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We are St Helens Borough Council

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.

Making A Difference as a Pest Control Officer in Regulatory Services

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.

Interested to Find Out More?

You can review our full job description details, and person specification information here.

You are also welcome to contact us for a chat before applying by emailing us at jessicamiller@sthelens.gov.uk or recruitment@sthelens.gov.uk

Please note we reserve the right to close the advert early should we receive a sufficient number of applications and encourage you to apply early, to avoid disappointment.

Be scam aware: St Helens Council will never ask applicants to share payment information or charge recruitment fees when applying for vacancies. If in doubt, contact recruitment@sthelens.gov.uk

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.

Equality & Diversity
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.

Further information about Equality & Diversity at St Helens Borough Council can be found here https://www.sthelens.gov.uk/equality
St Helens Borough Council is a Disability Confident Leader. Disability Confident Leader lead the way in helping to take action that changes attitudes, behaviours, and cultures for the better.