Pest Control Officer

Are you looking for a new challenge and want an exciting opportunity to develop your skills, as well as learn new ones?     If so, our Pest Control Officer vacancy may be the opportunity you have been waiting for.

As a Pest Control Officer, you will be enthusiastic, passionate, conscientious & highly motivated.

You will be part of the Residential Environmental Health team responsible for carrying out pest control treatments and inspections within a wide variety of premises within the area.  To succeed as a Pest Control Officer, you will need to be an advocate for the Council, be reliable and have good working relationships with both colleagues and customers. The candidate should also have the ability to communicate well with members of the public in a polite, professional, and friendly manner.

As this opportunity involves visiting various premises around the Borough, applicants must possess a full current driving licence.

The Borough of Pendle lies in Lancashire’s beautiful Pennines and is within easy reach of the Yorkshire Dales, the Lake District, and the city of Manchester.

Pendle Borough Council offers an excellent work-life balance including flexitime with no core hours, up to 2 days flexi leave a month, compressed working options and up to 31 days annual leave.

The Council’s benefits package includes an excellent Local Government Pension Scheme, generous holiday allowance with the option to buy additional annual leave, a cycle to work scheme, home tech and car scheme salary sacrifice schemes.  You will also be rewarded with access to our benefits programme, Viv up, which provides easy access to unbeatable discounts for retailers such as Argos, M&S, B&Q, Currys PC World, etc.

We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.  Pendle Borough Council does not discriminate on any basis of disability, sex, marriage or civil partnership, race, gender reassignment, religion or belief, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, or maternity.

If you wish to have an informal chat about the role, please contact Paul Bolton at paul.bolton@pendle.gov.uk.