ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST CONSULTANT 41232

07/01/94 B

This is the first class in the Environmental Health Consultant series. This class performs advanced work in an environmental program which encompasses multiple health districts. Serving in a staff capacity, these positions provide technical support to district environmental staff. This class is distinguished from the Environmental Health Specialist Senior by its broader scope in terms of responsibility for program(s) within a geographic region or a segment within one of the statewide specialty programs of sewage, soils and water, food, milk, and general services, and shellfish processing or growing. This class is distinguished from the Environmental Health Coordinator class by the latter's broader scope over all regional environmental programs and/or statewide responsibility for all of a statewide specialty program.

Complexity of Work: This class performs work of considerable difficulty associated with providing technical direction to Environmental Health Specialist Seniors and Environmental Health Managers. Duties typically include developing and presenting training programs to district environmental staff; providing clarification to existing policies and procedures to ensure continuity across district lines; collecting and interpreting statistical information to evaluate the effectiveness of existing environmental program activities; and recommending to management changes that would enhance efficiency.

Supervision Given: Not typically a factor but may provide work direction to a limited number of lower level environmental staff.

Supervision Received: Positions receive direction from a higher level position in the Environmental Health series, typically an Environmental Health Coordinator.

Scope: Positions in this class are located in a health region and are responsible for a major part of the region's total environmental program or are located in the central office and are responsible for a segment of a statewide environmental program.

Impact of Actions: Position have significant impact in regard to community safety, monetary costs and agency image due to the visibility with agency, local, state, and federal staff.

Personal Contacts: Frequent internal and external contacts with state, local, and federal agencies to receive and disseminate information to other environmental staff and the general public. Positions discuss matters of importance in dealing with enforcement actions and identifying corrective measures which assist the public in complying with environmental regulations.

Knowledge: Considerable knowledge of assigned program(s) of acute and chronic disease causation, disease control and prevention methods; soils, landscape positions and geology related to on-site wastewater treatment and disposal technology; groundwater movement and contamination, private well development and construction; local, state, and federal environmental laws; criminal and civil actions; rules of evidence; and laws relating to liability. Some knowledge of supervisory principles and practices.

Skills: Considerable skill in using instruments such as augers, transits, clinometers, ph meters, thermometers, water analysis kits, and lead and radiation detection equipment.

Abilities: Demonstrated ability to lead others, to analyze information, utilized standardized epidemiological investigative techniques, prepare thorough and accurate documentation of regulatory activities, read and interpret policies and regulations and apply them independently, and to communicate effectively orally and in writing with a variety of audiences.

QUALIFICATIONS GUIDE*

License or Certification: None.

Education or Training: Completion of college level course work in public or environmental health, biology, chemistry, geology, or a related program.

Level and Type of Experience: Experience related to environmental health. Experience in leading or supervising others, project management, the development of policies and procedures and administrative experience associated with program implementation and maintenance.

An equivalent combination of training and experience indicating possession of the preceding knowledge, skills, and abilities may substitute for this education and experience.

This class replaces the Sanitarian Specialist Senior class, effective July, 1994.