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South Gloucestershire Council
South Gloucestershire Council

Street Care Operative

Yate On-site 0-2 yrs exp Government Administration 1,900 employees
Street CleansingLitter CollectionBulky Waste RemovalWaste DisposalWeed Control

Requirements

Applicants must hold a full manual-transmission driving licence at least category B and be competent to drive vehicles up to 3,500 kg MAM. They must be physically fit for extensive walking and frequent manual handling, and able to follow written instructions, read maps, and complete paper records.

Job Description

How You'll Make a Difference

As part of a vital frontline service, you will play an important role in helping to keep South Gloucestershire a clean, safe and attractive for residents, businesses and visitors. Working as part of a dedicated team, you will carry out a range of street cleansing duties, including litter collection cleansing of public spaces and the removal of bulky waste.

Working outdoors in all weather conditions, you will maintain public areas to help improve the local environment and community wellbeing.

What You Will Be Doing

  • Carrying out street cleansing duties, you will be responsible for collecting litter, clearing spaces of land and removing bulky waste.
  • Working outside in all weathers on verges, footpaths, roadways and other outdoor environments, you will assist in the removal of waste, control weed growth and remove graffiti.
  • You may be working on high-speed roads and occasionally working in unpleasant and hazardous environments.
  • To ensure your health and safety, you will adhere to strict guidelines complying with all appropriate legislation, including instructions relating to waste disposal in force at that time.
  • Depending on duties, weekend and night-time work may be involved, for which the appropriate enhancement will be paid.

What We Need From You

  • You must have a full driving licence to at least category B for manual transmission vehicles and you will need to be competent to drive vehicles up to maximum 3500kg MAM.
  • Given the elements of the role, you need to be physically fit and able to work outdoors in weather through the year - this job involves extensive walking and frequent manual handling tasks.
  • You will have the ability to read and follow written works instructions, read maps and complete paper records. 

What You Need To Know

Interview date is to be confirmed.

How a Career At South Gloucestershire Council Is Different

  • What’s special here is the strength of the team ethos, the support and the training.
  • As part of our benefits package you will receive generous annual leave , employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
  • We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work.

Our teams at South Gloucestershire Council are making a real difference to the lives of people who live, work and learn here.

  • We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of
  • We're working with the most vulnerable in our community to help them achieve what they want in life
  • We're investing in our schools to ensure every child and young person in South Gloucestershire achieves their full potential.

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.

We’re making a difference, be part of it!

Click the link for the full job description:StreetCare Cleansing Operatives job description

Skills

Street CleansingLitter CollectionBulky Waste RemovalWaste DisposalWeed ControlGraffiti RemovalManual HandlingOutdoor WorkDriving Manual Transmission VehiclesReading Work InstructionsMap ReadingCompleting Paper RecordsHealth And Safety Compliance

About South Gloucestershire Council

South Gloucestershire has a rich natural and cultural heritage. It is a mixed urban and rural authority of great diversity located in the South West of England which covers 53,665 hectares. It is an area of diversity and contrast with a variety of communities, characterised by the special relationship between town and country. Residents are fortunate to have a high quality local environment which they greatly value. Attractive and historic landscapes link unspoilt market towns, villages and established rural and urban communities with major new residential areas, industrial and commercial developments.

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