TEMP - Field Representative (Vector Control)

City of Garland • Stockton, CA

8d • $16 • Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for assisting Environmental Health Specialists control vectors of communicable diseases such as mosquitoes.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or General Equivalency Diploma (G.E.D.)
• No experience required
• Forty hours of in-house training on vector control activities
• Valid Class C Texas driver's license
• Or an equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to successfully perform the essential functions of the job.

Nice To Haves

• 6 months experience with vector control and surveillance activities such as larviciding, adulticiding, and sample collection
• Knowledge of basic biological and chemical principals
• Ability to work under moderate stress and relate well to a highly varied community public
• Forty hours of in-house training on vector control activities required

Responsibilities

• Collect mosquito samples for disease testing and surveillance.
• Apply mosquito larvae control chemicals/biologicals to standing water.
• Respond to other citizen vector concerns as directed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED