Environmental Protection Officer

We are looking for a practical, hands-on team member with good customer skills who can deliver the Council’s pest control service as well as undertaking various envirocrime and other duties.

About you:

You will have experience of pest control or similar work and ideally a track record of delivering services to vulnerable customers. You must be able to manage your own workload and operate independently while ensuring that you comply with the relevant guidance and legislation. You should also be ready to get involved in the full range of duties of the Environmental Health team, for example taxi licensing checks, fly tipping and waste enforcement and environmental monitoring.

About the role:

The primary function of this role is to undertake pest control treatments for our customers, who are mainly residents of the city. This requires both the practical skills to investigate rodent problems and resolve them, but also good customer skills. It is a hugely satisfying task, delivering an essential public health service within our community. The remainder of your time will be used in supporting the rest of the service in delivering various statutory duties. This includes enforcement, regulatory checks and routine monitoring of food, water, air and land.

About the team:

The Environmental Health Service is very wide-ranging; covering food safety, health and safety, private sector housing, nuisance and antisocial behaviour, air quality, contaminated land, licensing, community safety and emergency planning (amongst other things). The majority of this work is statutory (the Council has a legal duty to perform). We also deliver a paid-for pest control service to residents and businesses in the city. Pest Control is a professional activity, using integrated pest management techniques to achieve the control of pests while reducing the risk of harm to non-target species.

What next?

If we sound like the right fit for you and you feel like the right fit for us we would welcome your application. Please click on the Apply button at the bottom of this page.

Alternatively if you would like to find out more about the post, the team or working with us at the Council please contact Alex Bulleid, Senior Environmental Technical Officer, by calling 01392 265718 or via email at alex.bulleid@exeter.gov.uk

We reserve the right to close any vacancy before the closing date if enough applications are received.

Our commitment

At Exeter City Council we are fully committed to having a diverse and inclusive workforce to reflect the communities we serve.

To support this commitment we will strive to implement reasonable adjustments to support any members of our communities who face barriers in recruitment processes, irrespective of the reason.

We are also proud to be a Disability Confident Employer and have committed to guaranteeing an interview to anyone with a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.

If you would like further information on this please contact our HR Team at hr.admin@exeter.gov.uk

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Salary: £25,119.00-£26,421.00 per year

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Sick pay

Experience:

• security: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• English (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• First Aid Certification (preferred)
• SIA (preferred)
• Driving Licence (preferred)

Work Location: In person