Pest Control Technician

Southwark Council has statutory duty and contractual obligations to provide a pest control service to residents and client teams. Pest Control Technicians are there to provide the front line delivery of core pest control services through inspections, investigations, and surveys of suspected infestations and to carry out treatments or pest proofing works in line with legislative requirements and professional best practice.

Site visits may be within council owned or private properties; communal spaces such as lofts, plant rooms, basements or corridors; public realm locations such as parks; and commercial premises.

The list of pests included in the scope of work includes, but is not limited to:

• Commensal rodents
• Squirrels
• Cockroaches
• Bed bugs/fleas
• Moths/flies
• Tropical/garden ants
• Wasps/hornets
• Stray dog collection/transportation
• Pigeon clearance/proofing

The principle accountabilities are, but not limited to:

• To competently identify the nature of an infestation and the most appropriate treatment/ management techniques. This decision should be based on knowledge gained through formal training, legislative restrictions, species specific biology, environmental protection considerations and site data.
• To carry out treatments and management techniques for infestat...