What are the responsibilities and job description for the Environmental Health Intern (Mosquito Control Tech)- Summer 2026 position at Summit County Public Health?
Are you looking for a meaningful way to serve your community? Are you interested in gaining hands-on experience in Public Health? Join Summit County Public Health as an Environmental Health Intern in our Mosquito Control program! Summit County Public Health is proud of our commitment to both the communities we serve and the employees who make our work possible. Our staff has recognized us as a certified Great Place to Work®-and we invite you to be part of our mission to create a healthful environment and ensure the accessibility of health services to all.
Summit County Public Health (SCPH) is seeking Mosquito Control Techs to support our Environmental Health division during the mosquito control season. This is a temporary, seasonal position running May through August, with a possibility to extend to October. As a Mosquito Control Tech, you will assist in various environmental health activities, including mosquito surveillance, public education on mosquito abatement, and field inspections. This position involves both independent work and collaboration with SCPH staff to protect public health in Summit County.
Key Responsibilities:
- Work a set schedule that aligns with program needs.
- Conduct mosquito abatement education for residents.
- Read and maintain accurate maps and data for surveillance efforts.
- Perform source reduction activities, such as removing dumped tires from ditches, swamps, and wooded areas.
- Maintain and clean various program equipment.
- Assist with data entry and/or research as needed.
- Support special mosquito spray applications for parks, events, and public spaces.
- Participate in mosquito surveillance by setting and collecting traps, identifying and counting mosquitoes.
- Conduct larviciding inspections of mosquito breeding sites and apply pesticides if applicable.
- Operate a truck-mounted sprayer for evening adult mosquito spray treatments up to four nights per week.
- Comply with emergency service obligations as required by SCPH's Emergency Operations Plan.
Requirements:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Valid driver's license, liability insurance, and automobile availability.
- Clean driving record.
Summit County Public Health (SCPH) is committed to fostering, cultivating and preserving a culture of diversity and inclusion. Our human capital is the most valuable asset we have. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, inventiveness, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities and talent that our employees invest in their work represents a significant part of not only our culture, but our reputation and organization's achievement as well. We embrace and encourage our employees' differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, family or marital status, gender identity or expression, language, national origin, physical and mental ability, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation, socio-economic status, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique.