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Summary
The Environmental Health Division of the Placer County Health and Human Services Department is currently accepting applications for Environmental Health Technician - I and Environmental Health Technician II. Please review individual job postings for the minimum qualifications required at each level. To participate at the entry level, journey level, or both, you must complete and submit separate applications for each recruitment:
Environmental Health Technician - I #2024-11721-01
Environmental Health Technician - II #2024-11722-01
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Job Description
This position serves as the public contact to intake permit applications and provide information required by environmental health regulations related to food safety, drinking water systems, wastewater disposal systems, and hazardous materials regulations. Additionally, this position conducts field inspections to verify compliance with regulations, receives and processes a variety of environmental health permits and applications, processes public records requests, and reviews commercial and home occupation business licenses.
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Job Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
Environmental Health Specialist I -
Experience: One (1) year experience in an environmental health setting, emphasizing public contact is desirable.
Training: Equivalent to the completion of the twelfth grade supplemented by at least twelve (12) semester units of college level courses in chemistry, biology, physics, toxicology, or a related field.
Environmental Health Specialist II -
Experience: Two (2) years of responsible experience comparable to an Environmental Health Technician I with Placer County.
Training: Equivalent to completion of the twelfth grade supplemented by at least twelve (12) semester units of college level courses in chemistry, biology, physics, toxicology, or a related field.
For both levels, relevant, equivalent experience (performing the same or similar job requiring similar knowledge, skills, and abilities) may be substituted for the required education as determined by the Human Resources Department.
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Special Instructions
Please mention you found this employment opportunity on the CareersInGovernment.com job board.
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Additional Information
This recruitment will be open until filled. Interested applicants are encouraged to apply immediately.
Placer County is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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ABOUT THE COMPANY
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Placer County
Show morePlacer County is a prosperous community characterized by a healthy and diverse economy, attractive business environment, and residents who benefit from high quality educational, safety, and healthcare infrastructure, in addition to a wide variety of outstanding recreational opportunities. The government center of Placer County (located in Auburn) is 30 miles northeast of Sacramento, the State capital. Stretching over one hundred miles, from the breathtaking vistas of the truly one-of-a-kind Lake Tahoe down through the verdant foothills of the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the lush Sacramento Valley, Placer County encompasses some of the most beautiful and diverse scenery in Northern California.
Placer County offers a generous benefits package. Benefits include Medical, Dental, Vision and CalPERS retirement, as well as 13 paid holidays, 12 days/year paid sick leave, generous vacation allowances, 100 hours/year management leave (for management classifications), and more. For additional benefit information and details click here.
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