Employer
Sarasota County Government
Salary
$19.00 Hourly
Location
Sarasota, FL
Job Type
Temporary
Department
Health & Human Services
Closing Date
Continuous
About Our Job
Do you prefer working on your own, have a knack for customer service, and are tired of those pesky Florida Mosquitos? Join our Mosquito Management department in ridding the county of known pests. We have three positions: our Field, Laboratory, and Mosquito-borne Disease Inspection Aides. These opportunities are temporary/seasonal, running from 05/08/2025 - 11/26/2025, working Monday - Friday (no weekends), and both have a starting pay of $19.00/hr.
Whether you'd prefer to be outside, driving a vehicle throughout urban and rural areas, or working in an office, setting mosquito traps, studying their techniques, or monitoring our chicken coupes, apply today and bring in some extra income, knowing that your time makes a difference!
Job Description:
Field Aides
In this role, you will be responsible for:
• Conducting mosquito surveillance in county ditches and other water sources.
• Treating the ditches with environmentally safe larvicide by use of truck-mounted equipment.
Laboratory Aides
In this role, you will be responsible for:
• Conducting mosquito surveillance by setting and collecting mosquito traps.
• Identifying adult mosquitoes using microscopes.
• Working with our sentinel chicken program.
• Occasional data entry.
Mosquito-borne Disease Surveillance Aide
In this role, you will be responsible for:
• Mosquito-borne Disease Surveillance
• Collection of specialized traps and sampling chicken sentinels
• Inspection of all types of mosquito habitats
• Pesticide applications
Work Hours:
• Seasonal/Temporary, 05/08/2025 - 11/26/2025
• Monday - Friday, 6:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. ( no weekends! )
• Full-Time, 40 hours per week.
About You
Minimum Qualifications :
• High School Diploma or its equivalent.
• Valid Florida Driver’s License by start date.
Physical Demands: Must occasionally lift and/or move more than 50 pounds.
Subject to Passing Substance Screening: This position is subject to passing a pre-employment substance screening.  An applicant who fails to pass a required drug screening test shall be disqualified from employment in any class for a period of five (5) years.
About Everything Else
Pay: $19.00/hr
Our interview process could include phone interview(s), Microsoft Teams video interview(s), and/or in-person interview(s).
If you are selected to join our team, please click on this link to review the Required First Day Documents . You will need to present the following items on your first day:
1. I-9 Acceptable Documents to show your identity and authorization to work. Use this link to learn more and review the different document options: https://www.uscis.gov/i-9-central/form-i-9-acceptable-documents
• If your position requires a Florida Driver’s License, this must be one of your documents. (Your Florida Driver’s License can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List B Documents.)
2. U.S. Social Security Card (signed, physical card). This is a requirement of our Payroll Department and failure to provide this document could jeopardize timely compensation. (Your U.S. Social Security Card can serve as one of your documents listed in link above – List C Documents.)