Environmental Health Specialist Trainee-Food and Division-FHD

Environmental Health Specialist Trainee – Food and Housing Division

Interviews will start the week of April 13, 2026.

Position is eligible for appointment at Step 1, $63,814.40 annually.

Future Salary Increases:

• June 2026 – 5.40% increase to base pay (3.5% Across-the-Board + 1.90% Market Adjustment)
• June 2027 – 4.90% increase to base pay (3% Across-the-Board + 1.90% Market Adjustment)

This position requires the evaluation letter from CDPH, which takes a minimum of six weeks to obtain. If you are interested in applying, BEGIN THE PROCESS NOW!

Environmental Health Specialist Trainees protect the environment, public health, and safety of San Diego County residents through permit, inspection, consultation, planning, investigation and enforcement activities in a wide variety of program areas. Environmental Health Specialist Trainees receive on-the-job training to perform basic inspections and investigations for compliance with environmental laws and regulations. For additional information on this job class, please .

Food and Housing Division (FHD) is responsible for protecting the public from disease, health threats, safety hazards, and nuisances as they relate to food, housing, public swimming pools, and body art facilities.

Positions in the Food and Housing Division require an evaluation letter (Letter of Eligibility) from the California Department of Public Health (CDPH). The process for obtaining the evaluation letter is outlined on the CDPH web page. You will be required to submit your transcripts to CPS HR Consulting for evaluation and submit the CDPH application form to the California Department of Public Health, per the application instructions on the CDPH web page.

For additional information on this program,  to be taken to the California Department of Public Health’s Registered Environmental Health Specialist information page.

If you do not qualify to be certified as a Registered Environmental Health Specialist (REHS) but qualify as an Environmental Health Specialist Trainee (EHS Trainee), you will be sent the evaluation letter from the California Department of Public Health which states that the applicant is eligible to begin training in an approved environmental health program. This is the letter required for this position.

• Job Offer and Background Process begins after interviews have been conducted.
  
  Note:
  
  Current County employees may be excluded from additional background screening.
• Pre-employment Medical Screening:
  Approximately 3 days following successful background investigation results.
• Anticipated
  
  Start Date:
  
  Start date will be based upon successful completion of medical screening or other mutually agreed upon date.

If you are not selected for this interview process, you may have the opportunity to compete for future vacancies.

A bachelor's degree from an accredited U.S. college or university, or a certified foreign studies equivalency with at least 30 semester units of core science coursework and laboratories as specified by California Department of Public Health.

A current evaluation letter from the State of California, Department of Public Health which states that the applicant is eligible to begin training in an approved environmental health program. This letter is required at time of application.

NOTE:

Applicants must attach a copy of their official or unofficial college or university complete transcripts, or foreign studies equivalency certification.

If applicants previously applied for Environmental Health Specialist Trainee for the County of San Diego and attached an evaluation letter which is still considered valid, and college or university transcripts to their master profile, then they may bypass this requirement. If applicants previously applied and did not possess the evaluation letter but have since obtained it, it must be attached to the current application.

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