Sanitarian ($3,000 Hiring Incentive)
City of Waco Waco, TX, United States
- Location: Waco, TX, United States
- Categories: Sciences and Laboratory
- Job Type: Full Time
- Posted: Nov 20, 2024
Job Description:
Sanitarian ($3,000 Hiring Incentive)
Description
SummaryStarting Salary: $24.48 per hour - Depending on Qualifications
**New employees are eligible for a $3,000 Hiring Incentive**
On-Site Position
Job Summary:
Under basic supervision, performs environmental health inspections for the Public Health District (PHD); protects the health and safety of the public from adverse environmental determinants.
Minimum Qualifications:
Required
- Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health, Science, or a related field.
- Six months of inspection experience including but not limited to food, health, or safety inspection.
- Additional education can be substituted for the required experience.
- Registered Sanitarian from the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is required within 2 years of hire date.
- Sanitarian Registration requires 4 yr. Bachelor’s Degree with 30 hours of Natural and Applied Science.
- Must possess a valid Texas Driver’s License.
- Performs environmental health inspections and investigates complaints to verify compliance with state and local regulations; scope of work includes food quality and safety, wastewater treatment, solid and hazardous waste management, air quality, water quality, insect and animal vector control, recreational and institutional facility inspections, consumer health and occupational health and safety.
- Organizes and presents training programs; applies and enforces statutes, regulations, ordinances and policies governing environmental health; prepares summary and status reports; assures that the services provided meet the program requirements.
- May be required to respond afterhours, including holidays and weekends, in the event of a departmental or City wide emergency.
The City of Waco offers a complete benefits package for eligible employees including; health, dental, vision, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Flexible Spending Accounts, life insurance, long term and short term disability, retirement, deferred compensation plans, holidays, vacation, sick leave, credit union and savings bonds.
To learn more about the benefits offered, visit our Benefits page.
Why Work For Waco:
- Meaningful and challenging work
- Make a difference and improve communities
- Competitive Salary and Benefits
- Full Range of Benefits, including Health, Dental, Vision, Disability, and Life Insurance
- Mandatory TMRS Retirement Plan with a 2:1 City Match
- Education Assistance Program
- Paid Parental Leave
- Employee Assistance
- Longevity Pay
- And More!