Mosquito Control Field Technicians - Akron, United States - Summit County Executive Ilene Shapiro

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Job Information Appointing Authority Summit County Public Health Department/Division Summit County Public Health Full Time/Part Time Part Time Regular/Temporary Temporary Work Schedule Temporary Status – 28 hours per week
(May through August) may include evening and weekend work. Job Description The Student/Temporary Help position performs programmatic activities under supervision, conducts field inspections, and collects samples. Must display initiative and follow through in completing tasks; be reliable, mature and adaptable; interact successfully with the community and co-workers regardless of their social, ethnic, or religious status; comply with agency objectives, philosophy and policies. Work under the general direction and guidance of the program staff and manager. Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• Ability to organize and communicate with program participants via text (work phone) and email (work provided)
• Current valid driver's license Preferred Qualifications
• Clean driving record.
• Organizational skills to maintain programmatic performance of multi-step process Pre-Employment Testing Requirements Criminal Background Check, Pre-employment Drug and Alcohol Testing Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee typically works in a normal office environment as well as in various work sites that involve potential exposure to inclement weather, extreme temperatures, insects, wildlife, unpleasant smells or odors and excessive levels of dust, dirt and other elements of typical outdoor work. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts in precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes, airborne particles, pesticides, toxins, raw sewage or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet to moderate. Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers, handle, feel, carry or operate objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand; talk or hear; walk; sit. The employee may be required to lift items as heavy as 80 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and the ability to adjust focus. Licensing/Certification Current valid driver's license Additional Information Summit County Public Health (SCPH) is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our human capital is the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and organization's achievement as well. We embrace and encourage our employees' differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. Job Duties Job Duty Name Job Duties Description of Job Duty
• Perform time specific programmatic duties as listed below.
• The program will run from May-August
• May investigate mosquito complaints in an assigned area
• Informing residents of steps for mosquito abatement
• Mosquito surveillance
• Larviciding for mosquito breeding sites
• Reading and maintaining accurate maps and data
• Responsible for various program equipment
• May perform evening adult mosquito spray treatments utilizing a truck mounted sprayer up to five nights per week
• May assist in data entry or research
• May assist with special mosquito spray applications as needed (parks, special events, etc.)
• Employee has the obligation, set forth by the Summit County Public Health Emergency Operations Plan and within the scope of their employment, to be available for emergency service during routine and non-routine hours of operation including 24/7/365 availability