Assistant Environmental Safety Officer

The Los Angeles Unified School District seeks an Assistant Environmental Safety Officer to ensure a safe environment for students and staff. Responsibilities include conducting inspections, assessing environmental impacts, and ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations. Candidates should have relevant education and one year of experience in environmental health and safety. The position offers a salary of $38.44 - $47.36 hourly, with various benefits, and is located in Los Angeles, CA.
COMPANY: Los Angeles Unified School District

POSITION: Assistant Environmental Safety Officer

SALARY DETAILS

$38.44 - $47.36 Hourly

APPLICATION FILING DATES

February 19, 2025 - March 6, 2025

INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD

We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.

BENEFITS

Insurance: Paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans.

Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).

Vacation: Full-time employees earn up to two weeks of paid vacation to start. Three weeks after five years of year-round paid service.

Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.

The Office of Environmental Health and Safety (OEHS) is dedicated to ensuring a safe and healthy environment for students to learn, teachers to teach, and employees to work. This mission is supported through periodic inspections of schools and District facilities, assessment of environmental impacts at or around our schools, and by meeting or exceeding health, safety and environmental requirements and guidance.

JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

EDUCATION:

Graduation from a recognized college or university preferably with a major in environmental and occupational health, public health, industrial hygiene, occupational health and safety, urban planning, biochemistry, biology, chemistry, geology, physics, industrial engineering, environmental engineering, or a related field. Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a year-for-year basis provided that the requirement of a high school diploma or equivalent is met.

EXPERIENCE:

One year of experience performing environmental health and safety investigation, audits, and analysis.

Experience in accident prevention or environmental compliance, including preparing recommendations for compliance with regulations pertaining to occupational health and safety, traffic safety, fire prevention, air and water compliance or solid and hazardous waste control is preferable.

SPECIAL:

A valid driver’s license to legally operate a motor vehicle in the State of California or the ability to utilize an alternative method of transportation.

SPECIAL NOTES:
• May require wearing a negative pressure respirator.
• Use of respirator may be subject to medical clearance which meets pertinent provisions of the General Industry Safety Orders of the California Code of Regulations regarding protective equipment when exposed to hazardous materials including, but not limited to, asbestos or lead.
• Employees in the class of Assistant Environmental Safety Officer are subject to call at any hour.

PLEASE NOTE: All entrance requirements must be met by the end of the filing period in order to move forward with the assessment process. To verify the education requirement, transcripts, diplomas, and/or certifications, must be presented at the time applications are screened. As such, please be sure to upload your educational documents as an attachment to your candidate profile. Candidates who have completed college or university course work at an institution in a country other than the United States, must obtain a complete evaluation of foreign transcripts and degrees. Please be sure to request a DETAILED report. For a list of approved evaluation organizations visit: https://www.lausd.org/Page/7876

If you experience any technical difficulties with the application process, please contact our help desk at 213-241-3455 and/or email them at helpmeapply@lausd.net while describing the issues you are experiencing. They are the best source in helping you resolve any application issues.