The Town of Needham seeks an Environmental Health Agent to provide public health services and to enforce State/Fed Environmental and Sanitary Codes, Town by-laws, and Board of Health Regulations.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Inspect, permit, and evaluate health risks in full range of food establishments
- Conduct plan reviews, investigate foodborne illness complaints, issue order letters, impose fines, and conduct administrative hearings to ensure safe food operations
- Assist in investigating violations of local and state regulations relating to food, nuisance (noise/odors), housing, tobacco and conduct inspections to protect the public’s health
- Oversee compliance with Title Five state sanitary septic code
- Provide ongoing educational services in conducting trainings, cable slots/PSAs, and writing articles for the local newspaper and local cable channel, on public health topics. Develop social media posts for the Public Health Division’s Facebook and Twitter accounts. Inform and educate food permit holders and their staff about food safety
- Required to occasionally serve on-call to respond to emergency situations or conduct inspections off-hours
- Review online permit applications and conduct a variety of plan reviews (i.e. food/tobacco establishments, demolitions, additions to homes on septic systems, pool permit renewals/plan reviews, septic hauler/installers, septic system construction permit applications, animal permits, bodywork permits, disposal of sharps permits, well permits, etc.), via the Town of Needham online permit application system
- Apply for grants and ensure FDA Retail Program Standards are maintained and expanded
- Perform other related duties as assigned
Requirements
The following requirements may be substituted by any equivalent combination of education, training and experience which provides the necessary knowledge, skills, and abilities required to perform the job:
- Duties require extensive knowledge of environmental health and sanitation equivalent to completion of a four-year college degree program/Bachelor’s degree in public or environmental health, or a related field
- Three (3) to five (5) years of work experience are required in public or environmental health, public policy, or a related field. Part-time and volunteer experience will be considered to fulfill a portion of this requirement
- Credentialing or licensure in at least one or more of the following is required — MA Registered Sanitarian (RS/REHS), Certified Health Official (CHO), Certified Environmental Health Technician (CEHT), MA Soil Evaluator, MA Soil Inspector, MA Lead Paint Determinator, MA Housing Inspector, ServSafe Food Safety Manager/Food Allergy Awareness recipient, and Certified Pool Operator (CPO)
- Possession of a valid state-issued driver’s license
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