Environmental Health Office Specialist

Job Description:

Salt Lake County…A career with a purpose in the community you love!

Salt Lake County invites you to explore our exciting career opportunities. We seek highly enthusiastic individuals to enrich our County with your experience and talent. If you enjoy working in a team environment that is committed to changing the lives of its community, please keep reading.

What it is like to work here:

At Salt Lake County our culture is woven into all aspects of our work and our employees’ lives, from the way we treat each other to the way we support the community. To promote and foster a fun and healthy work environment, we appreciate employees through great benefits, a healthy work life balance and room to grow and develop.

Surround yourself with:

Community is more than a place….its our heart and service that bring us together.

We encourage a work life balance:

Working for Salt Lake County is more than just a paycheck. A career with /Salt Lake County includes several benefits and perks. We support our employees with 12 Holidays, up to 24 vacation days, 12 sick days and one personal day every year. We work in a hybrid environment giving you flexibility to manage working from home and being in the office.

Additional Benefits include:

• Retirement options for hybrid pension/401(k) or 401(k) only with a 10% contribution
• Medical coverage including a 100% county paid premium option-Dental and Vision coverage including coverage for adult designees
• Health Savings account with a county contribution up to $1200/year, Flexible Spending Account
• 100% county-paid Long-Term Disability and Short-Term Disability option
• Professional Development including professional membership fees paid
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Plus: Onsite medical clinic, and gym; hospital insurance, pet insurance auto and home insurance and discounts at County facilities.

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JOB SUMMARY

Provides customer service and office/program support. Serves as the initial contact for customers, both in person and over-the-phone, for Division related information.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

One (1) year of closely related experience directly related to these duties.

Preference will be given to bilingual applicants who can speak, read, and write fluently in English and another language.

Due to the nature of this position, the successful applicant must pass a required background check through fingerprinting and enrollment in the continuous RAP Back (Record of Arrest and Prosecution Back) program in accordance with current County Human Resources policy requirements.

A valid Driver’s License issued by the State of Utah may be required to operate a vehicle.

It is mandatory that all new hires receive the Tdap (Tetanus, Diphtheria, and Acellular Pertussis) vaccine before beginning employment or provide a copy of their immunization record prior to starting employment. The immunization record must show the vaccine name and date received.

Upon hire, a two-step Tuberculosis skin test will be required. The first will need to be placed prior to starting employment.

• Answers and directs incoming phone calls to appropriate staff.
• Greets visitors and performs customer service functions.
• Processes and issues monetary vouchers, certificates, and permits according to policies and procedures.
• Researches problems and initiates resolutions utilizing existing policies and procedures.
• Schedules functions, including client registration and client appointment reminders.
• Distributes public health information forms and other program documents.
• Analyzes and maintains program reports, logs, and lists.
• Types and edits documents and makes appropriate revisions.
• Processes, sorts, and distributes incoming and outgoing mail.
• Maintains office equipment.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES (KSA)

Knowledge of:

• Basic arithmetic calculations
• Modern office practices and procedures

Skills and Abilities to:

• Work with computer software related to job specific duties
• Operate standard office equipment
• Produce written documents, forms, and charts
• Communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing
• Perform excellent customer service and work cooperatively within a team environment
• Create and maintain records, files, and reports
• Understand and follow broad objectives and instructions
• Gather and condense relevant and useful information
• Work with minimum supervision and act independently

Additional Information:

The job requires strong customer service skills and an ability to handle the occasional upset or challenging customer.