Environmental Health Professional – Multiple Positions

About the role

We are seeking three Environmental Health Professionals to join Kernow’s South East Shared Services across Bass Coast, Cardinia and Casey. The positions offer a mix of full‑time, fixed‑term and part‑time arrangements, allowing you to apply your public health expertise in a supportive, autonomous environment.

Key responsibilities

• Conduct food and health premises risk assessments and inspections.
• Investigate food safety complaints and public health requests.
• Perform tobacco education visits and compliance checks.
• Carry out food and pool sampling and laboratory liaison.
• Assess wastewater systems and conduct on‑site inspections.
• Respond to infectious disease notifications and provide advice.
• Support emergency response efforts such as bushfires and floods.

Required profile

• Recent experience as an Environmental Health Professional within local government or a related setting.
• Relevant qualification in Environmental Health, Public Health or a comparable field.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Strong communication skills for community engagement and reporting.

Required skills

• Food safety risk assessment.
• Wastewater inspection.
• Public health investigation.
• Compliance auditing.

What we offer

• Diverse and interesting work across multiple councils.
• Autonomy within a supportive network and culture.
• On‑the‑job training via Kernow’s online Boost Program.
• Opportunities to work on emergency response and community health projects.