MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Master’s Degree in the physical and biological sciences, public health, or a closely related field; AND completion of one year of experience in environmental health or a related field or as a Public Health Sanitarian/Environmental Health Specialist; OR

2. Graduation from a regionally accredited or New York State registered college or university with a Bachelor's Degree including thirty credit hours in the physical and biological sciences, AND completion of two years of experience in environmental health or a related field or as a Public Health Sanitarian/Environmental Health Specialist; OR

3. Five years as a Public Health Technician PLUS two additional years of environmental health experience as deemed satisfactory by the local Commissioner of Health or Public Health Director; OR

4. Any equivalent combination of training and experience equal to or greater than that defined in (a), (b) and (c) above.

Tompkins County is Committed to Equity and Inclusion. We encourage those with similar values to apply.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

Appointees must satisfactorily complete a training course approved by the State Health Department within one year of appointment.

Appointees must possess a valid New York State driver's license at time of appointment and maintain such license for the duration of employment.