Environment Health Specialist I

Job description

Title: Environment Health Specialist I State Role Title: Environmental Specialist I Hiring Range: $44,800-$46,350: Pay Band: 4: Agency: Virginia Department of Health: Location: THREE RIVERS-GLOUCESTER: Agency Website: www.vdh.virginia.gov: Recruitment Type: Job Duties The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is dedicated to protecting and promoting the health of Virginians. The VDH is made up of a statewide Central Office in Richmond and 33 local health districts. Three Rivers Health District serves the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula region which includes the counties of: Richmond, Westmoreland, Northumberland, Lancaster, Essex, Middlesex, Mathews, Gloucester, King & Queen and King William. Position performs environmental health duties at the entry level as a trainee. Employees are typically new hires in formal and on-the-job training in one or more areas such as food sanitation, on-site soils evaluation, private well inspection, rabies abatement, communicable disease investigation, and migrant labor camp inspection, classification of shellfish growing areas and investigation of general environmental complaints. Employees receive close supervision and guidance. Minimum Qualifica...