Pest Prevention Assistant I

5 days ago

Riverside, California, United States Department of Food & Agriculture Full time

Job Summary

The Department of Food & Agriculture is seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Pest Prevention Assistant I to join our team. As a Pest Prevention Assistant I, you will play a critical role in supporting our efforts to detect and prevent the spread of pests that threaten California's agricultural industry.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform field, laboratory, or staff duties to deploy traps, perform visual surveys, or apply control measures for target pests such as fruit flies, Japanese beetles, Spongy Moths, and European Grapevine Moths.
  • Plan, organize, and monitor trapping, visual survey, or treatment routes and outside vendors to ensure compliance with Department policies and procedures, and State laws, rules, and regulations.
  • Assemble equipment and mix chemicals using the appropriate treatment and equipment method; assure that the Department is in compliance with all pesticide rules and regulations.
  • Work with field staff in solving technical problems such as equipment breakdowns and trap deployment, using effective communication skills, knowledge, manuals, and/or facility operational procedures.
  • Communicate effectively and in a professional manner with homeowners and/or the general public in order to perform assigned duties. Establish and maintain cooperative working relationships in all situations using tact and interpersonal skills at all times.
  • Must read maps to navigate to multiple locations when performing field activities and be able to draw maps to show exact geographic locations. Uses GPS technology to site register samples and packages samples separately to maintain sample and site integrity.
  • Prepare and complete accurate and detailed technical reports, digitally and hard copy, (daily, weekly, and/or monthly, as required) as associated with detection and treatment activities, biological control activities, or other related activities.
  • On an as-needed basis, travel to various locations throughout the State operating a state vehicle safely and responsibly in order to inspect routes, survey areas, and treatment activities to assure that work is performed at an acceptable level.

Working Conditions

The duties of this position are primarily conducted outdoors and may be exposed to extreme temperatures and weather, uneven terrain, and various noise levels. Incumbent may experience regular exposure to dust, pollen, and moisture. The work can be in urban or rural environments. The incumbent may work within an office/warehouse environment furnished with a variety of office equipment, which normally consists of desks, tables, chairs, filing cabinets, storage cabinets, filing bins, computers, computer peripherals, phones, answering machines, photocopiers, and fax machines.

Requirements

  • Valid driver's license and a safe driving record as documented by the Department of Motor Vehicles.
  • Ability to apply pesticides, haul loads of fruit and/or removed trees, perform survey work, and work well under extreme time constraints.
  • Exercise good judgment, determine priorities, make appropriate well-thought-out decisions, allocate staff and resources to achieve maximum results, maintain focus under conditions of duress, and provide accurate assessment of rapidly changing situations.
  • Establish and maintain effective working relationships with those contacted during the course of work, cooperate with other staff members and leads in completing assigned work, communicate effectively verbally and in writing, with other agencies and the public, and be able to meet required deadlines.

Special Requirements

SOQ - Interested individuals MUST submit an SOQ with their application. The SOQ should have a title of "Statement of Qualifications, Your Name," be no more than 2 pages, no smaller than 12 point Arial font, and should describe their education, experience, skills, and qualities that make the candidate ideal for this specific Pest Prevention Assistant I (Limited Term) position.

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