Consultation/Training Officer

Consultation/Training Officer (Environmental Health Specialist 3)

Salary Range: $4,913 - $7,534

The Oregon Health Authority (OHA), Public Health Division (PHD), Environmental Public Health Section (EPH) in Portland OR is recruiting for an Environmental Health Specialist 3 position. This position will primarily work in the Foodborne Illness Prevention Program, but will also support the Food, Pool and Lodging Unit as a whole, providing technical support to local public health authorities, industry and the public.

To see the full position description, click here.

OHA values service excellence, leadership, integrity, health equity and partnership with a strategic goal is to end all health inequities by 2030.

The OHA mission is helping people and communities achieve optimum physical, mental, and social well-being through partnership, prevention and access to quality, affordable health care. OHA’s work is organized into three broad goals: Improve the lifelong health of all Oregonians, increase the quality, reliability, and availability of care for all Oregonians and lower or contain the cost of care so it is affordable to everyone.

Most of this work may be conducted remotely.

What will you do?
As an Environmental Health Specialist, you will perform the following duties:

• Provide technical assistance to local public health authorities (LPHAs), other state agencies, facility operators and the public.
• Prepare and facilitate technical training for LPHAs in both the classroom and field settings (field standardization).
• Monitor progress of LPHAs in meeting program goals (triennial reviews).
• Ensure programs meet statutory and rule requirements.
• Provide recommendations for agency’s official position on food safety and related environmental health issues.
• Review and interpret technical data having statewide impact.
• Evaluate program priorities and strategies to achieve program goals.
• Evaluate program service delivery problems or successful operation practices and adapt procedures to improve program operations.
• Identify barriers to program participation and design strategies to eliminate barriers.
• Adapt program guidelines and standards as needed.
• Assist in the development of statewide program plans and the establishment of program priorities, goals, and direction.
• Develop strategies to achieve goals.
• Recommend legislative concepts to expand or improve program operations.
• Develop new and maintain existing partnerships with diverse individuals, groups and agencies.

What's in it for you?
The Public Health Division is a team of passionate individuals working to promote health across the lifespan of individuals, families, and communities. We value and support unique perspectives using a trauma-informed approach and aim to reflect these values in our hiring practices, professional development, and workplace. We are committed to racial equity as a driving factor to improve health outcomes for all communities that experience inequities.

We offer full medical, vision and dental benefits with paid sick leave, vacation, personal leave and 11 paid holidays per year plus pension and retirement plans. If you are an experienced environmental health specialist with experience in food, pool, and lodging programs, apply today.

What are we looking for?

Minimum Requirement

• Two years of experience working under general supervision, conducting environmental health inspections which included providing technical assistance and consultation at local or state level; AND a bachelor's degree with 45 quarter (30 semester) hours in environmental or physical science. Graduate training in environmental studies may substitute for one year of the experience.
• Must be a Registered Environmental Health Specialist or be able to become registered within six months of hire.

Requested Skills

• Preference will be given to applicants with a degree in environmental health, public health, or other related field; three years of environmental health and/or public health experience; and program/project management experience.
• Preference given to candidates with experience using licensing and inspection software, HealthSpace CloudSuite product preferred.
• Experience working with food, pool and lodging public health programs.
• Experience providing technical program expertise within and outside of the agency.
• Experience in public speaking and making presentations to various audiences and adult students.
• Experience working with city, county, state, and federal governmental offices and interpreting and applying existing statutes, rules, regulations, policies and/or procedures that address environmental public health.
• Experience promoting a culturally competent and diverse work environment and bringing together diverse and/or opposing groups (such as state or local health officials, the regulated community and industry organizations) to work through complex problems and come to mutually acceptable solutions.
• Experience reading, analyzing, and writing general, statistical, and technical reports.
• Proficiency in Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Teams.

This recruitment announcement will be used to establish a list of qualified candidates to fill the current vacancy and may be used to fill future vacancies as they occur.

How to Apply

Complete the online application at oregonjobs.org using job number REQ-133094

Application Deadline open until filled with first application pull on 07/31/2023

https://oregon.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/SOR_External_Career_Site/job/Portland--OHA--Oregon-Street/Consultation-Training-Officer--Environmental-Health-Specialist-3-_REQ-133094