L&I DOSH Bilingual Spanish Occupational Safety & Health Professional – Primarily Agriculture

Our Mission: Keep Washington Safe and Working!
Our Values: Customer Focus, One L&I, Respect, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Learning and Growth, Reliability

In addition to the base salary above

When hired as bilingual, after passing an assessment of your ability to write and speak fluently, employees with bilingual responsibilities receive a 5% increase in pay.

All Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required for this position will be provided by L&I DOSH as specified in WAC .

Are you passionate about keeping workers safe? Do you want to make a meaningful impact, primarily in Washington’s Agriculture industry with your occupational safety and technical knowledge? Do you have a mastery of the Spanish and English languages, with a drive to educate and empower communities? If so, we want you on our team!

As a Bilingual Occupational Safety & Health Professional, you'll be a key player in advancing our mission to “Keep Washington Safe and Working.” This role focuses on protecting lives by delivering expert‑led training and outreach in both English and Spanish. You’ll bridge language gaps, support workplace safety, and make technical content accessible and engaging for Washington’s diverse workforce including the high‑risk Agriculture industry.

You’ll collaborate across departments, industries, and communities helping ensure that every worker, no matter their language, has access to life‑saving safety information. We value diversity, equity, and inclusion, and your bilingual skills will make a real difference in underserved communities throughout Washington.

Bring your passion for safety and bilingual communication to the front lines of Washington’s workforce protection efforts.

Apply today and help us keep Washington safe and working!

Driving is a required part of this job in order to perform the duties of this position as an L&I investigator to get from one location to another. There will be frequent daily travel with occasional overnight travel throughout the State. Therefore, you must have a valid unrestricted driver license without any convictions for driving under the influence or a driving offense that endangered or harmed others within the past 7 years.

When a state‑issued vehicle or motor pool is not available, you must be able to provide a personally owned vehicle (POV) and will be reimbursed at the current mileage reimbursement rate.

To perform this job, you must be physically capable to walk through a variety of workplaces such as large manufacturing plants with metal stairways, catwalks, ladders, and walk through rough terrain. Must also be able to be exposed to weather (wearing appropriate weather gear) for long durations.

For this position, telework is permitted on occasion dependent upon business needs and supervisor approval. The assigned duty station for this position can be any Region 5 L&I Office:

E. Wenatchee, Union Gap, or Kennewick, WA and may occasionally travel statewide.

Learn more about DOSH here: 50 Years of DOSH.

• Create and present WISHA 10‑hour training modules for Agriculture and Construction.
• Lead training sessions utilizing hands‑on demonstrations, small‑group discussions, and scenario‑based exercises.
• Audit training courses to ensure consistency and excellence.
• Maintain training databases.

• Design and deliver occupational safety and health trainings for both internal staff and external stakeholders.
• Translate and develop training materials, videos, and online modules in English and Spanish.
• Represent DOSH at community events, safety fairs, radio programs, and multicultural outreach efforts.
• Serve as a Spanish‑language liaison across agency programs and public‑facing events.

• Research and develop new materials based on current regulations (OSHA, WACs, RCWs, ANSI, NIOSH, etc.).
• Utilize multimedia tools like PowerPoint, Storyline, and video editing to enhance training delivery.
• Support website updates with bilingual technical content.
• And much more!

• Fluency in Spanish and English, with ability to pass advanced language proficiency assessments…