Job Description
Position: Horticultural Pest and Disease Control Board Coordinator
Salary Range: $24.21 per hour to $32.45 per hour, Starting Salary: DOQ, DOE
Location: WSU Extension Office
Employment Type: Part-time, seasonal, not to exceed 250 hours per year
Open Until Filled
Part Time Benefits Include:
• Benefited employees shall accrue sick leave benefits at the percentage rate of hours worked per week, to a maximum of eight (8) hours earned per month based on a forty (40) hour workweek but not less than one (1) hour per every forty (40) hours worked per County Policy 30.05.0
Visit Walla Walla County Website for detailed benefits information.
Brief Duties and Responsibilities: The Horticulture Pest and Disease Control Program works to prevent and reduce the economic, environmental and social impacts of pests and diseases in Walla Walla County. The program’s focus is to achieve voluntary control of pests and diseases through education and technical assistance to landowners. Where this fails, regulatory compliance procedures may be used. This position will work closely with the WSU Extension County Director, Walla Walla County Horticulture Pest and Disease Control Board (HPDCB), Washington State Department of Agriculture, WSU Regional Specialists, designated working groups, County staff and other agencies and private landowners to develop and implement control activities in the county. The coordinator will be responsible for the pest and disease control outputs in the region.
Working Environment/Physical Abilities: Ability to lift up to 50 pounds. Work from home using own computer and printer. Work in the field to collect samples for diagnosis.
Ability to travel to meetings and tradeshows and spend the night if necessary.
Minimum Qualifications: High school diploma or equivalent. Associate’s degree or Two-year technical certificate required and two years of agricultural, horticultural or pest management experience, or equivalent years of experience. Bachelors’ Degree in Horticultural or a related field is preferred. Experience in horticulture pests and diseases.
Licenses and Other Requirements: Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record.
Current WSDA Pesticide Public Operator License within six months of employment. Access to a vehicle to attend meetings and work in the field.
Application: Walla Walla County application, resume and cover letter required. Job description is available on our website at www.co.walla-walla.wa.us where you can apply online.
SELECTION IS BASED ON QUALIFICATIONS, ORAL INTERVIEW, BACKGROUND CHECK AND DRIVING RECORD CHECK.
Type: Part-time
Pay: $24.21 to $32.45 per HOUR
About
Walla Walla County
Walla Walla County (population 62,000) may be Washington State’s best-kept secret. Located in the Southeastern corner of the state, in the foothills of the Blue Mountains.
Rolling green hills lead to Walla Walla’s patchwork of farms and snowy backdrop of the Blues in the distance. A quaint, well-kept downtown district, lined with lovely brick and stone architecture with first-class retail shops of every description. Fine dining abounds, and Walla Walla’s award-winning wine culture is evident everywhere. With three colleges, a thriving viticulture industry (over 100 wineries), and mild “Four-Season” climate, Walla Walla is home to 32,000 residents. Besides our County seat in Walla Walla, we also proudly serve College Place, Waitsburg, Touchet, Wallula, Burbank, Prescott and Dixie. There is the County Fair, hot air balloons in the summer sky, parades down Main Street… and you’re surrounded by fishing, skiing, boating, cycling, hiking, camping – in the uncrowded outdoor spaces.
Walla Walla County is a great place to live, work and play. It is also the perfect place to raise a family, with excellent schools, public libraries, and parks.