How to hire an environmental health aide

How to hire an environmental health aide, step by step

Here's a step-by-step environmental health aide hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write an environmental health aide job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new environmental health aide
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   The environmental health aide hiring process starts by determining what type of worker you actually need. Certain roles might require a full-time employee, whereas part-time workers or contractors can do others.

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   Hiring the perfect environmental health aide also involves considering the ideal background you'd like them to have. Depending on what industry or field they have experience in, they'll bring different skills to the job. It's also important to consider what levels of seniority and education the job requires and what kind of salary such a candidate would likely demand.

   Here's a comparison of environmental health aide salaries for various roles:

   Type of Environmental Health Aide	Description	Hourly rate
   Environmental Health Aide	Environmental science and protection technicians monitor the environment and investigate sources of pollution and contamination, including those affecting public health. In addition, they work to ensure that environmental violations are prevented.	$13-25
   Restoration Technician	Restoration technicians give support to the victims of floods, fires, and other disasters by helping them to restore their homes. The technicians assess what can be saved, install new materials, and clean damaged properties... Show more	$12-22
   Aide	Aides are personal employees of their clients who commonly have health issues that render them unable to do certain tasks. They help out their clients with activities they may need assistance in... Show more	$10-16

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Patients
   • Environmental Services
   • Customer Service
   • Patient Care
   • Cleanliness
   • Floor Care
   • OSHA
   • Clean Linen
   • Nursing Home
   • Hazardous Waste
   • Exam Rooms
   • Light Fixtures
   • Hospital Standards
   • Clean Patient Rooms

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   Responsibilities:

   • Prioritize and manage projects, workload and assist EVS co-workers.
   • Perform daily checks for cleanliness and complete assignments.
   • Perform janitorial services keeping up with all OSHA requirements.
   • Assist in the transport of patients to and from the dining room and activities such as social groups and exercise facilities.
   • Ensure cleanliness of hospital elevators.
   • Perform environmental service functions and meet all hospital and OSHA sanitation requirements.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your environmental health aide job description is one of the best ways to attract top talent. An environmental health aide can vary based on:

   • Location. For example, environmental health aides' average salary in tennessee is 42% less than in new york.
   • Seniority. Entry-level environmental health aides 47% less than senior-level environmental health aides.
   • Certifications. An environmental health aide with certifications usually earns a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for an established firm or a new start-up company can make a big difference in an environmental health aide's salary.

   Average environmental health aide salary

   $39,131yearly

   $18.81 hourly rate

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   Entry-level environmental health aide salary

   $28,000 yearly salary

   Updated January 20, 2026

4. Writing an environmental health aide job description

   A good environmental health aide job description should include a few things:

   • Summary of the role
   • List of responsibilities
   • Required skills and experience

   Including a salary range and the first name of the hiring manager is also appreciated by candidates. Here's an example of an environmental health aide job description:

   Environmental health aide job description example

   The goal of Environmental Services is to provide a clean, orderly, and safe environment for patients, visitors, and staff in keeping with the mission and philosophy of St. Peter's Health Care Services. We are looking for the right candidate to join our Environmental Servicesteam. If you are energetic who is seeking opportunities for growth and development, this is the position for you!
   
   We offer great Benefits including Competitive Pay, Paid Leave. Shift Differentials, just to name a few.*
   Responsibilities:
   
   * Candidate must be able to lift, pull, and push up to 50 pounds, possesses a basic knowledge of how to dust, vacuum, mop, and sanitize.
   * Thorough room cleaning: follow all processes as designated by training policies to insure all area, fixtures, and surfaces and surfaces are cleaned daily or as assigned, and in a timely manner.
   * Comply with any infection control policies and procedures.
   * Maintains good working relationships and communicates with other departments, residents, families and fellow staff. Responds pleasantly to all requests.
   * Communicates to Housekeeping Supervisor only problems encountered while performing daily routine.
   * Performs any other duties assigned by Housekeeping Supervisor or Director.
   
   Minimum Requirements:
   
   * Performs functions, duties and carry out responsibilities of housekeeping.Demonstrates SPHCS Standards of Behavior.
   * High School graduate, G.E.D. or job related education
   * Read, write and speak English at a minimum 6'th grade level.
   * Follow written and verbal instructions and complete high school level computational skills.
   * Candidate must be able to lift, pull, and push up to 50 pounds, possess a basic knowledge of how to dust, vacuum, mop, and sanitize.
   
   Please be aware for the safety and security of our colleagues and patients all new employees are required to undergo and pass all applicable state and federally mandated pre-employment screening requirements including:
   
   * Relevant Background Check/s
   * Drug Screen
   * PPD / Tuberculosis Test
   * Reference Check
   
   St. Peters Health Partners - is a member of Trinity Health whom employs more than 120,000 colleagues at dozens of hospitals and hundreds of health centers in 21 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
   
   Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
   
   Trinity Health is a family of 115,000 colleagues and nearly 26,000 physicians and clinicians across 25 states. Because we serve diverse populations, our colleagues are trained to recognize the cultural beliefs, values, traditions, language preferences, and health practices of the communities that we serve and to apply that knowledge to produce positive health outcomes. We also recognize that each of us has a different way of thinking and perceiving our world and that these differences often lead to innovative solutions.
   
   Our dedication to diversity includes a unified workforce (through training and education, recruitment, retention, and development), commitment and accountability, communication, community partnerships, and supplier diversity.

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5. Post your job

   To find environmental health aides for your business, try out a few different recruiting strategies:

   • Consider internal talent. One of the most important talent pools for any company is its current employees.
   • Ask for referrals. Reach out to friends, family members, and your current work to ask if they know any environmental health aides they would recommend.
   • Recruit at local colleges. Attend job fairs at local colleges to recruit entry-level environmental health aides with the right educational background.
   • Social media platforms. LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter have more than 3.5 billion users, and they're a great place for company branding and reaching potential job candidates.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your environmental health aide job on Zippia to find and recruit environmental health aide candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   To successfully recruit environmental health aides, your first interview needs to engage with candidates to learn about their interest in the role and experience in the field. You can go into more detail about the company, the role, and the responsibilities during follow-up interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents to see if they match your ideal candidate profile. If you think a candidate is good enough for the next step, you can move on to the technical interview.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new environmental health aide

   Once you've selected the best environmental health aide candidate for the job, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, this letter should include details about the benefits and perks you offer the candidate. Ensuring that your offer is competitive is essential, as qualified candidates may be considering other job opportunities. The candidate may wish to negotiate the terms of the offer, and you should be open to discussion. After you reach an agreement, the final step is formalizing the agreement with a contract.

   It's equally important to follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that the position has been filled.

   To prepare for the new employee's start date, you can create an onboarding schedule and complete any necessary paperwork, such as employee action forms and onboarding documents like I-9 forms, benefits enrollment, and federal and state tax forms. Human Resources should also ensure that a new employee file is created.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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