| ob Description: | If you would like to be considered for a specific team, include relevant experience in your application. Preference does not guarantee placement. Seasonal Assistants are assigned based on District needs, which may change throughout the season. The Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District’s seasonal assistant position employees/staff may get the opportunity to enjoy working in the following teams (no prior mosquito killing experience required, earn while you learn): Scientific Technical Services: Set and pick up mosquito traps in designated locations around the county. Utilize a microscope to identify and count specimens. Maintain traps and other laboratory/field equipment. Conduct data entry. Participate in a variety of surveillance and biological control program tasks, including specimen collections, insect rearing, mosquitofish husbandry, and disease testing. Special Services: Inspect and treat designated locations for mosquito reduction in exciting places like flood channels, storm drains, and marshlands. You’ve never experienced nature like this! Spray Route: Navigate urban sprawl and concrete jungles while finding and destroying mosquito larvae in street gutters and catch basins! Door to Door: Meet your fellow county residents while going door to door in local neighborhoods to educate the community about mosquitoes, vector-borne diseases and the shared responsibility for mosquito control. You’ll learn to help the District notify residents of disease presence and upcoming treatments for mosquitoes. You’ll perform inspections and chemical treatments of mosquito breeding sources in a variety of property settings. RIFA (Red Imported Fire Ants): Inspect and treat scenic locations across the county, like regional parks, cemeteries and golf courses, for Red Imported Fire Ants Essential Functions: Under supervision, the Seasonal Assistant carries out assignments, the details of which have been planned and organized by persons working at a higher level. These assignments may include working as part of a vector crew, abating designated sources, and performing general manual labor to reduce mosquito breeding sources. The duties listed below are intended only as illustrations of the various types of work that may be performed. The omission of specific statements of duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related or a logical assignment to this position. As directed, treats designated locations for mosquito reduction such as catch basins, ditches, and flood control channels, residential and public properties; works as part of a crew covering marshes, ponds, river bottoms, etc.; keeps assigned equipment in working order; reports deficiencies in equipment and problems to supervisors; keeps records of work done. Treats designated areas for Fire Ant suppression; to survey and apply pesticides to infested areas; keeps records of treatments and applications. Cuts vegetation and performs other labor in source reduction and preparation of land for equipment operation; keeps District buildings in a clean and orderly condition, does gardening and performs simple building and equipment repairs. Keeps simple daily operation records including inventory. As directed, set mosquito traps at surveillance sites, establish new trap locations, collect traps, and identify specimens. Conduct other surveillance and collect organisms (e.g., fleas, ticks, RIFA, small mammals, dead birds) for disease testing. Assist in care, collection, and distribution of mosquito fish. Conduct maintenance of fish facilities and equipment. Assist with insect-rearing functions, maintain insectary facilities, and assist with experiments. Engage with the public during normal fieldwork. Place signs and distribute informational literature. Help maintain all field and laboratory equipment. Conduct data entry. Knowledge of: Reading and writing capably, to work dependably and cooperatively with others, to maintain and appreciate safety precautions, and to learn to operate specialized equipment and to exercise independent judgment. Standard vehicle operations including observing legal and defensive driving practices. Perform computational entries on a table, smartphone and desktop. Utilize programs like Excel(MS), Access(MS), Google Earth, Google Suite. Experience with power tools and hand tools are desired but not necessary. Ability to: Perform general work and learn the specific operations of the office. Understand and follow oral and written directions. Establish and maintain cooperative relations with the public and fellow employees. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE Any combination equivalent to experience and education that could likely provide the desired knowledge and abilities. A typical way to obtain the knowledge and abilities would be: Experience: Education or training which demonstrate the abilities and knowledge to perform the above requirements. Education: Graduation of High School or the G.E.D. equivalent. Licenses; Certificates; Special Requirements: Possession of a valid California driver’s license and maintain as a requirement of employment; must qualify for insurance coverage by the District’s insurance carrier. No major violations and/or no more than 2 points on driving record. California Code of Regulations, Title 3, Article 2, Section 6722 requires that in order to mix and load toxic chemicals, employees must be at least 18 years old. Operate specialized vector control equipment. |
| Submission Deadline: | 03/31/2026 |
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| Website to apply: | https://www.governmentjobs.com/ |
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