Senior Pest Management Technician
Published Date: Nov 14, 2025
Location: US
Company: Los Angeles Unified School District
SALARY DETAILS
APPLICATION FILING DATES
Application Open Date: November 14th, 2025
NOTE: The application filing period deadline will be established once we receive sufficient qualified applications to meet our hiring needs.
INFORMATION ABOUT LAUSD
We are LAUSD. We are at the forefront of innovation in public education, focused on a clear and inspiring vision of the future for all of our students as they venture forward on their journey as lifelong learners. Here, you will have the opportunity to exercise your potential in a role supporting the business of education. Our work directly contributes toward the goal of ensuring that our students graduate ready for the world – ready to thrive in college, career and life. LAUSD is the second largest school district in the nation with an enrollment of nearly 575,000 students. We serve an area totaling 710 square miles, with over 1,190 schools and educational centers, and we employ over 74,000 individuals, making us one of the largest employers in our city.
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BENEFITS
Insurance: District paid premiums for your choice of several medical, dental, and vision for you and your dependents; and life insurance plans.
Retirement: Membership in the California Public Employee Retirement System (CalPERS).
Vacation: 24 days each year.
Paid Holidays: Up to 13 days.
JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES
A Senior Pest Management Technician performs pest management work and assists in the planning, coordinating, scheduling, and execution of pest management activities, and may provide work direction to the District’s Pest Management Technicians.
Some of the core responsibilities may require that a job incumbent:
- Assists with the planning, scheduling, coordinating, and execution of pest management activities
- Confers with supervisors on job requirements, plans, and schedules
- Provides work direction to pest management personnel
- Checks daily with the District’s computer work order database, and technician work order lists, and delivers lists to appropriate technicians
- Checks in with technicians each day in order to review their paperwork, and close out work orders as appropriate
- Plans, estimates, and orders required materials, equipment, and supplies
- Ensures that departmental personnel have the necessary tools, equipment, supplies, and materials to do effective and efficient work
- Orients pest management personnel in the proper and safe use of tools, equipment, and materials
- Conducts periodic inspections of the department’s service vehicles to ensure that they are in compliance with the law, and that they are organized for efficiency
- Troubleshoots difficult and persistent pest problems in the field, and assists technicians to obtain control of these pest problems
- Prepares project manuals, job specifications, and B-letters for subcontracting pest management work
- Assists in conducting bid walks and job walks, and coordinates and ensures that subcontracted pest management work is completed according to specifications
- Drives District vehicles and may tow pest management equipment
- Assists with training and documents training of new and current department personnel
- Conducts field evaluation of technicians and documents the evaluation
- Completes work orders when the need arises and when asked to do so by the Pest Management Supervisor
Participates with and directs Pest Management Technicians in the following duties:
- Identifying pests or consulting with the higher-level pest management supervisor to establish pest identity
- Using mechanical and/or exclusionary methods or application of pesticides in accordance with District’s IPM policy
- Preparing and maintaining District pesticide usage forms and records of pest management activities
- Conferring with school administrators and cafeteria managers regarding pest management needs
- Determining pest management strategy within the confines of the District’s IPM policy
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATION
Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency. Completion of college-level courses in agriculture, biology, botany, entomology, environmental science, horticulture, organic chemistry, pest management, or a related field is preferable.
EXPERIENCE
Four years of pest management experience, including controlling Branch 2 (General Pests) and Branch 3 (Termite/Wood Destroying Organisms) and applying pesticides. Experience in landscape, turf, wildlife, and ornamental pest management is desirable.
SPECIAL
- A valid driver’s license to legally operate a motor vehicle in the State of California and the use of a motor vehicle.
- A Field Representative or Operator’s license in Branch 2 (General Pest) issued by the California Structural Pest Control Board is required.
- A Field Representative or Operator’s license in Branch 3 (Termite/Wood Destroying Organisms) issued by the California Structural Pest Control Board is required.
- A Qualified Applicator License in Category B (Landscape Maintenance) issued by the California Department of Pesticide Regulation is required.
SPECIAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
- Ability to stand, walk, bend, crawl, climb to a height of 40 feet, reach overhead, crouch, kneel, balance, push, pull, and safely lift up and carry items weighing up to 70 pounds
- Ability to work safely in confined spaces and at heights including the use of aerial lifts, ladders, scaffolds, and other related equipment
- Normal color vision
- Normal hearing
- Normal visual acuity
- Normal sense of smell
DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS
The ideal candidate for this position will possess the knowledge of:
- Methods, processes, equipment, devices, tools, materials, and supplies used in structural, landscape, ornamental, turf, and wildlife pest management
- Federal, Sate, and local laws and regulations governing IPM and pesticide use
- The District’s IPM policy
- State of California’s, Department of Pesticide Regulation worker health and safety requirements
- Biology, ecology, behavior, and characteristics of arthropods, insects, termites, weeds, vertebrates, rodents, birds, wildlife, and other pests found locally
- Characteristics, care, and maintenance of common plants found locally
- Commercially available pesticides, their forms, functions, classifications, mode of actions, environmental concerns, and their components, including toxicity levels
- Structural materials used in building construction and the basics of building construction as it pertains to structural pest management
- Safety precautions required when using pesticides and toxic chemicals, including the proper care, maintenance, and usage of all necessary personal protective equipment
- Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
- Work Management Systems (such as Maximo)
Further, the ideal candidate will also possess the ability to:
- Assist in leading, training, directing, monitoring, reviewing, and motivating lower-level staff
- Identify, evaluate, and eradicate pest-infested areas in building structures and landscapes
- Apply and direct applications of various pest management methodologies including mechanical, exclusionary, habitat modification, environmental sanitation, and pesticides
- Work effectively with District personnel
- Initiate, follow up on, and see an assignment to completion within assigned time frame
- Communicate effectively orally and in writing
- Estimate material and labor costs
EMPLOYMENT SELECTION PROCESS
The assessment consist tentatively of a technical project and an interview. Please be sure to include correspondence from @lausd.net and @successfactors.com as an approved sender so that messages aren't accidentally placed into your spam/junk e-mail folder. We anticipate receiving a number of well qualified applicants for this position; therefore, there will be a competitive process. The hiring departments have requested that we proceed with the selection process in an expeditious and timely manner. To honor this request we will be adhering to a pre-planned employment assessment schedule. If you are unable to attend the scheduled assessment dates, please note that we recruit for this position on a regular basis. We encourage you to visit our website, http://www.lausdjobs.org periodically to check for the next recruitment and we encourage you to apply again. For more information about the LAUSD employment assessment process, visit the hiring process section of our website at http://www.lausdjobs.org.
If you have questions regarding the employment selection process, please contact Stephanie Ramirez at s.ramirez8@lausd.net.
APPLICATION PROCESS
ADDITIONAL POSTING INFORMATION
The Los Angeles Unified School District is committed to providing a working and learning environment free from discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct, or bullying. The District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, abusive conduct or bullying based on actual or perceived race or ethnicity, gender/sex (including gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding/lactation status and related medical conditions), sexual orientation, religion, color, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code), ancestry, immigration status, physical or mental disability (including clinical depression and bipolar disorder, HIV/AIDS, hepatitis, epilepsy, seizure disorder, diabetes, multiple sclerosis, and heart disease), medical condition (cancer related and genetic characteristics), military and veteran status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age (40 and above), genetic information, political belief or affiliation (unless union related), a person's association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law, ordinance, or regulation in any program or activity it conducts or to which it provides significant assistance. For inquiries or complaints contact our Equal Opportunity Section, (213) 241-7685. Selection and promotion are based on a competitive employment assessment process. Candidates who pass all parts of the assessment process are placed on a hiring (eligibility) list based on their assessment score. Hiring departments may make job offers to candidates on the top three ranks of the hiring list. Eligibility typically lasts for 12 months. The hiring list resulting from this assessment process may be used to fill open positions in related job classifications.
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