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Laboratory Assistant (Courier)

Seasonal Worker | Office/On-site

Recruitment #260317-5704VR-001

Location

Rocky Hill, CT
 

Date Opened

3/23/2026 12:00:00 AM

Salary

$16.94 - $19.94/hour (For Add'l Information on Salary see 'Purpose of Job Class' Below)

Job Type

Seasonal/Summer

Close Date

3/30/2026 11:59:00 PM

The State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health is hiring Summer Workers!

The State of Connecticut, Department of Public Health (DPH), is excited to invite motivated individuals to apply for the role of Laboratory Assistant (Courier). Join our team and help support important public health initiatives across the state.

These positions will help support our Biological Sciences/Environmental Microbiology section's Beach Grant implementation. See below for additional information on these great opportunities!


Please Note: These positions will work for the Summer, between May 8, 2026 through August 28, 2026.


 

POSITION HIGHLIGHTS:

DPH is responsible for Beach Grant implementation and receives grant funding from the US EPA to support CT DPH efforts to collect water samples from designated recreational beaches in Connecticut, test the water samples for bacteriological water quality and report on beach water quality consistent with EPA and beach program guidance and schedules. The public is notified when the waters exceed the applicable water quality standards and when they are safe for swimming. These public notification efforts are directly related to public health and safety by reducing the risk to the bathing public of contracting diseases from contaminated water.


 

PLEASE NOTE:

  • Selected candidates must be at least 16 or 18 years old, depending on the position.
  • Selected candidates will be required to travel statewide from Rocky Hill, CT.
  • Applicants must possess and maintain a valid/unrestricted Motor Vehicle Operator's License.
  • Applicants must be able to lift and carry items weighing up to 50 lbs. including standard coolers and laboratory supplies.
  • Summer Workers may be exposed to communicable diseases and hazardous substances.

 

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

  • Driving to local health departments throughout the state to pick up bathing water samples and processing the samples at the laboratory. 
  • Conducting water sample analysis.
  • Laboratory set-up for testing.
  • Verifying and maintaining appropriate documentation including preparing and entering results in the electronic laboratory reporting system (HORIZON).
  • Maintaining good customer relations with clients.

 

MORE ABOUT THE AGENCY AND FACILITIES:

The Mission of the Department of Public Health (DPH) is to protect and improve the health and safety of the people of Connecticut by:

 

  • Assuring the conditions in which people can be healthy
  • Preventing disease, injury, and disability
  • Promoting the equal enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health, which is a human right and a priority of the state.

 

DPH accomplishes this through the implementation of its Strategic Plan which outlines the actions that DPH is taking to accomplish its Mission.

The Dr. Katherine A. Kelley State Public Health Laboratory serves all communities in the state through the analysis of clinical specimens and environmental samples submitted by federal and state agencies, local health departments and districts, clinical laboratories, health care providers, and water utilities. The Laboratory provides over 2 million test results on approximately 250,000 specimens and samples it receives each year. Analytical data are used to monitor for agents harmful to the public health, identify the causes of outbreaks of disease, and assure that control measures (e.g., vaccines, antibiotics, environmental remediation, etc.) are effective.