$9.50/hour
+ mileage reimbursement (.505 cents/mile)
(increases with each season)
Full-Time mid March - mid or late July
Location: Town of Colton, NY
Qualifications: Candidates must be NYS D.E.C. certified
Commercial Pesticide Applicator or Technician, or Apprentice (mandatory
30 hour training course, no cost, offered during the last week of February, will fulfill
this requirement.)
Candidates
must pass a pre-employment Drug & Alcohol test - given at the
Town's expense. Candidates must be reasonably physically fit.
Work requires hiking and bushwhacking in often less than desirable
field conditions. Long hours and work in inclement weather may
be required at times. Technicians generally work alone. Must have
personal vehicle (mileage paid).
Any experience
a plus. Orienteering skills extremely helpful - must be able to
move safely and accurately through the woods using a topographic
map and compass. Commitment to work the entire season requested.
Duties: Technicians work under the direction of Bti Supervisor
on a municipal Black Fly & Mosquito Control Program. Bti is very
target specific, environmentally safe biological pesticide used
to control black fly & mosquito larvae.
Black Fly Control Technician: Each technician is assigned
roughly a 10 square mile section of the treatment area in which
they monitor streams for black fly larvae, perform discharge measurements
to determine stream flow, calculate amount of Bti to be used,
apply Bti to streams, and perform assessments to determine larval
mortality. Detailed records must be kept on all aspects of the
job.
Mosquito Control Technician: Technicians are assigned
a section of the treatment area in which they locate, map and
monitor standing water for mosquito larvae, calculate the amount
of Bti to be used, apply Bti to standing water, perform assessments
to determine larval mortality, and collect adult mosquitoes in
traps. Detailed records must be kept on all aspects of the job.
Part-Time
position may be available for Mosquito Control Technician.
Contact: Andrea Malik, Bti Black Fly Control Program,
Colton Town Hall, 94 Main Street, Colton, NY 13625 (315) 262-3175
or (315) 262-9778.
