Pooled-Mosquito Tech Countywide

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Department: Mosquito Control

Job Title: Mosquito Technician (Part-Time)

Hourly Pay Rate: $19.06

Location: 21845 Leonard, New Caney, TX 77357

Civil Service: Not Applicable

Shift Hours: Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm (Shift hours variable, occasional weekends, some evening hours as needed)

Education, Experience and Skill Requirements

• High School Diploma or G.E.D. required

• Valid Texas Driver's License

• Clean Driving Record

• Physically able to sit and drive for extended period of time

• Physically able to lift items over 30lbs.

• Physically able to work in outdoor conditions.

• Available to work variable hours

• Previous field work experience preferred

• Previous lab work experience preferred

• Previous entomology or public health experience preferred

Primary Job Duties

• Conduct mosquito surveillance in the field.

• Identify and eliminate mosquito breeding sites and resting sites.

• Identify mosquitoes to species (training provided).

• Test mosquito samples for disease (training provided).

• Conduct vector control activities as required including evening spray missions and/or daytime larvicide application.

• Attend community events to educate residents about mosquitoes.

• Basic office duties that include: record keeping, mapping, data entry and interpretation.

• Other duties as assigned.

After receiving a conditional offer of employment, applicant must pass a drug screen (1/2 cost = $20.00, responsibility of applicant) and may need a physical agility test (1/2 cost = $22.50, responsibility of applicant) before becoming an employee of Montgomery County.

Montgomery County provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.