Safe Water and Vector-Borne Disease

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Position Title: Safe Water and Vector-Borne Disease (VBD) Student

Current Program: Environmental Health (EH)

Position Available: TBD

Position Category: Temporary, Full-Time (1.0 Full Time Equivalent (FTE), 35 hours per week)

Up to 4 Months

Reports To: Manager, EH

Union: Non-Union

Wage: $19.05 per hour

Office(s): Haliburton (1) Lindsay (1), Peterborough (1), Port Hope (1)

Posting ID: A

Assignment:

Lakelands Public Health will employ four (4) post-secondary school students for the Safe Water and Vector-Borne Disease Prevention Programs. To be clear, these positions will involve working in both the Safe Water and Vector-Borne Disease Prevention Program areas, not one or the other.

Duties will include:

· Interpretation of laboratory results for drinking water and recreational water samples.

· Sampling of rural and municipal recreational water with an emphasis on public beaches.

· Posting beaches when adverse bacteriological results are obtained.

· Update disclosure website with beach water surveillance results.

· Response to private, adverse drinking water results.

· Answering telephone calls related to safe water and vector-borne disease prevention.

· Developing and implementing communications strategies with the support of the Communications and Environmental Health Managers.

· Investigating standing water complaints.

· Monitoring stormwater management ponds for mosquito breeding.

· Setting up mosquito traps and submitting contents for testing.

· Assisting with tick collection surveillance.

· Maintaining records and completing summary reports.

· Public communication and education through written and verbal means.

Qualifications:

· Enrollment in, or completion of, a relevant university undergraduate degree; preference will be given to those enrolled in 1st, 2nd or 3rd year of a Certified Environmental Health Program accredited by the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors.

· The candidate must possess and demonstrate excellent written and oral communication skills and the ability to coordinate daily activities effectively.

· Evidence of vehicle insurance, including business-use insurance.

· Must possess a valid driver's license and have access to ongoing reliable, efficient and effective transportation throughout the work day to meet the position's needs.

· Maintain up-to-date immunization according to the Ontario Publicly-Funded Immunization Schedule and/or the most recent edition of the Canadian Immunization Guide and the National Advisory Committee

· Immunization as per Lakelands Public Health policy, including being fully vaccinated with a COVID-19 vaccine series; and

· TB skin testing is required at the onset of employment and may be required as part of routine TB surveillance or follow-up of potential exposures.

· Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors Student Membership (preferred).

· Current and satisfactory Criminal Records Check and Vulnerable Sector Search.

· Students be able to swim.

Note: This opportunity does not qualify as field training for the purpose of meeting the practicum requirements of the Board of Certification of the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors.

How to Apply:

• Apply in writing via email to:

• Include your name, the position classification, and the posting ID in the email subject line. Example: "Jane Smith, Safe Water & Vector-Borne Disease Student, B"

• Attach a single file (doc, docx, or pdf), including your cover letter and resume, which add addresses the qualifications noted above.

Lakelands Public Health is committed to meeting the needs of persons with disabilities under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA) Standards. Accommodation will be provided throughout the recruitment process at the request of the applicant.

Please note that only applicants to be given further consideration will be contacted for an interview.

Posting ID: A

Applications to be received no later than: Wednesday, January 28, 2026 at 4:30 pm

Job Type: Fixed term contract

Contract length: 4 months

Pay: $19.05 per hour

Expected hours: 35 per week

Work Location: In person