Vector Control Specialist

Posting Date

02/26/25

Application Deadline

03/05/25

Pay Range

$20.00 - $29.50 per hour

Salary offers are based on the candidate’s equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification. The position is eligible for overtime compensation.

Job Type

Unclassified

Department

Environmental Services

About the Position

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The Vector Control Specialist is responsible for the surveillance and testing, complaint management, and treatment activities through enforcement of the Environmental Health Code.

About Us

For more than 60 years, Maricopa County Environmental Services Department has been working with our community to ensure a safe and healthy environment. Maintaining a healthy environment improves the quality of life and seeks to prevent exposure to mosquito-borne diseases and hazardous substances in food, water, and soil. We are using education and innovative methods to protect more than 4 million residents of Maricopa County and its visitors.

Proud to Offer

• Perform work with a greater purpose

• Opportunities for growth and development within Maricopa County

• Tuition reimbursement

• Exceptional work-life balance

• Low-cost, high-value healthcare for you and your qualifying dependents

• Enrollment in Arizona State Retirement System

• Paid vacation, sick, and parental (birth/adoption) leaves

• Extensive wellness program, including healthcare premium discounts

• Employee discounts for goods and services

• Learn more at maricopa.gov/5284/Why-Work-Here

We Require

• One year of pest or vector control experience

• High school diploma or GED

• A combination of post-secondary education and/or job-related experience may substitute for the minimum qualifications on a year-for-year basis 

• A valid certification from the State of Arizona Department of Agriculture, Pest Management Division as a Certified Applicator within (120) days of the hire date

We Also Value

• Associate’s degree or higher in environmental studies or a closely related field

• Experience performing vector control activities in a public sector environment.

Job Contributions

• Evaluate problems and carry out treatments as needed, selecting biological, chemical, or physical control methods, application rates, and appropriate equipment to obtain mandatory coverage

• Set and retrieve mosquito monitoring traps and rodent traps; Collect vector specimens; Identify mosquito species in larval and adult stages, flies, rodents, and other arthropod disease vectors; Sort and identify mosquito species in the lab or in the field as required

• Maintain complete and accurate records of fieldwork using current database software; Use and maintain mobile computers for the collection of field data and completing daily activity reports

• Investigate and resolve complaints of mosquitoes, rodents, bees, flies, and other vector infestation of residential, commercial, and industrial properties

• Ensure that public complaints receive prompt and appropriate attention; Re-investigate as necessary to ensure compliance with written notification of violations

• Monitor compliance of the Environmental Health Code by notifying property owners, businesses, other agencies, and the general public, of vector infestations and their legal responsibility to correct them

Working Conditions

• A valid Arizona driver’s license is required upon hire

• Ability to sit for prolonged periods of time and complete computer work

• May be exposed to outdoor climate conditions that are sometimes wet, unsanitary, and hot

• Protective clothing is necessary for some environments

• Required to load chemical containers and equipment weighing up to 50 lbs., onto vehicles

• Ability to lift 50 lbs. at a distance of 50 feet

• Required to drive a vehicle from midnight to 5:00 am while applying treatments or during efficacy testing of adult mosquito samples

Selection Procedure

• Only the most qualified candidates will be considered

• Consideration will only be given to candidates who submit online applications

• Candidates will be contacted primarily through email and their Workday online application profile

• Must pass a pre-employment background and/or fingerprint investigation as required by statute or policy, including drug and alcohol testing requirements for positions designated as safety-sensitive

Maricopa County is an equal opportunity employer.

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