Pest Control Assistant

Rochdale Council; Greater Manchester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 21,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave

Wellbeing services

Discounted Your Trust Fitness

Job summary

Rochdale Council is seeking a Pest Control Assistant to support the environmental health pest control team within the borough. You will assist with treatments in homes and businesses and help with surveys, learning essential pest control skills through a Council-funded qualification.

The role emphasizes customer service, good communication, and the ability to carry out risk assessments while handling pesticides responsibly. Prior pest control experience is not required.

Qualifications

• Must be a Rochdale resident within the Borough of Rochdale.
• Willing to learn pest control techniques and assist with treatments.
• Good customer service and communication skills.
• Able to complete risk assessments and handle pesticides responsibly.

Responsibilities

• Assist pest control treatments in domestic and commercial premises within Rochdale borough.
• Assist with pest infestation surveys and investigations.
• Visit residents’ homes to conduct assessments and treatments.
• Support the pest control team while learning the national qualification in pest control.

Skills

Customer service

Communication skills

Literacy and numeracy

Education

Pest control qualification

Job description

External candidates to be eligible to apply for this role you must be a Rochdale Resident who lives within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Rochdale (i.e where the household pays council tax to Rochdale Borough Council).

Environmental Health are looking to appoint a Pest Control Assistant to join our professional pest control team.

The pest control team carry out a range of approved methods of rodent, insect and other pest control treatments in both domestic and commercial premises within the Rochdale borough.

Working alongside experienced pest control officers you will assist and learn to carry out pest control treatments, as well as assisting with pest infestation surveys and investigations.

The successful candidate will also undertake a nationally recognised qualification training in pest control which will be arranged and funded by the Council.

About you

The ideal candidate will be passionate about helping people and enthusiastic to learn the technical and people skills required for the role.

You will have good customer service and be open to meeting people and visiting them in their homes to conduct pest control assessments and treatments.

You will have good communications skills, literacy and numeracy skills, and be able to keep records.

You will be able to complete and follow risk assessments, and understand the importance of dealing with pesticides responsibly

More information about the criteria for candidates can be found in the job description and person specification attached below.

Prior experience of working in a pest control team is not required.

About us

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects staff to share this commitment

As an employee of the Council, you will have access to a range of benefits, including generous annual leave package to support a healthy work-life balance, confidential wellbeing services, and discounted Your Trust Fitness Membership with access to gyms, pools, fitness classes, and more.

Artificial intelligence (AI)

We value genuine, personal applications. Using AI generated responses may not help you stand out, no matter personalised it claims to be.

Our application process and interviews are designed to dig deeper into your real skills and experiences. This helps us to see whether the applications reflects you, or if it was heavily assisted by AI.

AI can be a great tool to help you polish your writing, but it shouldn’t create a version of you that isn’t true. Use it to enhance your application and not replace your voice.

Shortlisting will take place 9 November 26 and interviews are likely to take place during week commencing 16 November 26

Unfortunately, we are unable to offer a sponsorship for this role