Are you interested in working for an organization that ensures public health through training, regulation, and compliance? The Department of Health, Bureau of Community Health Systems, Division of Environmental Health Services, is searching for an Environmental Health Program Analyst. This position is responsible for advising and evaluating program operations and developing recommendations to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of the statewide environmental health and safety programs for the division. If this sounds like an interesting prospect, apply today and take the first in your career with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania!

In this position, you assist in the management of statewide systems for Environmental Health (EH) Programs including public bathing places and organized camps. You also ensure the certification of local health officers and develop program materials to guide program activities. You are required to travel to health districts throughout the state to conduct reviews of EH program records for quality control and consistency.

Other duties include coordinating a centralized permit application data system, maintaining databases for EH programs to ensure data and records are up to date, and creating training programs for staff, facility owners and operators, County and Municipal Health Departments, and the public.

Interested in learning more? Additional details regarding this position can be found in the position description.

Work Schedule and Additional Information:

• Full-time employment, 37.5-hour work week
• Work hours are, you have the option of 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM - or - 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with 30-minute lunch.
• This position is currently headquartered in Dauphin County, but headquarters can be changed to any district office or State Health Center.
• You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) full-time. Commonwealth employees who telework full-time will need to report onsite for at least one day per month. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg.
• Salary: In some cases, the starting salary may be non-negotiable.
• You will receive further communication regarding this position via email. Please check your email, including spam/junk folders, for these notices.

QUALIFICATIONS
Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:

• Two years of experience as an Environmental Health Specialist (Commonwealth title); or
• Four years of professional environmental protection or environmental health experience that includes two years of experience related to safety and sanitation of public pools, public bathing facilities, organized camp facilities, and campgrounds, and a bachelor's degree in a natural, physical, chemical, or biological science, or a closely related field; or
• An equivalent combination of experience and training that includes two years of professional experience related to safety and sanitation of public pools, public bathing facilities, organized camp facilities, and campgrounds.

• You must possess an active motor vehicle license that is not currently under suspension.

• You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency.
• You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• You must pass a background investigation and a criminal history report.

• Resumes, cover letters, and similar documents will not be reviewed, and the information contained therein will not be considered for the purposes of determining your eligibility for the position. Information to support your eligibility for the position must be provided on the application (i.e., relevant, detailed experience/education).
• If you are claiming education in your answers to the supplemental application questions, you must attach a copy of your college transcripts for your claim to be accepted toward meeting the minimum requirements. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable.
• Your application must be submitted by the posting closing date. Late applications and other required materials will not be accepted.
• Failure to comply with the above application requirements may eliminate you from consideration for this position.

• Pennsylvania law (51 Pa. C.S. *7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs. To learn more about employment preferences for veterans, go to www.employment.pa.gov/Additional%20Info/Pages/default.aspx and click the Veterans' Preference tab or contact us at ra-cs-vetpreference@pa.gov.

• 711 (hearing and speech disabilities or other individuals).

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information or:
  • your score may be lower than deserved.
  • you may be disqualified.