College Aide, Bureau of Veterinary and Pest Control Services

College Aide, Bureau of Veterinary and Pest Control Services The New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene's Division of Environmental Health works to prevent and control illness and injury related to environmental and occupational health risks through outreach, education, surveillance, and enforcement. With staff of 1,000, the Division covers a broad range of subject matter, including oversight of environmental investigations, lead poisoning, injury prevention, occupational health, food safety, childcare, radiation control, recreational and drinking water quality, air quality, climate health, vector control, veterinary public health and pest control. The Office of Vector Surveillance and Control (OVSC) is responsible for field and laboratory activities to detect vector-borne pathogens such as Zika virus, West Nile virus, and Lyme disease in mosquitoes and ticks, and to prevent their transmission to humans and other hosts. The program also conducts research to understand transmission cycles within the City and to develop strategies for reducing the impact of these diseases on residents. The Division of Environmental Health seeks four College Aides IA (Freshman - Sophomore) for its Bureau of Veterinary and Pest Control Services. Duties will include but not be limited to: helping with identification of vectors of human diseases such as mosquitoes and ticks, conducting field survey and lab procedures for environmental assessment of vector-borne diseases, assisting with public-outreach activities, including presenting and distributing educational flyers to the public, performing different administrative tasks including data entry and compiling daily and weekly reports, as required.