Southwark Council has statutory duty and contractual obligations to provide a pest control service to residents and client teams. Pest Control Technicians are there to provide the front line delivery of core pest control services through inspections, investigations, and surveys of suspected infestations and to carry out treatments or pest proofing works in line with legislative requirements and professional best practice.
Site visits may be within council owned or private properties; communal spaces such as lofts, plant rooms, basements or corridors; public realm locations such as parks; and commercial premises.
The list of pests included in the scope of work includes, but is not limited to:
Commensal rodents
Squirrels
Cockroaches
Bed bugs/fleas
Moths/flies
Tropical/garden ants
Wasps/hornets
Stray dog collection/transportation
Pigeon clearance/proofing
The principle accountabilities are, but not limited to:
To competently identify the nature of an infestation and the most appropriate treatment/ management techniques. This decision should be based on knowledge gained through formal training, legislative restrictions, species specific biology, environmental protection considerations and site data.
To carry out treatments and management techniques for infestations including traps, culls, deterrents, pesticides and biocides safely and humanely, in line with The British Pest Control Association (BPCA) Code of Practice.
To survey properties, internally and externally, including drains, and make recommendations for further repair works or structural considerations to overcome future infestations and mitigate the risk of spread between dwellings. To survey and assess requests for pest control support that falls outside of normal contracts. Providing estimate costings and quotations, with technical drawings where applicable
To carry out proofing work to control and prevent infestations, ensuring materials and techniques used are in line with housing fire safety guidance and Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015.
To organise and perform the collection of stray dogs using sound judgement and expertise in line with the safe system of work and legislation. To arrange kennel stay or r...
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