Public Health Fellow/Student Intern

The County of San Luis Obispo Public Health Department is hiring current students for internships and fellowships. Join us and help create a safe and healthy community and an environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive!

The Public Health Department promotes, preserves and protects the health of all San Luis Obispo County residents through disease surveillance, health education, direct services, and health policy development. The department includes seven different divisions offering a wide range of fellowship and internship opportunities. 

There are a variety of internship and fellowship opportunities, ranging from health education and promotion, to data collection and analysis, to lab work, and more. The department also partners with the following programs (click the links to learn more): Pathways Cal-PPH and Cal-EIS Fellowship Program.

Please note that this is a continuous posting.  Applications will be given to Public Health Divisions at their request, based on need.

Public Health Divisions

Clinical & Communicable Disease Services
The Clinical and Communicable Disease Services (CCDS) Division serves to promote and protect community health and well-being through reproductive health services, management of communicable diseases, immunizations, and infectious disease epidemiology.

Emergency Medical Services and Public Health Emergency Preparedness

The Emergency Medical Services Division consists of the Emergency Medical Services Agency (EMSA) and the Public Health Emergency Preparedness Program (PHEP). The EMSA is primarily responsible for the administration of emergency medical services in the County. The PHEP is responsible for planning responses to public health emergencies.

Health Care Access

The Health Care Access Division centers its efforts around coordinating health care services among providers and increasing access to key health determinants such as food, housing, and dental care.

Health Promotion

The Health Promotion Division provides health education to prevent chronic disease and improve community health. Program areas include nutrition and food security, physical activity, bicycle and pedestrian safety, car seat installations, healthy aging and dementia prevention, tobacco use prevention, and the Women Infants and Children (WIC) program.

Maternal & Child Health

The Maternal and Child Health Division aims to enhance and safeguard community health and well-being through its efforts in maternal, child, and adolescent health, children’s medical services, and field nursing.

Planning, Evaluation & Policy

The Planning, Evaluation, and Policy (PEP) Division is dedicated to internal planning, community collaboration, assessing, analyzing, and evaluating data, and maintaining vital records. Additionally, the PEP Division strives to advance health equity in our community by addressing health disparities and ensuring that services are provided in culturally and linguistically equitable ways.

Public Health Laboratory

The Public Health Laboratory offers clinical and environmental testing services including drinking water analysis, parasite identification, and tick testing for Lyme disease. Click here to learn more about the APHL Public Health Laboratory Internship Program.

Public Information Office
The Public Information team provides relevant local health information to SLO County community members through a wide range of channels. This includes information to the community as a whole as well as messages for more specific audiences such as health care workers, older adults, and many others.

Click here to see the full job description for the Intern/Trainee position.

The ideal candidates are current students majoring or minoring in related areas of study. We welcome current undergraduate, graduate, and nursing students to apply!

Student Intern: Person appointed to temporary employment with the County in a training position which compliments their ongoing education as a regularly enrolled student in an accredited college, university, community college, or graduate school, or as a participant in a supervised training program to meet licensure requirements of the State of California. "Regularly enrolled" shall mean that the student is both currently enrolled and intends to continue that enrollment in the next regularly scheduled term.

Licenses and Certificates

Certain positions within this classification may require driving. When driving is an essential function of the position, a valid CALIFORNIA driver's license will be required at the time of appointment.

Applications, including answers to supplemental questions, must be submitted online by the final filing date.  Apply for this position at governmentjobs.com/careers/slocountyca.  

Most County recruitments require you to respond to supplemental questions as part of the application process.  We recommend that you review these questions prior to beginning your application.

 

An initial application review will be conducted. Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications and are best qualified will be invited to participate in selection activities which may include online assessments, performance exams, written exams, and interviews.

 

Final candidates will be required to have an in-depth background review performed before proceeding in the process. Please note that references will not be contacted until the end of the process.

 

If you have questions or would like to discuss the opportunity further, please contact Human Resources at hr@co.slo.ca.us. Confidential inquiries are welcomed.

 

For further information regarding the County of San Luis Obispo, visit our website at www.slocounty.ca.gov.