Salary: $18.30 - $22.24 Hourly
Location : Ag & Air Pollution Building
Job Type: Relief - Full Time
Job Number: 202600032
Department: Agricultural Commissioner
Opening Date: 03/24/2026
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Bargaining Unit: OE3
Description
TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE FRIDAY, MAY 1, 2026 INTERVIEW, PLEASE SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION ON OR BEFORE APRIL 15, 2026.
SCHEDULE: Monday - Friday, 8 hours per day.
ASSIGNMENT LENGTH: May - October 2026
Under general supervision and direction, performs a variety of routine inspection and detection activities to enforce governmental regulations pertaining to specific agricultural and weights and measures regulatory categories; to assist licensed staff performing the more difficult tasks; and performs related duties as assigned.
SUPERVISION RECEIVED AND EXERCISED
Receives direct supervision and direction from licensed staff. Exercises no supervision of staff.
CLASS CHARACTERISTICS
Incumbents make inspections and enforce provisions of federal, state and local laws, codes and regulation related to agricultural and weights and measures matters.
Examples of Duties
(Illustrative Only)
Management reserves the right to add, modify, change, or rescind the work assignments of different positions and to make reasonable accommodations so that qualified employees can perform the essential functions of the job.
- Conducts routine inspections and assists inspectors in assessing compliance with agricultural and weights and measures codes and regulations.
- Provides a variety of duties to assist staff in less complex sub-professional activities.
- Performs mechanical and chemical weed and insect control.
- Operates, calibrates and maintains various types of equipment including pesticide application equipment.
- Deploys and services insect traps throughout the County.
- Collects GPS (global position system) data on insect traps and pest distribution.
- Assists in the preparation of data and statistics related to departmental activities; prepares reports and maintains records of work performed.
- Maintains accurate manual and automated records and files; prepares correspondence, periodic and special reports and other written materials as required.
- Maintains cooperative working relationships with other departments, divisions, agencies, community groups and industries.
- Performs general administrative / clerical work as required, including but not limited to preparing reports and correspondence, entering and retrieving computer data, copying and filing documents, sending and receiving faxes, etc.
- Provides information to the public or to County staff that requires the use of judgment and the interpretation of policies, rules, or procedures.
- Performs related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
Knowledge of:
- Basic principles and practices of agricultural and weights and measures laws, codes and regulations.
- Techniques for dealing with a variety of individuals from various socio-economic, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, in person and over the telephone.
- Modern office practices and technology, including the use of computers for data and word processing used in business letter and report writing.
- Computer-based evaluation technologies.
- Proper English usage, spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Ability to:
- Analyze, interpret and apply federal, state and local laws, rules and regulations pertaining to department operations.
- Prepare documentation of findings and prepare written reports.
- Reading and interpreting manuals, instructions and pesticide labels.
- Understand and follow complex oral and written instructions.
- Conduct inspection, detection and sampling activities.
- Safely operate, calibrate and perform routine maintenance on various types of equipment including pesticide application equipment.
- Read maps and accurately plot trap locations or weed infestations on maps.
- Prepare and maintain accurate and complete records of work performed.
- Communicate clearly and concisely, both orally and in writing.
- Effectively use computers for word and data processing and evaluation of data.
- Perform mathematical computations with accuracy.
- Modern office practices, methods, and computer equipment and applications related to the work.
- English usage, grammar, spelling, vocabulary, and punctuation.
- Techniques for providing a high level of customer service by effectively dealing with the public, vendors, contractors, and staff.
- Basic identification of weeds, trees, ornamentals and insects.
- Operate modern office equipment including computer equipment and specialized software applications programs.
- Use English effectively to communicate in person, over the telephone, and in writing.
- Use tact, initiative, prudence, and independent judgment within general policy and legal guidelines in politically sensitive situations.
- Establish, maintain, and foster positive and effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
Education and Experience:
Any combination of training and experience that would provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities is qualifying. A typical way to obtain the required qualifications would be:
Equivalent to graduation from the twelfth (12th) grade with college coursework in agricultural, biological or physical science, or a related field. Experience working on a farm, ranch, in a plant nursery or working for a pest control operator or advisor.
Licenses and Certificates:
- Must possess a California driver's license and maintain a satisfactory driving record.
- A qualified pesticide applicator license or certificate is highly desirable.
RELIEF POSITIONS DO NOT QUALIFY FOR BENEFITS
PERSONAL PAID LEAVES
- 12 paid holidays
- 16 hours of floating holiday awarded on July 4th
- 80 - 160 hours
- 96 hours of sick leave annually
- 12 paid Personal Flex Days
MONTHLY COUNTY CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS BENEFITS
The County contributes monthly:
- $1,050 towards single employee benefits
- $1,794 towards employee + one dependent
- $2,384 towards family benefits
- $150 if you opt out of health insurance due to being covered under another qualifying plan.
BENEFITS AND ADDITIONAL COMPENSATION
- Available Medical Plans: Anthem Blue Cross CARE PPO, Anthem Blue Cross CHOICE PPO, and Kaiser for those within their service area. Law Enforcement Anthem Blue Cross plan available for specific positions. Tuolumne County is not within the Kaiser service area.
- Dental Plan: Delta Dental
- Vision: VSP Vision Care
- Life Insurance: $50,000 + option life insurance plan for purchase
- Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance: $50,000
- Retirement: Social Security and CalPERS
- Retirement: Voluntary Deferred Compensation plan (457b)
- Longevity/Retention Pay:
- 5 years = 2.5%
- 10 years = 5%
- 15 years = 10%
- 20 years = 15%
- 25 years = 20%
- Education Incentive Pay: 1 Certificate 2.5%, 2+ Certificates 5%
- Probation: 13 or 26 completed pay periods
VOLUNTARY BENEFITS
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Critical Illness Insurance
ADDITIONAL MISCELLANEOUS BENEFITS
- Credit Unions
- California 529 College Savings Program
- Propane Discounts
- Verizon & AT&T Wireless Discounts
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Employees may qualify for:
- Employee down payment and closing cost assistance
- Student loan forgiveness
- Educational assistance program
COMMITMENT TO EMPLOYEE DEVELOPMENT
The County has a "Learning Forward" commitment to staff. We are dedicated to our employee's growth and provide access to a career coach/employee development professional and provides an educational assistance program.
PAY AND/OR SHIFT DIFFERENTIAL
- A Road Worker shall receive a twenty-five ($0.25) cent per hour pay differential for each hour assigned to perform as a heavy equipment operator, when that assignment exceeds five (5) hours in any given standard tour of duty.* Employees who work four (4) hours or more in a shift beginning between 8:00 pm and 4:00 am receive a shift differential of $8.00 per shift. *Upon successful completion of 160-hour training program.
- Social Workers, Social Service Supervisor I/II, Program Managers, and Deputy Directors receive a five (5%) percent salary differential.
- HCU employees who work between 6:00 pm and 7:00 am receive a shift differential of $3.00 per hour. The shift must start at 2:00 pm or later and applies to hours actually worked between 6:00 pm and 7:00 am.
- An IT Technician required to return to work or return to work on a day not regularly scheduled and work four (4) hours or more in a shift receive shift differential at the following rates:
- 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm shift - $6.50 per shift
- 11:00 pm to 7:00 am shift - $9.00 per shift
- OE3 employees who work four (4) hours or more in a shift receive shift differential at the following rates:
- 3:00 pm to 11:00 pm shift - $6.50 per shift
- 11:00 pm to 7:00 am shift - $9.00 per shift
ON-CALL PAY
Assigned personnel shall receive on-call pay of sixdollars and fifteen cents ($6.15) per hour for each hour served on on-call duty. Assigned personnel become ineligible for on-call pay once activated to call back status.
Assigned Animal Control Officers receive on-call pay of two dollars and seventy-five cents ($2.75) per hour from the time they are released from active duty but not before the regular conclusion of shift, until they are back on active duty or the Animal Control workday starts. For each call back, the Animal Control Officers receive overtime pay from the time they leave their home until the time they return to their home or commence their workday.
CALL BACK PAY
Call-back compensation shall be paid for one and one-half (1½) hours at straight-time rates for each call-back occurrence and is in lieu of any travel time and expense to and from home and the first or last work contact point.
UNIFORM ALLOWANCE
Animal Control Officers receive an annual uniform allowance of five hundred dollars ($500.00). Fifty percent (50%) of the allowance is payable during the period of July through December and fifty percent (50%) is payable January through June of each fiscal year.
Fire Prevention Inspectors receive an annual uniform allowance of seven hundred dollars ($700.00). Fifty percent (50%) of the allowance is payable during the period of July through December and fifty percent (50%) is payable January through June of each fiscal year.
An annual uniform allowance of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) each fiscal year paid twice a year in January and July will be provided for the purchase of boots, coats, shirts, hats, uniforms, gloves, gators (snake proof), overalls or coveralls. Items of clothing will reflect the County logo or wording identifying the employee as a County employee. This section applies only to the following classifications: Appraiser, Building Inspector, Environmental Health Specialist, Planner, Solid Waste Technician, Solid Waste Specialist, Junior/Assistant/Associate Engineers, Engineering Technicians, Land Surveyors, Code Compliance Investigators and Agriculture & Air Pollution Inspector.
A uniform allowance of four hundred dollars ($400) per fiscal year paid twice a year July and January each fiscal year will be provided for the purchase of prescription safety glasses, safety boots, a safety coat, shirts with a County seal replica, trousers, hats and gloves.
Employees in the Road Operations Division, Skilled Trades and Maintenance Division who require corrective lenses for the normal execution of their job duties receive reimbursement towards safety glasses every two years.
