Agricultural Technician III (Seasonal) Job at Department of Food & Agriculture, San Bernardino County, CA

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  • Department of Food & Agriculture
  • San Bernardino County, CA

Job Description

Job Description and Duties

The Animal Health Branch is responsible for the early detection and prompt eradication of serious animal diseases in California. This is accomplished through the operation of statewide emergency disease eradication projects/programs, such as the current avian health mitigation program (CAHEN: California Avian Health and Education Network).


The Animal Health Branch is advertising fill an Agricultural Technician III in CAHEN.


Under the direction of the Supervising Veterinarian (General), the Agricultural Technician III (Seasonal) duties will include but not limited to:

Outreach, Education, and Training

  • To ensure avian stakeholders’ awareness of biosecurity and other avian health principles, practices, and resources to prevent avian diseases from entering and spreading in the poultry population in Southern CA, the incumbent will:

  • Establish and maintain contact with poultry and bird producers and backyard flock owners, feed stores, Live Bird Markets, and auctions

  • Organize and plan outreach and education activities in the counties included within the AHB Ontario District

  • Contact California feed stores, swap meets, auctions, bird markets to provide outreach materials (lifting and carrying boxes of materials as needed) regarding poultry diseases, such as Virulent Newcastle Disease (vND) and Avian Influenza (AI).

  • Contact bird groups and backyard flock owners in the area to further communicate messages of poultry diseases.

Active and Passive surveillance for Virulent Newcastle Disease and Avian Influenza

• Lead surveillance teams for the CAHEN as directed by the Supervising Veterinarian. Veterinarian General, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal Health Technician (AHT), or Livestock Inspector.

  • In order to ensure avian health and early detection of avian diseases:

  • Plan, organize, and maintain disease surveillance activities in one or more counties of the AHB Ontario district

  • Lead a crew in disease surveillance activities in one or more of the counties in the AHB Ontario district


Candidates may perform these essential functions with or without reasonable accommodation.

You will find additional information about the job in the .

Working Conditions

Refer to the Duty Statement for a complete list of Working Conditions.

Benefits

Benefit information can be found on the CalHR website and the CalPERS website.

Hard Copy Applications:

If you are dropping off or mailing in your application, please use the Examination/Employment Application, STD 678 Revised 6/2024 version.

Required Application Package Documents

The following items are required to be submitted with your application. Applicants who do not submit the required items timely may not be considered for this job:

  • Current version of the State Examination/Employment Application STD Form 678 (when not applying electronically), or the Electronic State Employment Application through your Applicant Account at All Experience and Education relating to the Minimum Qualifications listed on the Classification Specification should be included to demonstrate how you meet the Minimum Qualifications for the position.
  • Resume is optional. It may be included, but is not required.

Job Tags

Seasonal work,

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