Air Force - Environmental Health Officer

Environmental Health Officers who are described as Force Health Protection Officers, plan, coordinate and implement control strategies to minimise adverse health impacts from the environment and the workplace. About the role Entry type $77,181 Location Whenuapai, Ohakea The role is a combination of environmental/public health and occupational hygiene. Occupational hygiene generally typically occupies 50% of the normal work role both in New Zealand and overseas. You will also develop public health related training packages and programmes that will be used on deployed operations or humanitarian assistance and disaster relief duties. Ultimately your advice and input helps to ensure the health and safety of our people and the success of operations conducted both at home and overseas. Responsibilities Areas of responsibility of Force Health Protection Officers include, but are not limited to the following: Food safety Occupational hygiene Field hygiene and Waste management Pest and Vector control Emergency management Workplace assessments Communicable disease Public Health assessments and investigations Basics Must be 18 years old by the time you graduate from recruit course. Candidates should have qualified or be near completion of the Grad Dip EH and/or BHlthSc (EH), or other recognised qualification under the Environmental Health Officer (Qualifications) Regulations 1993 (or overseas equivalent). To be competitive, we recommend that at least three years of professional work as an EHO or PHO is undertaken prior to application. The Air Force offers undergraduate scholarships for candidates who demonstrate the qualities required to become an Environmental Health Officer. The scholarships are: RNZAF Undergraduate Scheme: Study at an approved university institution of your choice while the Air Force covers your fees and a living allowance on a ‘year for a year’ return of service basis. Graduate Incentive Scheme: Study at the university of your choice, and on completion of your degree, you will be paid an increasing incentive over the next four years with the monetary value based on the number of full time study years successfully completed. There may be a return of service period for this trade. Contact: 0800 number (or contact Candidate Experience Facilitator for more information). Job on base When not overseas, you will be working as part of a multi‑disciplinary health and safety team conducting public health assessments, environmental health training courses and assisting with biosecurity arrangements, border health controls and occupational hygiene assessments. Job on deployment You will conduct comprehensive health threat assessments, assist with setting up of field camps, provide specialist advice on field hygiene, waste and water management, biosecurity, pest and vector control and environmental and industrial hazards. You will deploy in support of New Zealand Defence military operations and humanitarian assistance and disaster relief both within New Zealand and overseas. Deployment time frames are normally for weeks at a time, but may on rare occasions extend to a six month period. In most cases Force Health Protection Officers are required to carry out their duties to support the role of Force Health Protection with minimum supervision, although they may be co‑located or working with environmental health personnel from the NZ Army or other overseas military forces. Training and Professional Development All individuals selected to become Commissioned Officers in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) are required to complete this course. It is designed to prepare students with the knowledge and experience necessary for commissioned service and the beginning of a career in leadership. This course will cover various subjects including: RNZAF culture, customs and protocol Organisation and administration Drill and parades Dress, grooming and hygiene Standards Military law and the Military Justice system Earn a competitive salary while training or learning your trade, along with additional allowances for time spent in the field, at sea, overseas, or deployed on operations. Benefits Access to your Service marae or tūrangawaewae Sponsored tertiary study programmes at all levels Free access to gyms and swimming pools on camp and bases Opportunities to travel Free and subsidised medical and dental care Subsidised food and accommodation on camps and bases Subsidised insurance cover Future potential earnings: $154,956 #J-18808-Ljbffr