41004678 - Environmental Health Practitioner

• 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.

Essentail 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., Regi