Internet Explorer 11 Support Specialist

Role Overview

• Conducts routine, required inspections and/or audits to ensure compliance with the Health and Hospital Code of Marion County, Chapter 10 (Residential) and Chapter 19 (Commercial) codes and the Indiana State Statue of Abandoned vehicles.
• Maintains expert knowledge of Chapters 10, 19, and 21 of the Health and Hospital Code of Marion County.
• Surveys assigned district for housing, sanitation, trash, and junk vehicle violations.
• Provides health education and technical assistance to individuals and/or groups regarding compliance with current local public health and environmental codes, regulations, and policies.
• Investigates complaints and conducts proactive inspections to identify Housing and Neighborhood Health violations and concerns and initiates appropriate enforcement or corrective actions.
• Follows In-Person and Virtual Court Protocols.
• Conducts inspections, performs necessary data entry and documentation, and provides expert testimony in Administrative Hearings and Environmental Court when compliance cannot be obtained on an enforcement case through any other means.
• Provides expert testimony to obtain court orders to inspect, clean, tow, or vacate a property when compliance cannot be attained through any other means.
• Participates in response teams to prevent, minimize, and contain adverse health events and conditions resulting from communicable diseases; food-borne, water-borne, and vector-borne outbreaks; chronic diseases; environmental hazards; injuries; and health disparities.
• Responds to public complaints and inquiries on environmental or public health matters.
• Deals with challenging clients and situations that can become hostile or pose a threat; knows how to use tact and sound judgment to prevent or remove themselves from these situations.
• Attends and actively participates in neighborhood, taskforce, partner agency, or other community meetings.
• Prepares necessary reports for reference and/or dissemination in community meetings.
• Educates the public on Housing and Neighborhood Health issues and the public health rationale for environmental health regulations.
• Provides environmental health information, interpretation, and regulatory compliance advice to individuals, industry organizations, the general public, and other agencies.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree is required with a concentration in Environmental Health, Public Health, or closely related area preferred.
• Access to reliable transportation to all assigned work locations.
• National Incident Management System (NIMS)/Incident Command System (ICS) 100a and 700 certifications to be completed within four (4) months of employment.
• Valid Indiana driver’s license, current certificate of vehicle insurance.
• Knowledge of the core functions and essential services of public health, public health principles and disease process.
• Knowledge of environmental sciences and environmental public health principles.
• Basic understanding of environmental public health protection programs, laws, regulations, and policies processes in Indiana and Marion County.
• Knowledge of data collection, analysis and interpretation techniques.
• Knowledge of federal, Indiana State and local environmental regulations that are applicable to a practitioner in a local public health agency.
• Knowledge of code enforcement techniques and evidence gathering.
• Must be able to work in stressful conditions and under time restraints.
• Ability to read and interpret maps or demonstrate proficient use of navigation applications.
• Ability to interpret and accurately apply ordinances.
• Demonstrates effective written and oral communications, including conveying technical information to non-technical community members.
• Demonstrates ability to interpret and apply public health protection regulations.
• Demonstrates ability to work independently and in teams.
• Demonstrates basic knowledge and use of computerized data management systems.
• Demonstrates knowledge of and usage of field equipment.
• Knowledge of emergency preparedness at home, work, and community settings.
• Knowledge of incident command structure and its use.

Benefits

• Reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities as required by law.
• Opportunities for professional growth and development.