Pest Control Operative (Readvertisement)

Job Description

An opportunity has arisen within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability for a Pest Control Operative to join our Environmental Health team on a permanent basis.

NRS brings together a diverse range of Glasgow City Council operational, technical and development services that focus on sustainable transport, place making and delivering essential city services.

If you’re interested in working within a service that touches on all aspects within the city, please read on.

Position Details

The postholder will join a team of Pest Control Officers and contribute to the provision of the pest control service within Environmental Health (including covering dog warden duties when required).

Duties will include:

• Planning and carrying out site visits/inspections,
• Providing advice to the public, businesses, and other stakeholders,
• Investigate complaints and service requests (including treating pests as required),
• Liaise with other services and organisations.

Experience in the pest control or allied industries, and a current driving licence are essential requirements of this role. A First Aid certificate is desirable.

Officers are provided with all required PPE, ongoing training and have access to a Council van which they may use for home to work travel.

Contract Details

Weekly Hours: 37 + 2.5 hours contractual overtime per week

Work Pattern: Monday – Friday, with weekend standby service provision on a rota basis

Annual Salary: £25,151.16 - £26,745.03 on an incremental scale

Additional Payments: In addition to the annual salary the role attracts a non-standard work pattern/hours (NSWPH) payment of £2,173, a working context & demand (WCD) payment of £1,172 per annum, and you will also receive a payment in relation to the contractual overtime noted.

Please note this is a re advertisement and previous applicants should not re-apply.

Benefits of working with us

Glasgow City Council employees have access to a wide-ranging and generous benefits package. If you’re successful in your job application, you’ll have access to these benefits which include:

• 26 days (182 hours) paid annual leave, rising to 29 days (203) hours after 5 years’ service (pro rata to shift pattern and start point in year)
• 5 days (87.5 hours) paid public holidays each year (pro rata to shift pattern and start point in year)
• Local government pension scheme
• Life and Personal Accident Insurance
• Occupational Sickness Pay
• Staff Benefit Scheme
• Glasgow Credit Union

For guidance on completing your application, and to view other benefits on offer for employees of Glasgow City Council, please visit the following link: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/vacancies.

Application Packs

We want everyone to be able to apply. If you need the Application Pack in another format, like Braille, large print, or another language, please call us on 0141 287 1054.

If we need to post it to you, we’ll send it by second-class mail within three working days. Please allow enough time to complete and return your application before the closing date. If you think you might need more time because of accessibility needs, please get in touch and we’ll be happy to help.

There are also a number of Accessibility Tools compatible with the myjobscotland website which may assist you with your application. More information on these can be found at https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/accessibility-statement.

Further Information

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