Title: Environmental Health Associate

State Role Title: Direct Service Associate III

Hiring Range: $36,520.50-$41,886.50

Pay Band: 3

Agency: Virginia Department of Health

Location: CHESAPEAKE HQ

Agency Website: https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/chesapeake/

Recruitment Type: General Public - G

Job Duties

What We Offer:
Comprehensive state benefits that include 12 paid holidays and paid leave, health
benefits, life insurance, disability plans, deferred compensation, disability (long-term and
short-term), long-term care, retirement, employee assistance program (EAP), wellness
program, education assistance and more!

What We Do:
At the Chesapeake Health Department we are dedicated to preventing illness, promoting
healthy lifestyles, and protecting the environment for all citizens of Chesapeake. We are
seeking a direct service professional to fill the role of environmental health associate for
our environmental health program. If you want to be a part of a dynamic team and make a
difference in the community then the Chesapeake Health Department is the place for you!

What You'll Do:
As the Rabies Program Coordinator, you'll be responsible for a range of tasks, such as,
inputting documentation into the Environmental Health Database, maintaining records,
conducting investigations, verifying, and obtaining any missing data on exposure reports,
carrying out Confinement Releases within specified time frames and following department
protocols. This includes scheduling appointments with animal owners, monitoring confined
animals for their condition, conducting site visits, and appropriately documenting findings,
contacting and monitoring individuals undergoing post-exposure prophylaxis, as well as
generating correspondence related to this, collecting rabies specimens for shipment to
DCLS for testing, coordinating Rabies vaccination clinics, serving as a backup for the front
office, which involves data entry into the Environmental Health Database and responding
to calls in support of various EH Programs like Onsite Sewage Disposal, Private Wells,
Food, TES, and Migrant Labor Camps, fulfilling other duties as assigned by your
supervisor.

Minimum Qualifications

Skills in composition of reports, data entry and effective communication

Proficient in basic computer software programs

Ability to conduct inspections and investigations in all areas of environmental health, to work outdoors and perform moderately strenuous physical labor during all seasons

Skills in problem solving essential

Ability to work with diverse cultural backgrounds

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

Additional Considerations

Experience in environmental health support

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.

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. HHS IG Exclusion List check, employment reference check, and E-Verify. The selected candidate must complete a Statement of Personal Economic Interests as a condition of employment, if applicable (Va.
Code § 2.2-3114). Other financial, credit, driving, or other background checks prior to
employment may be required for certain positions.

VDH employees have shared Code of Ethics, which
can be found in the bottom banner of our website at www.vdh.virginia.gov. VDH is an
equal opportunity employer by both policy and practice, therefore prohibits discrimination
on basis of sex, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran
status, political affiliation, or disability in the recruitment, selection, and hiring of our
workforce. As a V3 organization, VDH honors the Commonwealth’s veteran’s hiring
preference.

State agencies must provide reasonable accommodation to applicants with disabilities
where appropriate. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the
application process should follow the instructions in the job opportunity announcement. For
any part of the remaining hiring process, applicants should contact the hiring agency
directly. Determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made on a
case-by-case basis.

Contact Information

Name: Natalie Newby

Phone: Please refer to email

Email: CHD_Recruiting@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.