Title: Environmental Health Assistant - Position VDHESX12

State Role Title: Direct Service Associate II

Hiring Range: $18.00 - $22.00

Pay Band: 2

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: EASTERN SHORE-ACCOMACK-CEN

Agency Website: www.jobs.virginia.gov

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

The Virginia Department of Health (VDH) is dedicated to protecting and promoting the health of Virginians. The VDH is made up of a statewide central office in Richmond and 33 local health districts. At the Eastern Shore Health District we are dedicated to preventing illness, promoting healthy lifestyles, and protecting the environment for all citizens of the Eastern Shore of Virginia. We are seeking an energetic individual to fill the role of Environmental Health Assistant for our Environmental Health Department. If you want to be a part of a dynamic team and make a difference in the community, then the Eastern Shore Health District is the place for you!

Incumbent will perform work of routine difficulty in support of permitting activities and investigations & inspections conducted by EH Specialists who exercise regulatory authority and provide technical guidance. Characteristic activities include assisting with the vector control program by surveying areas for mosquito breeding sites, drainage problems; assisting with inspections of swimming pools, water wells, and other sources of water exposure by collecting water samples; assisting with investigations of animal complaints, monitoring confined animals to observe condition, removing animal heads for rabies examination, and packaging for shipment or transport to lab; searching EH records for historical data on well or septic tank installations; conducting investigations and inspections of routine complaints, recording for EHS action. Other duties as assigned.

This is a wage position and is subject to the following conditions of employment:

*Wage employees serve at the will and pleasure of the appointing authority.

*Continuing employment is based on available funding and business need.

*Wage employees are not covered by the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act; therefore, they are not eligible for benefits that are provided to salaried employes, such as leave credits, holiday pay, insurance, access to the grievance procedure, etc.

*Wage employees are paid only for the hours they actually work.

*Virginia state law currently requires that agencies not permit wage employees to work in excess of 29 hours per week on average over the course of a year. Wage employees may not work for VDH beyond 1,500 hours during the period of May 1 - April 30 of the
following year (the standard measurement period).

*Once a wage employee works the maximum of 1,500 hours during the standard measurement period, the employee may be rehired as a wage employee of VDH only after the next standard measurement period has begun.

*Wage employees are eligible to apply for all classified positions for which recruitment has been initiated, including those limited to state employees only.

*If a wage employee becomes employed in a classified position, they will be eligible to purchase retirement credit for the time worked as a wage employee.

This position is 20% grant funded (Beach Monitoring). The availability of funding is scheduled for review periodically. Continued employment is contingent on the continued availability of funds.

Minimum Qualifications

•A valid state driver's license is required to operate a state vehicle or if operating a personal vehicle while conducting business on behalf of the agency.

•Ability to work well with others; communicate both orally and in writing with agencies, as well as the public, on vector control problems and their solutions.

•Skills to work with basic hand tools and machinery and ability to wear hip boots and work in tidal marsh ditches.

•Ability to participate in routine EH assessments under the direction of the EH Specialist.

Additional Considerations

Work experience in routine environmental health functions.

Special Instructions

You will be provided a confirmation of receipt when your application and/or résumé is submitted successfully. Please refer to “Your Application” in your account to check the status of your application for this position.

VDH accepts only on-line applications. Faxed, mailed, or e-mailed applications will not be considered. Applications are accepted until 11:55 p.m. on the job closing date. Applications and/or resumes should include relevant work history which indicates your qualifications for this position.

Employment is contingent upon satisfactory results of a state and federal criminal history background check and the Department of Social Service’s Child Abuse and Neglect Central Registry check, U.S. HHSIG Exclusion List check, employment reference check and E-Verify. Other financial, credit, driving, background checks or completion of Statement of Economic Interests may be required for certain positions.

It is the policy of the Commonwealth and VDH that all aspects of human resource management be conducted without regard to race (or traits historically associated with race including hair texture, hair type, and protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, and twists); sex; color; national origin; religion; sexual orientation, gender identity or expression; age; veteran status; political affiliation; disability; genetic information; and pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions. VDH employees have a shared Code of Ethics, which can be found in the bottom banner of our website: www.vdh.virginia.gov.

If you have been affected by DHRM Policy 1.30 layoff and possess a valid Interagency Placement Screening Form (Yellow Card) or a Preferential Hiring Form (Blue Card), you must submit the card before the closing date for this position. The Card may be submitted with the state application as an attachment.

As a V3 (Virginia Values Veterans) employer VDH Welcomes Veterans to apply!

Supplemental Questions: You may be required to respond to position-specific questions at the end of this application. This information will help us evaluate your credentials and qualifications for the job. Failure to respond to any questions may disqualify you from further consideration.

Contact Information

Name: Cindy Bradley

Phone: N/A

Email: cindy.bradley@vdh.virginia.gov

In support of the Commonwealth’s commitment to inclusion, we are encouraging individuals with disabilities to apply through the Commonwealth Alternative Hiring Process. To be considered for this opportunity, applicants will need to provide their AHP Letter (formerly COD) provided by the Department for Aging & Rehabilitative Services (DARS), or the Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired (DBVI). Service-Connected Veterans are encouraged to answer Veteran status questions and submit their disability documentation, if applicable, to DARS/DBVI to get their AHP Letter. Requesting an AHP Letter can be found at AHP Letter or by calling DARS at 800-552-5019.

Note: Applicants who received a Certificate of Disability from DARS or DBVI dated between April 1, 2022- February 29, 2024, can still use that COD as applicable documentation for the Alternative Hiring Process.