At a Glance
- Tasks: Join our team to tackle pest control challenges and support the community.
- Company: St Helens Borough Council, a passionate and ambitious local authority.
- Benefits: Enjoy well-being support, financial benefits, and opportunities for learning and development.
- Other info: Flexible working hours and a supportive team environment await you.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in your community while developing valuable skills.
- Qualifications: Experience in pest control and a Level 2 Certificate in Pest Management preferred.
The predicted salary is between 20000 - 25000 £ per year.
We are St Helens Borough Council, located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire. St Helens is a transformational Council which is passionate and ambitious for the communities we support. We provide a wide range of local authority services to the residents, businesses, schools, and visitors to the borough. We can only do this because of our highly valued, highly skilled workforce. Working together, our workplace vision and values guide our organisation, and the contribution of our workforce is key to our culture journey. Employees with us receive a wide range of benefits including well-being in work, financial benefits, ways of working and learning and development support.
We are looking to recruit a proactive and experienced Pest Control Officer to join our team. The role will involve undertaking both domestic and commercial pest control treatments for a range of pests and, on occasion, will provide assistance to the Section in the collection and transportation of stray dogs for kennelling, according to the needs of the service. The postholder will have a key role in providing pest control services to the residents and businesses of St. Helens.
Experience working in Pest Control, together with the qualification Level 2 Certificate in Pest Management, would be an advantage. The post holder will have the ability to multitask, good ICT skills, and good verbal and written communication skills with colleagues, the public, and other agencies, and have the ability to deal with sensitive and confidential information. They will also be able to work flexibly, and as part of a team, providing an organised and systematic approach to working. The successful applicant will need to hold a valid UK Driving Licence and be willing to work outside normal hours if required.
Whether you are seeking to embark on a new career path within Regulatory Services or within Local Authority, or you are an experienced individual who is looking for a challenge then we would love to hear from you.
St Helens Council is a Disability Confident Leader. This means that the Council guarantees an interview to disabled applicants who demonstrate that they meet the essential criteria for the job, as detailed on the Person Specification, and will, for qualifying disabled candidates, make reasonable adjustments within the interview/selection process.
St Helens Borough Council respects and values the individuality that every employee brings. We encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds, who share our values, our commitment to inclusion, and who will help us on our journey to transform our organisation.
