ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SPECIALIST II

DISTINGUISHING FEATURES OF THE CLASS:

The Environmental Health Specialist II is distinguished from the Environmental Health Specialist independently

performing moderately difficult program functions, documentation of inspection findings and recommendations.

The Environmental Health Specialist II evaluates more complex programs services, recommends and implements

regulations, Tribal laws, codes; furnish advice, solutions and technical assistance on difficult problems; develops

and delivers training and functions in a lead capacity as required.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

 Provide technical assistance and consultation on more complex aspects of environmental health sanitation

issues to tribal community and industry representatives.

 Handle complex or sensitive problems, assignments and environmental health related disease in

investigations (water borne, airborne, food-borne and vector-borne diseases).

 Plan, develop, implement and evaluate environmental health programs services related to codes and

ordinances, food sanitation, institutional environmental health, recreational sanitation, substandard

housing, vector control, wastewater management, and water quality.

 Prepare reports and properly file/keep records.

 Assume a lead role in guiding, assisting, and providing environmental health education to the

Environmental Health Specialist I and Environmental Health Technician.

 Actively participate in developing and updating Environmental Health service program plans, SOP’s,

codes and goals.

 Investigate tribal community’s complaints regarding unsanitary conditions and collect evidence on

infractions and provide recommendations, implement and enforce the regulations according to the

community ordinances.

 Increase Tribal Community awareness through health education and health promotion about sanitation

rules, tribal codes, ordinances, regulation enforcement, and disease prevention related to environmental

health related infectious disease.

 Perform other related duties as assigned.