Senior Pest Control Officer

Salary: Grade G £31,586 - £35,235 (SCP 20 -25)

Location: Hawthorne Road Bootle  (Agile)

Contract: Permanent

Working Pattern: Full Time

Hours:36 hours per week.

DBS Check: No

Closing Date: Monday 7^th April 2025   at 23:59

We are looking for a forward thinking and enthusiastic Senior Pest Control Officer to join and lead our established Pest Control Team to deliver a high-quality and innovative service.

The post holder will be responsible for all aspects and oversight of the team including supervision of the day to day operations; allocation and scheduling of work including the sewer baiting program; ensuring the teams continued professional competencies and best practices; order and maintain stock and produce reports, costing and schedules. You will be expected to promote, oversee, and explore relevant commercial opportunities.

Pest Control support teams within the Highways & Public Protection Service and adopted an  integrated pest management approach to the reduction of rodent and other public health pests across the Borough.

You will be required to collaborate with other Council Services, provide advice, support on all pest issues, and ensure the team undertake treatments on their behalf when required.

The successful candidate will have good organisational skills, be an excellent communicator and be confident in dealing with members of the public, businesses, elected Members, and other agencies. You will act as subject matter expert and need  to be able to demonstrate ability to plan/prioritise and sequence multiple and potentially conflicting priorities.

A Confident and Connected Borough

Sefton is the northern borough of Liverpool City Region with more than 273,000 residents.

Boasting twenty-two miles of stunning coastline, Sefton is a leading coastal tourist destination with a flourishing visitor economy. Spanning the busy Port of Liverpool, the famous Antony Gormley’s ‘Another Place’ installation, attractive beaches, and dunes, to the resort town of Southport, the diversity of the Borough provides a unique mix of urban and natural setting.

You will be working in a diverse and exciting borough with a world renown racecourse and famous golf courses alongside National Trust nature reserves where people can enjoy a great work-life balance.  With excellent transport links Sefton is well placed for accessing cities across the Northwest, including Liverpool and Manchester.

Sefton is a vibrant local authority that is already on a journey of aspiration and ambition as it works towards delivering its exciting Vision 2030. This journey is shared with our partners and communities as we strive to ensure Sefton is a confident and connected Borough.

Provisional Interview Date - Wednesday 23rd April 2025

Equal Opportunities

Sefton Council strives to ensure that our workforce is inclusive and representative of our communities. A diverse workforce is important to us, our staff bring with them a wide range of experiences, views, ideas, and innovations, and we are committed to providing an environment that recognises, respects, and values everybody’s identity, where individual differences are strengths and where everyone can thrive and maximise their potential. We are always open to learning and growing as an organisation, and we welcome new ideas and initiatives that promote equality, diversity and inclusion.

We are an Equal Opportunities Employer; all candidates will receive equal treatment. Our decision to appoint will be based upon whether an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and abilities make them the most suitable candidate for the role.

GUARANTEED INTERVIEW SCHEME

Please note that all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for these jobs (as given in the Person Specification) and who want to apply under the Disability Confident Scheme will be invited to interview.

If you are currently in care or have previously been in care, we provide a guaranteed interview scheme for care experienced people if you meet the essential requirements for the role.