Pest Control Officer x 2 and Pest Control Officer/Trainee Pest Control Officer x 1

About the role

We are seeking 2 dedicated professional Pest Control Officers and one Pest Control Officer/Trainee Pest Control Officer to join our Environmental Health Team. This role plays a vital role in protecting public health, housing standards, and community wellbeing by preventing and controlling pest infestations across the local area.

What will you be doing?

As a Pest Control Officer/Trainee Pest Control Officer, you will be responsible for delivering an effective, customer-focused pest management service to residents, businesses and council properties. You will carry out inspections, identify infestations, implement appropriate treatment plans, and provide expert advice on prevention and control measures.

Key responsibilities include responding to service requests, investigating complaints, and undertaking treatments for a range of pests including rodents, insects, and other public health pests. You will ensure all work is carried out in compliance with relevant legislation, health and safety standards and environmental best practice.

About you

The role involves regular interaction with members of the public, often in sensitive situations, so strong communication skills and a professional, empathetic approach are essential. You will also be required to maintain records, manage workloads efficiently and contribute to wider Environmental Health initiatives when needed.

This is a varied and rewarding position suited to someone who is practical, self-motivated, and committed to delivering high-quality public services.

Minimum of 1 years’ experience in a similar local authority or customer-facing environment is required for the Pest Control Officer(s) along with experience of working with baits, traps, poisons and pest control equipment, and relevant qualifications or a willingness to work towards them.

For the Trainee Pest Control position, experience in a similar local authority or customer-facing environment and willingness to work towards qualifications.

Full driving licence. Ability to cope with the physical demands required of the role and to work in confined spaces e.g., lofts and lifting medical waste.

Our Benefits

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.

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Why choose us?

We offer a vibrant working environment with:

• a competitive salary
• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

About us

Our Values and Behaviours

Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:

Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy

Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.

Disability Confident Employer

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Our Employment and Disability Service provides bespoke support to individuals facing barriers to employment, helping them work towards their goals to start, stay and succeed in employment. For further information please click here The Employment and Disability Service (EADS) | North Northamptonshire Council

Armed Forces Community

The council obtained the Gold status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS).

Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)