Environmental Health Specialist 1 (Union & Towns County)
Georgia Department of Public Health, New York, NY, United States
Position
PH Environmental Health Specialist 1
Location
46 Hughes Street, Suite B, Blairsville, GA 30512 (Union County) & 1104 Jack Dayton Circle, Young Harris, Georgia 30582 (Towns County)
Recruitment & Details
Recruitment: This position is open to all qualified applicants
Vacancies: 1
Requisition: 2026-00378
Pay Grade: J
Reports to Union County three times a week and Towns County two times a week
Travel required
Job Responsibilities
Under supervision, assists in performing inspections, interviews, and technical reviews for an environmental health program.
Investigates complaints and recommends enforcement action as necessary.
Learns to interpret regulatory, technical, and analytical data to enforce regulations and document compliance.
Learns to evaluate programs for compliance with environmental laws/rules and recommend monitoring and corrective/enforcement actions.
Learns to conduct environmental evaluations, technical reviews, and inspections.
Provides inspection/permitting/consultation for compliance with state regulations in the Food Service, Body Art, and Swimming Pool Programs.
Provides inspection/permitting/consultation for compliance of state regulations for new or repaired onsite sewage management systems.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with 40 quarter hours (or 27 semester hours) in laboratory sciences such as chemistry, biology, geology, physics, etc.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health.
Experience with data entry systems.
Experience with field electronic applications/software.
Experience with public relations.
Benefits
Competitive salary and generous benefits package including retirement plan, deferred compensation, 13 paid holidays, vacation & sick leave, dental, vision, long‑term care, and life insurance.
Equal Opportunity Employer
District 2 Public Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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PH Environmental Health Specialist 1
Location
46 Hughes Street, Suite B, Blairsville, GA 30512 (Union County) & 1104 Jack Dayton Circle, Young Harris, Georgia 30582 (Towns County)
Recruitment & Details
Recruitment: This position is open to all qualified applicants
Vacancies: 1
Requisition: 2026-00378
Pay Grade: J
Reports to Union County three times a week and Towns County two times a week
Travel required
Job Responsibilities
Under supervision, assists in performing inspections, interviews, and technical reviews for an environmental health program.
Investigates complaints and recommends enforcement action as necessary.
Learns to interpret regulatory, technical, and analytical data to enforce regulations and document compliance.
Learns to evaluate programs for compliance with environmental laws/rules and recommend monitoring and corrective/enforcement actions.
Learns to conduct environmental evaluations, technical reviews, and inspections.
Provides inspection/permitting/consultation for compliance with state regulations in the Food Service, Body Art, and Swimming Pool Programs.
Provides inspection/permitting/consultation for compliance of state regulations for new or repaired onsite sewage management systems.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university with 40 quarter hours (or 27 semester hours) in laboratory sciences such as chemistry, biology, geology, physics, etc.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor of Science in Environmental Health.
Experience with data entry systems.
Experience with field electronic applications/software.
Experience with public relations.
Benefits
Competitive salary and generous benefits package including retirement plan, deferred compensation, 13 paid holidays, vacation & sick leave, dental, vision, long‑term care, and life insurance.
Equal Opportunity Employer
District 2 Public Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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