Employment Opportunities
Join Our Team! The UNCAS Health District presently has the following employment opportunities:
Sanitarian / Environmental Health Inspector
Updated April 22, 2024
The Uncas Health District is recruiting a Sanitarian/Environmental Health Inspector to support our environmental health program. This is a working field professional in environmental health.
Required Qualifications (Minimum) – Bachelor’s degree in environmental health, Biology or a closely related field, and two years of increasingly responsible practical environmental health inspection and enforcement experience or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Applicants must be a self-motivated, organized individual with the ability to work independently and is a strong team member. A general knowledge of computers is necessary. The individual must possess the ability to work cooperatively and communicate effectively with other staff members, local officials and the public.
Special Requirements – State of Connecticut certification in food service inspections, Subsurface Sewage Disposal Phase I and II and certification as a lead inspector/risk assessor are preferred. The preferred candidate shall work towards and obtain the Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS/RS) designation within a mutually agreed upon time frame.
Salary range: $45,500 - $72,800
A full job description is available upon request.
The position is a full time (35 hours/week) job which is non-supervisory and non-exempt. The position includes a comprehensive benefit package. Salary will be commensurate with experience.
Employment applications are available at www.uncashd.org.
Questions about the position may be directed to Patrick McCormack, Director of Health at doh@uncashd.org or (860) 823-1189 x112.
Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest, resume and completed application by May 17, 2024, to doh@uncashd.org.
AA/EOE
Community Health Navigator
Updated September 14, 2023
The Uncas Health District has an immediate opening for a part-time Community Health Navigator to support the Connecticut Early Detection and Prevention Program (CEDPP) and the Connecticut Well Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) Program. CEDPP is a comprehensive screening program and the WISEWOMAN Program provides heart disease screening throughout Connecticut for medically underserved women.
The primary job duties include in-reach/outreach activities, providing screening services, public/client and professional education, and quality assurance and data collection.
The candidate must possess a high school diploma and a driver’s license in the State of Connecticut.
The position is a part-time, grant funded, contracted position for 21 hours per week.
The Uncas Health District employment application may be found at https://uncashd.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Uncas-Health-District-employment-application.pdf
Questions about the position may be directed to Patrick McCormack, Director of Health at (860) 639-5130.
Interested applicants should submit a letter of interest, resume and completed application to Patrick McCormack at doh@uncashd.org.
AA/EOE