Health Agent

Overview ERVING Health Agent The Town of Erving, Massachusetts seeks motivated, community minded individuals for the position of Health Agent, full-time (40 hours/week), benefited. The Health Agent works under the direction of the Erving Board of Health and serves as the lead employee for a 3-town, Franklin County Health Services Partnership, that represents the towns of Erving, Northfield and Shutesbury. The Health Agent will work on a variety of public health matters that include, but are not limited to, the inspections of housing, Title V, public pools, food establishments, and recreational camps. This is a public facing position that works directly with co-workers, citizens, property owners, and our regional and State officials. How To Apply To be considered for this position, candidates must submit a completed employment application with resum?, references and a cover letter to: Town of Erving, Attn: Bryan Smith, 12 East Main Street, Erving, MA 01344 or in a PDF format via E-mail to View email address on click.appcast.io with the subject line stating the position being applied for. Applications for all positions will be accepted until the positions are filled, with a preferred submission deadline of Friday, June 12, 2026, at 5:00PM. Qualifications Baccalaureate of Science degree in public health, or a related field; minimum of three to five (3 to 5) years of demonstrated experience in a professional or municipal setting. Demonstrated Department of Environmental Protection coursework on state environmental code or public health topics is preferred. A Registered Sanitarian (RS) certification is ideal but not required; or any equivalent combination of Education, Training And Experience Which Provides The Required knowledge, skills and abilities to perform the essential functions of the job may be considered. Special Requirements Massachusetts Class D motor vehicle operator's license. Incumbents are expected to attend, successfully participate in and receive certificates of completion from recognized seminars and courses e.g., soil evaluator, pool operator, food inspection, lead enforcement/determination, septic inspection, housing code enforcement, infectious/communicable disease recognition, emergency dispensing site protocols, and post natural disaster planning. Miscellaneous Information The successful candidate will have a CORI check conducted. The Town of Erving is a drug-free workplace and an Equal Opportunity Employer. #J-18808-Ljbffr