Environmental Health Practitioner

Job Description

• Identifies with the Environmental Health strategy with respect to service delivery and defines, implements and monitors the short term plans/objectives for the Environmental Health functionality.
• Planning and conducting inspections and investigations of residential, commercial or other occupied premises and open spaces, public facilities to determine compliance to by laws and statutory legislation.
• Manages air, noise, water and land pollution control within the internal and external environment.Implements specific monitoring and reporting requirements associated with food handling.Undertakes monitoring and registration requirements associated with environmental controls.
• Plans, undertakes specific monitoring and registration requirements associated with industrial and occupational controls.
• Evaluates risk reduction, intervenes in respect of Major Hazardous Installations MHI- abnormal operating conditions.Enforces the law by implementing national, provincial and local legislation, SABS and departmental codes of practices and policies, international treaties etc.
• Participates in the delivery of awareness and educational programmes on environmental health approaches to safe and healthy living to the community.Coordinates and controls tasks/ activities associated with controlling personnel performance, productivity and discipline.
• Co-ordinates specific administrative and reporting requirements associated with the key performance and result Indicators of the functionality.Plans and co-ordinates specific financial administrative and general administrative functions and reporting requirements in light thereof.

Qualifications

• Essential Experience 2 years relevant experience of which 1 year must be in community services.
• Preferred Experience 3 years relevant experience of which 1 year must be in community services.
• Essential Qualifications Applicants must be in possession of a SAPS clearance certificate which is no more than 6 months old., Current Registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa HPCSA., Diploma NQF Level 6 in Environmental Health or equivalent. , Registered as a Peace Officer or be able to be registered within 12 months of assumption of duty., Valid motor vehicle driving license.
• Preferred Qualifications Applicants must be in possession of a SAPS clearance certificate which is no more than 6 months old., Current registration with the Health Professions Council of South Africa HPCSA, Degree NQF level 7 in Environmental Health or equivalent.