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Community Safety & Health Promotion

The Community Safety & Health Promotion classifications work to help Californians achieve their full potential by ensuring that everyone has safe places in which to live, work, play and fully participate in all activities of daily life free of violence or injury.

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Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Branch

The Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Branch (NEOPB) strives to promote  healthy eathing, physical activity, and food security through statewide, regional, and local partnerships, programs, and policy initiatives with a focus on community with the greatest health disparities.

ā€‹ā€‹How to apply

Step 1: Create or Login to Your CalCareer Account

With a CalCareer account, you can take state civil service examinations, store different versions of your application, apply for vacancies, track your application status and save your resume all in one place.

Step 2: Take Examination/Assessment

Before you can work for the State, you need to take and pass an examination for the job type (classification) that you wish to be considered for employment. The assessment process can take many forms (i.e. self-assessments or written exams) and maybe required to be completed in-person or online. Examination Bulletins list the minimum qualifications and the steps required to apply and/or complete the examination/assessment. If you have current or past state experience, you may have Transfer Eligibility or Reinstatement Rights.

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Public Health Nutrition Consultant II$6,123.00-$8,363.00MultipleEX-266601/19/2025
Public Health Nutrition Consultant III (Specialist)  $6,725.00-$9,184.00MultipleEX-268701/19/2025
Public Health Nutrition Consultant III (Supervisory)$7,313.00-$9,153.00MultipleEX-273701/19/2025
Health Education Consultant II$6,213.00-$8,156.00MultipleEX-321912/16/2024
Health Education Consultant III (Specialist)$6,825.00-$8,957.00MultipleEX-257012/16/2024
Health Program Specialist I$6,243.00-$7,815.00MultipleEX-1192Continuous
Health Program Specialist II$6,858.00-$8,584.00MultipleEX-1191Continuous
Investigator$6,215.00-$10,401.00StatewideEX-1757Continuous
Food and Drug Program Specialist $9,028.00-$11,648.00StatewideEX-334512/31/2024
Chief, Food and Drug Section$11,202.00-$15,361.00StatewideEX-336912/31/2024
Supervising Special Investigator II (Non-Peace Officer)$8,538.00-$11,147.00MultipleEX-1241Continuous

ā€‹Step 3: Search and Apply for Jobs

Once you have taken the examination or established eligibility for the job type that you wish to be considered for employment, you may be considered for open positions in that job type by applying for job vacancies. Login to your CalCareer account, locate the job posting you wish to apply for and click on ā€œApply for This Jobā€ and follow the prompts.

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Health Education Consultant II - Aviation Gasoline Education Specialist$6,213.00-$8,156.00Limited Term Full TimeCenter for Healthy CommunitiesCA Childhood Lead Poison Prevention Branch - RichmondContra CostaJC# 45757912/24/2024EX-321912/16/2024
Public Health Nutrition Consultant III (Specialist) - Nutrition Education Consultant$6,725.00-$9,184.00Permanent Full TimeCenter for Family HealthWomen, Infants & Children DivisionSacramentoJC# 45922112/20/2024EX-2687
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