Location: Easter Queenslie Industrial Estate 31 Blairtummock Road Glasgow, G33 4ND
Salary: £27,401.81 - £28,934.37 per year
Contract Type: Permanent
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 37 hours per week
Job Description
An opportunity has arisen within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability for 5 Pest Control Operatives 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.
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
* 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.
It is anticipated that interviews will take place week commencing 21 April 2025.
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: £24,183.81 - £25,716.37 on an incremental scale
Additional Payments: In addition to the annual salary the role attracts a non-standard work pattern/hours (NSWPH) payment of £2,091, a working context & demand (WCD) payment of £1,127 per annum, and you will also receive a payment in relation to the contractual overtime noted.
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)
* Life and Personal Accident Insurance
* Occupational Sickness Pay
* Glasgow Credit Union
Application Packs
The following alternative Application Packs can be requested in other format for example, Braille, Audio and other languages. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 0141 287 1054. Packs will be posted out to you 2nd class within 3 working days of receiving your telephone request. Please note the closing date of the job advert if requesting this to ensure that you give yourself plenty of time to complete your application form and return to us.
Further Information
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