submits and updates establishment profile and risk data; issues permits and monitors permit status; conducts plan reviews for new and existing facilities. - Prevents human illness and disease transmission from rabies; understands the virus; comprehends and implements the Virginia Guidelines for Rabies Prevention and Control and all other applicable laws, regulations and policies. - Monitors swimming pools, child and adult care facilities, hotels and motels and migrant labor camps. • Documents observations and corrective actions on the appropriate inspection report. • Conducts EH sanitary inspections upon request. **Environmental Health Complaints:** • Conducts general environmental complaint investigations for assigned program area(s) with follow-up enforcement action taken when necessary. • Responds to environmental complaints to include but not limited to rodents, insects and general environmental concerns. • Achieves resolution of complaints within reasonable timeframe. ***If this position is designated as a mobile worker, this includes both working in the field and teleworking at an alternate location when not in the field or during an emergency closing. You may be required to periodically come into your assigned office to attend meetings or training.*** **More About Us:** We are a part of the Virginia Department of Health (VDH); a state agency that works to protect and improve the health of people in Virginia. The VDH central office is located in Richmond, Virginia. Local public health departments are spread throughout the state and support counties, cities and/or regions in which they reside. The goal of VDH is to become the Healthiest State in the Nation. We work with the City of Chesapeake to provide public health services to the Chesapeake community. We are located in the Great Bridge area of Chesapeake at 748 Battlefield Blvd. Check out our website to learn more about the Chesapeake Health Dep…