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Director, Environmental Health

Company: Cuyahoga County Board of Health
Location: Parma, Ohio
Date Posted: September 4, 2024
Application Deadline: Open until filled
Employment Type: Full Time
Salary: Commensurate with experience

Responsibilities Summary

Environmental Health

  • Directs all administrative and financial activities within Environmental Health programs and services. Ensures compliance with all rules and statutes. Initiates corrective & enforcement actions for compliance deviations.
  • Prepares and monitors the service area budgets, and ensures compliance with CCBH and funder guidelines. Provides guidance to staff with developing, managing, and tracking program budgets.
  • Develops and delivers recommendations to the Commissioner and Board regarding a variety of Environmental Health related issues, including recommendations regarding service area budget requests.
  • Directs the day-to-day activities of service area direct reports including hiring, training, counseling, evaluating staff performance, and when necessary recommending disciplining and/or discharging staff.
  • Conducts assessments of existing programs and services to ensure alignment with CCBH, local, state and national public health priorities.
  • Analyzes environmental health trends and makes recommendations to the Commissioner.
  • Develops and implements Environmental Health policies and procedures for CCBH.
  • Provides leadership and direction in public health emergency activities, as assigned.
  • Where applicable serves as a key representative on the negotiations team with CCBH鈥檚 bargaining units.
  • Participates on hiring teams responsible for interviewing and selecting candidates for direct report positions.

Community Engagement

  • Develops and maintains relationships with community stakeholders, and local & state public health organizations.
  • Develops and extracts reports from databases (i.e., Enterprise, etc.) for delivery to internal and external customers.
  • Collaborates with internal and external partners on special projects as assigned.
  • Assists the External Affairs and Communications staff with preparing program-related public relations material.
  • Interprets and presents statistical, programmatic, and scientific information to professional and lay audiences.
  • Delivers customized, culturally appropriate information to help individuals and groups understand local environmental public health policies, regulations, and codes.
  • Serves as one of CCBH鈥檚 sustainability champions.

Administration/Other

  • Serves as a member of CCBH's Senior Leadership Team. Participates in the creation and execution of the CCBH鈥檚 vision, mission, and strategic plan.
  • Participates in CCBH accreditation planning processes and leads Environmental Health strategic planning processes. Participates in Quality Assurance and Improvement activities.
  • Identifies funding opportunities related to 1) environmental justice, 2) climate change, and 3) sustainability and leads or assists in writing proposals.
  • Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements Summary

  • Bachelor鈥檚 degree in Environmental Health, Public Health, Health Sciences, Natural Sciences, Environmental Sciences, or related field. Master's degree preferred.
  • Minimum of eight years of public health program administration experience OR six years of experience (with a Master鈥檚 degree) OR 4 years of experience (with a Ph.D.)], at least three of which must have been in a leadership capacity.
  • Valid State of Ohio REHS registration in accordance with Chapter 3776 of the Ohio Revised Code at time of appointment.
  • Valid State of Ohio driver's license and insurance at time of appointment.

How to Apply

Please review full posting and complete the online application on our website,

All applicants are required to upload a resume and include a cover letter with their application.