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01/09/2025

Vector Control Program Intern

Medina County Health Department

 

Job Title:

Vector Control Program Intern

Service Area:

Environmental Health

Employment Status:

Summer Seasonal – Non-exempt

Approx. 12 Weeks (40 hours/week)

Pay Grade:

Hourly Pay Rate: $16.00

 

Hours of Operation: 8:00am - 4:30pm

Days of Work: Monday - Friday

 

Posting Date: January 6, 2025

Closing Date: January 24, 2025

 

The Medina County Health Department, a nationally accredited health department, is accepting applications for a 12-Week Paid Internship as an ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH VECTOR CONTROL PROGRAM INTERN.

The selected student will receive hands-on training, education and experience to include, but not limited to:  

  • Evaluating possible mosquito breeding area
  • Applying larvicide materials to roadside ditches, storm water catch basins, and other standing water areas to control mosquito population
  • Recording the location and application rate and amounts of mosquito control materials as required by the Ohio Department of Agriculture and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agenc
  • Setting Gravid traps in various locations throughout Medina County to capture adult mosquitoes for submission to the State for testin
  • Operating larvicide application equipment (truck-mounted sprayer unit and gas- powered back pack sprayer units) in the course of working in the vector control progra
  • Actively conduct tick surveillance, tick field collection, and record information for the Ohio Department of Health.

Minimum Education, Training and/or Experience Needs: 

  • Must be a full-time college student with a minimum 2.5 GP
  • Preferred programs of study (i.e. Biology, Environmental Health, Public Health, etc.)
  • Applicants who are required to complete an internship as part of their college curriculum will receive first consider
  • Possess the ability to acquire a working knowledge of applicable regulations, policies, and procedures for administration, surveillance, and chemical application in the vector control program
  • Have knowledge about physical, biological, and/or environmental health sciences (e.g. microbiology, chemistry, entomology).
  • Current Ohio Department of Agriculture Pesticide Commercial Applicator License is preferred. 

Requirements:

  • Available to work during the summer months.
  • Be able to lift up to 50 pounds, and work in moderate to high noise level environment, hot and humid weather, excessive sun, wet and swampy areas, and biting mosquitoes
  • Have reliable transportation, a valid Ohio Driver’s License with safe driving history, and proof of auto insurance
  • Pass a B.C.I. Background Check and Reference Checks

To Apply:

Send a completed MCHD Employment Application (located at www.medinahealth.org/careers/), along with a current transcript to include major and G.P.A. to: Human Resources, Medina County Health Department, 4800 Ledgewood Drive, Medina, Ohio 44256; or fax to (330) 723-9659; or e-mail to hr@medinahealth.org. EOE

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