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Seasonal Assistant- Lab/Ops

 The Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District is committed to achieving its mission in a professional and safe manner based upon a foundation of education, communication, collaboration, innovation, and proactive efforts.

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.

New Seasonal Assistants will start at Step 3 = $20.87/hour

To apply for this position, an application must be completed on the link through the District’s website at  www.ocvector.org/employment or at www.GovernmentJobs.com.

    

A traditional "Season" runs from early May to October. Available Schedules: 

  • Scientific Technical Services: 9/80 Schedule: Monday – Thursday 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Alternate Fridays off (36-40 hrs. a week)
  • Operations/Spray Route: Monday – Thursday 6:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Friday 6:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Alternate Fridays off (36-40 hrs. a week)
  • Operations/Door-to-Door: : Monday – Thursday 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., No Fridays (36 hrs. a week)
  • Operations/Special Services: Monday – Thursday 7:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Friday 7:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Alternate Fridays off (36-40 hrs. a week)

If you do not have previous employment experience, please provide us any information that would help us in determining your experience. (i.e., volunteer work, leadership classes, ROP classes, coaching, refereeing, team sports, etc

Qualification Guidelines:

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.
About Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District
The Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District is a special district and is one of over 70 agencies statewide specifically dedicated to protecting public health by controlling rats, flies, mosquitoes, Red Imported Fire Ants and other vector-related problems.
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https://govphcareers.astho.org/jobs/22079477/seasonal-assistant-lab-ops

Date Posted
02/26/2026
Job Reference
22079477
Organization
Orange County Mosquito and Vector Control District
Location
Garden Grove, CA 92680
Category
Laboratory
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