Job Description: The County of Santa Cruz invites you to apply for VECTOR CONTROL SPECIALIST Salary: $6,306 – 7,975 / Month THE JOB: Under direction, perform inspections and vector control operations in the County of Santa Cruz. The ideal candidate likes working outdoors and is skilled and friendly when communicating with the public. It is important that Vector Control Specialists build relationships within the community by forming contacts with other agencies or local stakeholders. THE REQUIREMENTS: Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain these knowledge and abilities would be: Equivalent to an Associate’s Degree with a major in biology or a closely related field, OR Two years of full-time experience in mosquito abatement or vector control work. Apply online at www.santacruzcountyjobs.com Live and work in beautiful Santa Cruz County!
Vector/Animal Control Technician II – City of Moorpark
Job Description: Vector or Animal Control Technicians, are you ready to expand your experience and provide your professionalism to a small, friendly community? We are looking for someone experienced in either animal control or vector control and ready to learn more! As our Vector/Animal Control Technician II, some of your tasks will be to:
• Perform vector control inspections and operations.
• Fulfill animal control duties including enforcement of local laws pertaining to animal control. impound, quarantine, and investigate animals; dispose of deceased animals.
• Perform related work and support services as directed. Your responsibilities will also include but are not limited to (depending on current experience):
• Maintaining detailed records and creating reports and maps.
• Interpreting, applying, and enforcing State and local laws, regulations, and ordnances including City Municipal Code, issuing citations, and testifying in legal proceedings as necessary.
• Responding to public in appropriate and timely manner.
• Implementing fly and mosquito control programs and performing lab work.
• Surveying and inspecting for vector breeding sources, stages, types, and other factors.
• Contacting property owners to assist in mitigating vector producing sources.
• Monitoring or assisting in specific vector control operations.
• Patrolling assigned area to search for stray, sick, injured, or dead animals. Qualifications you will need:
• Three years of increasingly responsible experience providing vector control or animal control for a public agency
• Completion of high school or equivalent
• If experience is in vector control, specialized training in pesticide applications and vector control
• If experience is in animal control, you must have and maintain the following:
o CA Penal Code section 832 Certification o National Animal Control Association Level I and Level II Academy training or equivalent If this is your career path and you want to work with a dedicated and knowledgeable team, 9/80 schedule, and other excellent benefits,
www.moorparkca.gov/jobs for the full job description, benefits information, and to apply. This position is open until filled. First review of applicants is on August 26.
Supervising Vector Ecologist – County of San Diego
Job description: Supervising Vector Ecologists are assigned to the Department of Environmental Health and Quality and supervise the work of professional, technical and support personnel, and are responsible for planning, organizing and coordinating multiple program areas throughout the county involved in vector-borne disease and vector nuisance abatement through surveillance, identification, analysis, prevention, and control of vertebrate and invertebrate vectors, their hosts, and sources. This position oversees compilation, preparation, analysis, and presentation of reports, records, documents, and other information pertaining to vector biology, vector-borne disease surveillance, and vector prevention efforts.
District Manager – Churchill County Mosquito, Vector, & Noxious Weed Abatement District
Job description: This position will be selected by a Board of Trustees and in a public meeting. All application paperwork, memos, and resumes may be considered public records. Definition: The District Manager, under the general direction of the Board of Trustees, acts as the executive officer of the District. This person organizes, plans, directs, and delegates the operations of the District, and represents the District and the Board of Trustees in its relations with the community, media, and other agencies. The District Manager handles a wide variety of complex managerial and technical mosquito and weed ecology functions, and programs and performs related work as required. This person acts with a high degree of discretion and integrity in making program, fiscal, operational, personnel, and technical entomological decisions under routine and emergency conditions.
Territory Sales Representative – Mosquito Control Products – Southern CA
Job description: Clarke – the leading provider of solutions for public health mosquito control is seeking to hire an Outside Sales professional to drive the growth of our Mosquito Control products business in Southern California and surrounding geographies. With Clarke, you are a trusted consultant – designing and offering solutions to help your customers to control mosquitoes and the risk of mosquito borne disease within their communities. As you would expect in an outside sales role, your schedule will vary depending on the time of the year. During the Spring and Summer months, you can expect to spend a significant amount of time traveling and calling on mosquito control districts and municipalities to help them to prepare for and manage their busy mosquito season. During other parts of the year, you will conduct educational workshops, attend regional and national meetings, develop your sales strategy, plan, forecast and budget, and participate in customer trials to provide support and stewardship in the launch of Clarke’s innovative mosquito control products.
Vector Field Assistant – Greater Los Angeles County Vector Control District
Job Description: Under general supervision, performs support work associated with surveillance activities, including setting and collecting mosquito traps along assigned routes; cares for and maintains sentinel chicken flocks; and performs related work as required.
Seasonal Vector Control Assistant – Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District
The Placer Mosquito and Vector Control District is seeking seasonal staff to assist in mosquito and vector surveillance, control, and other support roles. Our District is based in Roseville, CA and serves all of Placer County.
Position Status: Temporary, Full-Time
Application Deadline: Open until filled
Positions will be assigned to mosquito duties that may involve field work, laboratory work or a combination of both and will necessitate driving around the County in a District vehicle. This position can expect to be assigned a range of duties that support the District’s mission to protect
public health.
All positions will be based at District headquarters in Roseville; however, work area may change depending on need and be anywhere in Placer County.
Duties may include, but are not limited to, some or all of the following:
• Observe, assess, and inspect areas for immature and adult mosquito presence or habitat
• Collect samples of mosquito larvae that occur in many different habitats both urban and rural
• Apply mosquito control insecticides under the supervision of a certified vector control technician
• Assist with mosquito control efficacy testing operations during daytime and nighttime hours as requested
• Collect and prepare mosquito samples for further identification or disease testing
• Communicate District messages when interacting with members of the public
• Use a laptop or other device to collect and enter field data
• Safely operate and navigate District vehicles to perform work-related activities