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\ Salary Grade: 4

\ Pay Range\ Hiring Range: \$18.23 - \$21.42 Per Hour\ Full Range: \$18.23 - \$24.61 Per Hour

Salary offers are based on the candidate\'s equivalent experience and internal equity with other employees within the same job classification.

\ The Pima County Health Department is actively seeking two (2) Environmental Health Technicians, with one position grant-funded, to enhance our dynamic team. In this role, you will engage in vital work within the public health sanitation and environmental health sector, conducting a range of tasks including vector-related investigations, inspections, surveillance, interventions, and sampling functions.

APPLICATION WILL BE CONSIDERED INCOMPLETE WITHOUT COPY OF HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA OR GED.

Duties/Responsibilities:

(Work assignments may vary depending on the department\'s needs and will be communicated to the applicant or incumbent by the supervisor.)\ \ Investigates and inspects food, recreational, and housing establishments, such as convenience markets, swimming pools, hotels, motels, trailer courts, massage studios, bed and breakfast facilities, schools and warehouses, within assigned area of jurisdiction;\ \ Investigates complaints from citizens and other agencies and provides referral to proper source of resolution;\ \ Interprets, promotes and enforces federal, state and local mandates and laws regarding public health nuisances stated in the Arizona Revised Statutes, Arizona Administrative Code and Pima County Code;\ \ Conducts inspections of home daycares and ice cream trucks;\ \ Investigates vector related complaints and sanitation related complaints and recommends appropriate treatment of infested areas;\ \ Identifies vector breeding sites and prepares, mixes, applies and properly disposes of insecticides for the control and abatement of mosquito larvae;\ \ Performs Rapid Analyte Measurement Platform (RAMP) testing in vector samples for virus surveillance and supply specimens to the Arizona State Laboratory for additional testing;\ \ Presents educational materials to the public regarding vector control for the prevention of vectors near homes and communities in person or via new media;\ \ Performs operator-level servicing, adjustment and maintenance of specialized tools, equipment and assigned vehicles;\ \ Keeps manual and computer-based records and prepares data for reports as required.\ \ KNOWLEDGE & SKILLS:\ \ Knowledge of:

• procedures and techniques of collecting samples of vector products for laboratory analysis;
• preparation, application, and disposal of vector control solutions;
• principles and practices of vector control, vector-borne diseases, breeding places and habitats;
• principles and practices of investigation and inspection of recreational and housing establishments;
• procedures and techniques for the operation and service of spray and automotive equipment;
• relevant sanitation and health laws, rules, regulations, ordinances and codes.

Skill in:

• collecting samples of vector products for laboratory analysis;
• identifying different species of vectors;
• performing investigation and inspection of food, recreational and housing establishments;
• recommending treatment of infested areas;
• preparing, applying and properly disposing of vector control solutions effectively and safely;
• operating and performing operator level maintenance of spray and automotive equipment;
• applying appropriate sanitation and health laws, rules, regulations and codes;
• identifying infested areas, performing vector surveillance and applying safety techniques.

Minimum Qualifications:

*(1) A High S hool Diploma or General Education Development (GED) Certification.\ \ *

Qualifying education and experience must be clearly documented in the \"Education\" and \"Work Experience\" sections of the application. Do not substitute a resume for your application or write \"see resume\" on your application.

Selection Procedure:

Pima County Human Resources Department reserves the right to admit to the selection process only those candidates that meet the minimum/desired qualifications. All applications will be assessed based on an evaluation of the listed education and experience. Candidates meeting the minimum/desired qualifications may be further evaluated/scored against any advertised Preferred Qualifications. The hiring authority will interview and select the successful candidate from a referral list provided by Human Resources. Additional assessments/testing may be required as part of t