A properly completed Supplemental Questionnaire must be submitted with each application.
Failure to submit the Supplemental Questionnaire will result in disqualification.

QUALIFIED BILINGUAL PERSONS WHO SPEAK ENGLISH AND ARE ALSO FLUENT IN SPANISH, CHINESE, VIETNAMESE, CAMBODIAN, LAOTIAN, KOREAN, MIEN, TAGALOG, AMHARIC, FARSI, DARI, TIGRIGNA, RUSSIAN, ROMANIAN OR SIGN LANGUAGE ARE ESPECIALLY ENCOURAGED TO APPLY. THERE IS AN ADDITIONAL BI-WEEKLY COMPENSATION FOR PERSONS IN POSITIONS DESIGNATED BILINGUAL.

THE POSITION(S): Alameda County's Health Care Services Agency, Division of Environmental Health, is currently accepting applications for Registered Environmental Health Specialist. Registered Environmental Health Specialists are assigned to a geographical district where they are responsible for providing and maintaining all types of sanitation inspection services; investigating complaints as they arise; and enforcing appropriate state health and safety codes, local codes and regulations.

PROMOTIONAL OPPORTUNITIES: Registered Environmental Health Specialist may advance by competitive examination to: Senior Registered Environmental Health Specialist - $2740.80 - Current Bi-Weekly Maximum.

THE REQUIREMENTS: These are entrance requirements for admission to the examination, which is competitive. Possession of the entrance requirements does not assure a place on the eligible list. A candidate's performance in the examination will be judged in comparison with the performance of other candidates.

EDUCATION: Graduation from an accredited college or university with major work in environmental health science or a related field.

LICENSE: All candidates must possess a valid California Motor Vehicles drivers license.

CERTIFICATE: Valid certificate of registration as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist in the State of California. [Information regarding how to obtain this certificate can only be provided by contacting the following:

Local Environmental Health Services Branch, 714 - "P" Street, Room 600, Sacramento, Ca. 95814, (916) 322-2040].

The examination may include but may not be limited to: KNOWLEDGE OF principles and practices of sanitary food production, processing, and handling; principles of rodent and vector control; techniques of conducting sanitation inspections, and enforcing relevant laws; and provisions of the Health and Safety Code and local ordinances relating to environmental sanitation. ABILITY TO explain and interpret rules, regulations and laws; establish effective working relationships with others; write narrative reports, and to speak effectively with the public, co-workers and related agencies.

THE EXAMINATION WILL CONSIST OF the following steps: A review of candidates' applications and supplemental questionnaires to verify possession of minimum qualifications. Those candidates who possess the minimum qualifications for the class will be placed on the eligible list based on an evaluation of education, training, and experience.

WE RESERVE THE RIGHT TO MAKE CHANGES TO ANNOUNCED EXAMINATION STEPS.