ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST

Environmental Health Specialist

This employee inspects and evaluates sites that require Board of Health permits and licenses that are the responsibility of the Cincinnati Board of Health. They respond to complaints, referrals, and directives about unsanitary conditions by visually inspecting premises, issuing orders when necessary, advising violators, and enforcing orders not abated by initiating court procedures or other enforcement actions against those found in violation. The field investigations generate a majority of the activity performed by the environmental health staff. Performs related work as required.

Knowledge of: microbiology, available sources of information related to environmental health, human behavior, disease, injury causation and control techniques, safety policies and procedures.

Skill to: drive a car, climb and work in difficult physical settings and terrain, lift heavy objects such as manhole covers.

Ability to: handle and relate with different people, organize time effectively, communicate both orally and in writing, work independent of others, interpret policy.

Each applicant must possess and maintain a State of Ohio Registration as a Sanitarian issued by the State Board of Sanitarian Registration and must possess any one of the following three combinations of education and experience: (A) Graduated from an accredited college or university with at least a baccalaureate degree, including at least forty-five quarter units or thirty semester units of science courses approved by the board; and completed at least two years of full-time employment as a Sanitarian; (B) Graduated from an accredited college or university with at least a baccalaureate degree, completed a major in environmental health science which included an internship program approved by the board; and completed at least one year of full-time employment as a Sanitarian; (C) Graduated from an accredited college or university with a degree higher than a baccalaureate degree, including at least forty-five quarter units or thirty semester units of science courses in the general areas of biology, chemistry, physics, geology, or math, and at least one year of full-time employment as a Sanitarian.

Other requirements: Must possess a valid driver's license. May be required to furnish own car on a mileage reimbursement basis. Must be willing to work irregular hours. Must be willing to work alone.