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Position Title: Environmental Health Specialist - Housing Inspector

Salary: Hourly: $21.22 || Annual: $44,133.00

How to Apply:

Applications are submitted online until the position is filled and/or the posting is closed. After reviewing this job announcement, please click on the link at the bottom of the page to apply online. A resume is required with the application. Further instructions on submission of documents are available in the online application. A resume may not be substituted for an application.

Minimum Requirements:

A Bachelor's Degree in any field of study

AND

Necessary Special Requirement: Possession of a valid automobile operator's license and the use of an automobile during working hours. You must be able to provide your own transportation to and from the various worksites throughout Allegheny County. You will be required to travel.

Education & School Transcripts

If you are claiming education to meet minimum requirements or as a part of your application, including supplemental questions, you must submit or attach a copy of your official college transcripts for your claim to be accepted. Unofficial Transcripts will not be accepted. 

Condition of Employment

It is the policy of Allegheny County that in order to receive a final offer of employment, candidates must successfully pass a background check, which includes verification of Allegheny County Real Estate Tax status.

Employment Type

  • Full-Time, Associate Level


Relevant Experience

You will receive a score based on the experience you report on your application for employment. It is therefore important that you provide complete and accurate information. Failure to do so may delay the processing of your application or result in a lower than deserved score or disqualification. Call our Office of Human Resource Management if you have any questions.

Who is Eligible

Applications will be accepted from certified Merit System employees of the Allegheny County Health Department and outside candidates who possess the experience and training listed in this announcement and who are capable of performing the duties of this position.

Weights

  • Minimum Requirements - 50%
  • Relevant Experience - 30%
  • Supplemental Questions - 20%


Supplemental Questions

Please be prepared to answer the following questions. You may upload as a Word document answers to the supplemental questions in the “Upload Page” of the application. Make sure to note “See attached” after the statement on the application form if you are attaching a separate document. If you are unable to upload the document, you can email ACHD Human Resources Department.

1.Please provide an example(s) of your experience in outreach, customer service, public service or teaching.

1a. Please provide timeframe(s) of experiences and describe how your experience would be beneficial to this role. 

2.Please provide an example(s) of your experience in compliance, inspections, investigations, or the sciences.

2a. Please provide timeframe(s) of experiences and describe how your experience would be beneficial to this role.


Allegheny County Civil Service Employees (Non-ACHD)

Regular or probationary employees of County Departments currently in this classification, hired under a State Civil Service System, who apply for this position will not be considered as Open Competitive applicants. Those employees selected for transfer to the Allegheny County Health Department will be considered to have resigned their Civil Service status from the Department in which they are currently working and will be required to complete a probationary period with the Health Department.

This announcement may be modified, amended or canceled by the Allegheny County Health Department at any time.

Purpose

To establish open competitive and promotional eligible lists for use in making merit system appointments in the Allegheny County Health Department. The list will contain the names of successful candidates ranked in the order of final earned ratings. The list will be in effect for one (1) year unless previously exhausted or superseded.

In the ranking, open competitive applicants qualifying for Veteran’s Preference receive an additional ten points on the final earned rating. Form DD-214 must be attached to the application form for consideration for Veteran’s Preference. Determination of Veteran’s Preference is made in accordance with State Civil Service Policy.

If you are claiming veteran's preference, then proof of eligibility; DD-214 Form or other comparable military document must be submitted for initial claim. The document must show dates of entry and separation and character of service.

Credit for a degree or college coursework can only be accepted from an official transcript submitted directly from the college or university to Allegheny C0unty Health Department.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To accomplish this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform, with or without reasonable accommodation, each essential function satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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Position Summary:

This is beginning level professional field work in environmental health. An employee in this class performs a variety of environmental health assignments in specialized fields such as residential environment, sanitation and environmental safety, water pollution control, solid waste control, vector control, food protection or lead poisoning prevention. Assignments are selected to provide experience and training in the practical application of the principles of environmental health. Supervision is received from Program Administrators or Supervisors who provide detailed instructions and guidance on new work; however, employees are expected to exercise independent judgment in carrying out assignments as experience is gained.

Overview:

Fringe Benefits

  • Paid holidays, personal days, vacation and sick leave benefits, medical coverage and dental benefits, a retirement plan, life insurance and a deferred compensation plan after eligibility requirements have been met.


Perks Working for ACHD

  • Professional growth through training opportunities (CPR, First AID, Public Health Preparedness, Dignity and Respect, Points of Dispensing, and more); ability to advance in county system; job security; meaningfulness in daily work derived from public service; eligible for federal loan forgiveness; organizational commitment to ACHD’s mission to protect, promote, and preserve the health and well-being of all Allegheny County residents, particularly the most vulnerable.
Duties:

  • Conducts inspections of permitted facilities or in response to community complaints based on the applicable assigned ACHD program. Inspections are conducted to assure compliance with environmental health policies and regulations.
  • Reviews permit applications and other related applications for facilities to ensure compliance with environmental health or safety principles and regulations.
  • Performs routine field tests and collects samples for laboratory testing.
  • Manages requests for service, maintains correspondence with complainants and relevant parties, and progresses cases in a timely manner. 
  • Investigates complaints, prepares reports of inspections and investigations and verbally communicates findings to the person-in-charge while in the field.
  • Participate in legal proceedings resulting from inspections or investigations.
  • Other duties as assigned related to and relevant to the mission of the ACHD program to which they are assigned.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Knowledge of:

  • Knowledge of the basic principles of chemistry, bacteriology, biology, physics, and epidemiology.
  • Knowledge of the basic statistical methods and techniques used in gathering and analyzing data.
  • Knowledge of basic algebra.
  • Knowledge of the principles of food protection, vector control, lead poisoning, sewage and water treatment, solid waste management, or housing improvement.
Skill in:


Ability to:

  • Ability to use inductive and deductive reasoning.
  • Ability to learn to recognize hazardous environmental conditions.
  • Ability to express ideas clearly and concisely, in oral, written and graphic form.
  • Ability to secure and analyze facts and to conduct inspections of hazardous environmental conditions.
  • Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with associates; government, professional and non- professional groups; and the general public.
  • Sufficient physical stamina to conduct field investigations in rough terrain and/or under adverse environmental conditions, and availability to travel throughout the County as required by the agency.
  • Ability to travel to and from work locations to carry out the responsibilities of the position.
  • Ability to respond to emergencies.
Residency: Allegheny County within 1 year.
Veterans' Preference: Will be awarded to eligible candidates.
AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER - M/F/V/D


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