Career Opportunities

Information on job openings at the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department may be found on the West Virginia Division of Personnel’s website, but before you go there, we want you to know a few things first.

KCHD welcomes people from all backgrounds and walks of life. The team here is proud to be part of an equal opportunity organization. These laws protect employees and job applicants against employment discrimination when it involves: 

- Unfair treatment because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. 

- Harassment by managers, co-workers, or others in the workplace, because of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information.

- Denial of a reasonable workplace accommodation that the employee needs because of religious beliefs, disability, or pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions.
- Retaliation because the employee complained about job discrimination, or assisted with a job discrimination investigation or lawsuit.

That's the professional way to describe how we hire and lead employees. More casually, we practice professional kindness and respect and also put on pretty great potlucks. Our benefits are good and you get federal and state holidays off in addition to accrued leave, and full-time employees enter the pension system based on years of service. True pensions are hard to come by.

KCHD is a great place to get your start right out of college. It's also a superb place for those retirees looking at second careers. Bring that incredible experience with you!

Check back here frequently to learn about our open positions and internships. Sometimes we have an opening you won't find immediately on the DOP's register, but it'll get there eventually. Please inquire with us personally about jobs, like the opening we have for an Environmental Services Director: