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Hygiene inspector in the public health service; application for a training place
In Bavaria, hygiene inspectors are employed in the Public Health Service (ÖGD). The governments are responsible for the recruitment at the district offices and the respective city administration is responsible for the recruitment at an independent city.
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Description
They are mainly active in the following areas:
- Infection control
- Infection hygiene in hospitals and other public or commercial facilities
- Drinking water hygiene, bathing pool water hygiene, bathing water hygiene
- Environmental hygiene
- Monitoring the relevant facilities, investigations, advising operators and those affected, initiating remedial and protective measures if necessary
- Documentation and health reporting
You can find a detailed description of tasks under "Further links".
The state hygiene inspectors in training are initially employed by a district authority without a training course or examination. During the approximately two-year training period, they are familiarized with the relevant official procedures in the area of responsibility of a district administrative authority. At the State Office for Health and Food Safety (LGL), they learn how to handle sample material. They also complete work placements in a hospital, a swimming pool and a drinking water supply plant. As part of their theoretical training at the LGL, they complete a six-month course.
After successfully completing their training, they will be taken on as civil servants (grade A 6) if they meet the legal requirements. In view of the relevant statutory age limit, candidates should not have reached the age of 43 at the time of recruitment.
Requirements
Recruitment requirements:
- Intermediate school leaving certificate, qualifying secondary school leaving certificate or secondary school leaving certificate and completed beneficial vocational training
- Unrestricted requirements for field service assignments
- Class B driving license
- Professional and personal aptitude for subsequent employment as a civil servant
Additional requirements for recruitment or employment as a civil servant are in particular
- health suitability
- German citizenship
- loyalty to the constitution
- suitability of character
- Age limit: Under the current legal situation, it is generally only possible to become a civil servant up to the age limit of 45.
Required documents
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Cover letter
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Resume
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Copies of certificates
Proceedings
There are 71 state health authorities in Bavaria (these are the district offices) and 5 municipal health authorities (these are the cities of Munich, Augsburg, Nuremberg, Ingolstadt and Memmingen). The governments are responsible for recruitment at the 71 district offices in Bavaria. Please send your application to the government(s) in whose area of responsibility (administrative district) you wish to be employed. They will also be able to provide you with more detailed information on which district administration offices currently have vacancies. If you are interested in working for a municipal health authority, please contact the respective city administration.
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Status: 08.07.2025
Editorially responsible for prodecure description: Bayerisches Staatsministerium des Innern, für Sport und Integration
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