Public Health Technician

Allegan County has much to offer, with 24 Townships, 9 Cities, and 2 Villages across nearly 900 square miles. The landscapes range from the lakeshore to beautifully wooded lands, our County’s natural resources are a gift to be treasured. Allegan County businesses, citizens, and employees are world-class, and we remain a welcoming, closely-knit community. We are one of the fastest-growing counties in Michigan.
Allegan County Government places high importance on our core values: Respect, Integrity, Commitment and Honesty. A common thread among our leadership, employees and volunteers is a strong desire to serve and be part of something meaningful. We have been recognized by Gallagher as “Best in Class Winner” among mid-size companies for our excellence in optimizing employee and organizational well-being for three years in a row (2023-2025). We have also received the “Impact Award” from M.E.R.S. for excellence in educating our employees about their retirement plans and overall financial wellness. We are looking for dedicated, caring, energetic people to join our team!

Job Summary:

The Public Health Technician supports various public health services and programs by assisting with various tasks related to health education, preparedness, disease prevention, data collection, and community outreach. Duties may include inspecting public facilities such as restaurants, swimming pools, doing septic and well final inspections, communicable disease investigations, hearing and vision screenings and community outreach events to provide health education.

Starting Wage: $26.41 per hour, full time

Excellent Benefits Plan: Health benefits begin on the first of the month after your hire date
- Medical, Dental & Vision (3 medical plans to choose from, 2 of which have $0 biweekly premium)
- County-funded Health Savings Account with our two high-deductible medical plans
- County-paid employee life insurance coverage
- County-paid short-term disability coverage, up to 52 weeks
- Generous retirement plan, including a county contribution of 7% of your annual earnings
- Tuition Reimbursement Program for college degree courses
- Generous PTO plan, including front-loaded hours into PTO bank at hire, and annually on January 1.
- 13 paid holidays, in addition to PTO
- FREE use of Allegan County government's two fitness centers 

Responsibilities and Duties:

1. Conducts environmental health (EH) inspections to ensure compliance with rules and regulations that protect public health.
2. Assists Sanitarians with meeting regulations, laws and minimal program requirements for Local Public Health Accreditation (i.e. FOIAs, EH records requests, application support, etc)
3. Conducts case investigation and mitigation for a variety of diseases, including communicable diseases, STI/HIV, and emerging health threats across different sub-populations, practicing cultural competency, and ensuring individual needs are met.
4. Determines eligibility and conducts screenings and assessments for services including, but not limited to Rabies, Lead, Tuberculosis, Children's Special Health Care Services, Hearing and Vision, Communicable disease, Immunizations, HIV/STI, and other public health services.
5. Assists during public health incidents, such as disease outbreaks, groundwater contaminations, natural or man-made disasters, and other emerging threats as assigned
6. Assists in the development and implementation of health education programs and materials
7. Supports in developing and/or or executing reports and quality assurance for all public health programs and services
8. Maintains and ensures the proper functioning of equipment to support the delivery of public health services.
9. Conducts community outreach activities, engages with community members and partners, and provides information on topics such as social determinants of health, health equity, personal health, environmental health, and other emerging public health topics.

Education & Experience:

1. Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Health Science, Environmental Health Safety or related field
2. One (1) year of experience engaging with diverse, vulnerable, or at-risk communities, such as volunteer work, community service projects, or outreach programs; cultural sensitivity, ability to connect with people from different backgrounds preferred
3. One (1) year of experience related to public health work, environmental health, health education, emergency response, health care, epidemiology, and disease prevention preferred
4. Understanding of basic public health principles & concepts, including epidemiology, disease surveillance & prevention, health education/communication, environmental health (sanitation & food safety), health equity, & social determinants of health preferred
5. Possession of a valid Driver's License

*Candidates must pass a drug screen (which includes testing for THC) in order to be hired for this position.