Registered Environmental Health Specialist Contractor

Greene County Public Health is seeking a Registered Environmental Health Specialist contractor 

Department: Environmental Health

Job Status: Contractor

FLSA Status: Exempt 

Reports To: Environmental Health Director

Amount of Travel Required: 50-80%

Job Type: Temporary

Positions Supervised: None

Work Schedule: 8 am - 4 pm, M-F with evenings and weekends as needed. Work hours, days and times will vary based on work requirements. Contract expires August 31, 2026. Work hours may not exceed 40 hours per week. A week is defined as the 7-day period beginning Saturday and ending Friday.

Compensation: $35.00 per hour (maximum of 720 hours), mileage reimbursement paid at $0.725 per mile

POSITION SUMMARY

General statement of duties: The incumbent will perform routine and complex inspections, testing, sampling, and plan review in environmental health programs which may include but not limited to food service operations and retail food establishments, vending, schools, parks, camps, swimming pools and spas, housing, sewage treatment systems, land septage application, private water/wells, solid waste disposal, construction and demolition debris landfills, refuse hauling and/or septage hauling vehicles, vector and rabies control; investigate foodborne or other illnesses and public health nuisances; conduct inspections of housing, water hauling vehicles, body art/body piercing establishments; collect water and effluent samples; perform routine tests according to established health district policy and procedures to enforce state and local laws, and rules and regulations. 

 

Required education, experience, and training: Must possess and maintain a registration as an environmental health specialist as issued by the Ohio Department of Health Bureau of Environmental Health and Radiation Protection in accordance with Ohio Revised Code

 

Additional requirements:

• Candidate must hold a valid Ohio Driver’s license.
• Must be a dependable individual.
• Able to read and understand written instructions and maps. Able to add and subtract whole numbers.
• Must have an understanding of basic biology or science and be capable of learning to respond to questions and concerns from the general public.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

N (Not Applicable) - Activity is not applicable to this position.

O (Occasionally) - Position requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0 - 2.5+ hrs./day)

F (Frequently) - Position requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5 - 5.5+ hrs./day)

C (Constantly) - Position requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hrs./day)

Physical Demands

Stand - C

Walk - F

Sit - F

Manually Manipulate - C

Reach Outward - F

Reach Above Shoulder - F

Climb - O

Crawl - O

Squat or kneel - F

Grasp - C

Speak - C

Lift/Carry

10 lbs. or less - F

11-20 lbs. - F

21-50 lbs. - O

51-100 lbs. - O

Over 100 lbs. - O

Push/Pull

12 lbs. or less - F

13-25 lbs. - O

26-40 lbs. - O

41-100 lbs. - O

50 pounds or more you may request assistance.

Other Physical Requirements

• Vision (Near, Distance, Color)
• Sense of Sound – Sufficient to communicate in-person, in the field, and on the telephone
• Sense of smell
• Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) – Glasses and gloves
• Sense of balance

 

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The employee may be exposed to, must negotiate, use, or work in the vicinity of: materials containing asbestos or other hazardous materials (e.g., mold); hot, cold, humid, or windy weather conditions; extreme non-weather related heat or cold; radiant energy; upset or emotionally distraught individuals; potentially dangerous/fatal infectious diseases; open flames, boiling liquid, hot grease, and other commercial kitchen hazards; sharp kitchen instruments; hazardous driving conditions; bleach, disinfectants, and other industrial cleaning solutions; chlorine and other pool maintenance chemicals; raw sewage, human waste, and other unsanitary materials; heavy equipment, trenches, ditches, and other excavations; ladders, stairs, or scaffolds; environmental conditions which may result in injury from fumes, odors, dusts, mists, gases, and/or poorly ventilated work areas; crowds; vector borne diseases, ticks, and mosquitoes; potentially vicious and rabid animals and their bodily fluids.

Contact Information:

For general questions regarding the position, please contact:

Evan Dillahunt

(937) 374-5620

edillahunt@greenecophoh.gov