Animal Health and Control Team Lead

- Employer: St Helens Borough Council
- Reference: 000208
- Published: Fri 28/02/2025, 13:01 PM
- Closing on: Sun 16/03/2025, 0:00 AM
- Working Pattern: To be confirmed
- Hours: To be confirmed
- Salary: £36,124.00 to £37,938.00 per annum
- DBS Check: No
- Workplace: On-Site
- Location: To be confirmed
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Animal Health and Control Team Lead
We are St Helens Borough Council
Located in the heart of the Northwest close to Liverpool, Manchester and Lancashire, St Helens is a modernising Council which is passionate and ambitious for the children and families we support, our communities and our workforce. As part of our transformation journey, we continue to build on our progress and put children firmly at the centre of our care. We can only do this because of our highly valued, skilled, and supported workforce.
St Helens town centres are undergoing a once in a life time, multi million pound regeneration and investment is high in St Helens. In St Helens we work collaboratively across our services to ensure that our customers, residents and clients enjoy the best possible outcomes.
At St Helens we are dedicated to providing an excellent pest and animal control service to our residents and are looking to recruit a motivated individual with experience in animal related services to take on the position of Animal Health & Control Team Lead.
The postholder will be responsible for the day-to-day management of our pest control service, dog welfare and enforcement service and animal health and licensing functions. They will have a key role in providing support to enable the delivery of our services to the residents and businesses of St Helens.
This role will involve coordinating the daily operation of the pest control and animal health functions ensuring high-quality service delivery whilst maintaining excellent customer satisfaction. In addition to overseeing the daily operations of the team the post holder will be expected to undertake some animal health functions such as the inspection and licensing of animal establishments.
Whether you are an experienced individual who is looking for a challenge or you are seeking to embark on a new career path within Local Authority Regulatory Services we would love to hear from you.
The successful applicant will need to hold a current full UK Driving License and be willing to work outside normal hours if required.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Becky Pomeroy Head of Regulation beckypomeroy@sthelens.gov.uk Mobile 07543 800552
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
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