Pest Control jobs in Oswaldtwistle

Environmental Health are looking to appoint an 18 hours 30 minutes part time Pest Control Officer to work 2.5 days Wednesday to Friday to join our professional pest control team. To enable service delivery across an extended working day, a shift rota is in operation. Employees are required to work on a rota with specified start and end times for each working day. This ensures appropriate service cover while maintaining contractual hours.

The salary range is £27,274 to £29,071 pro-rata per annum.

The pest control team carry out a range of approved methods of rodent, insect and other pest control treatments in both domestic and commercial premises within the Rochdale borough.

Key duties:

Investigation of public health pest infestations in domestic and commercial settings.

Inspection, treatment including professional grade pesticides, advice and record keeping.

Essential qualification: RSPH Level 2 Award in Pest Management, BPCA Level 2 Award in Pest Management, or an equivalent recognised Level 2 pest management qualification

Essential experience: Previous pest control treatment experience across a range of infestations.

Must hold a full current UK manual driving licence - a licene to drive an automatic vehicle will be considered.

About you

The ideal candidate will be passionate about helping people, have good customer service skills and have knowledge of the latest pest control treatments and relevant legislation and guidance.

More information about the criteria for candidates can be found in the job description and person specification attached below.

About us

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff to share this commitment

As an employee of the Council, you will have access to a range of benefits, including generous annual leave package to support a healthy worklife balance, confidential wellbeing services, and discounted Your Trust Fitness Membership with access to gyms, pools, fitness classes, and more.

Artificial intelligence (AI)

We value genuine, personal applications. Using AI generated responses may not help you stand out, no matter personalised it claims to be.

Our application process and interviews are designed to dig deeper into your real skills and experiences. This helps us to see whether the applications reflects you, or if it was heavily assisted by AI.

AI can be a great tool to help you polish your writing, but it shouldn’t create a version of you that isn’t true. Use it to enhance your application and not replace your voice.

If you are interested in what we are offering and have the skills we are looking for we want to hear from you. If you would like to discuss the role further, please contact Tahir Rafiq, Specialist Lead (Environmental/Health Protection) on 01706 924606 or email address tahir.rafiq@rochdale.gov.uk.

To apply for this job role please complete the application form demonstrating with examples how you meet the 7 essential person specification criteria of the job role. You must meet all essential criteria to be shortlisted.

Shortlisting will take place during week commencing 9 November 26 and interviews are likely to take place during week commencing 16 November 26

In accordance with Section 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 this post requires the ability to converse at ease with the members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English.

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer a sponsorship for this role