Recycling Collections Operative (Loader) Keynsham, England
Job description
Hours: 37 per week (+0.5 contractual overtime)
Contract Type: Permanent
Service Area: Sustainable Communities
Department: Waste & Recycling
Our Recycling Department is responsible for the collection of household recycling within the Bath & North East Somerset Council area.
As a Recycling Collections Operative, you will be lifting and emptying waste containers, including, food caddy’s, card sacks and recycling boxes into our recycling vehicles.
Our recycling department is made up of several operational roles and we are keen to encourage training and development. We have a number of development opportunities including career progression from loader to driver role with paid driver training
HOURS OF WORK
Core hours are an 8 hour shift between 6am and 7pm Monday to Friday with 30 minutes unpaid for lunch each day
All bank holidays are to be worked except Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day. Bank Holidays worked will be paid at time and half and with a day off in lieu.
Catch up Saturdays are to be worked for the 3 Saturdays following the Christmas bank holidays. This is a requirement of the service; it is not voluntary, and all Waste Collections Operational Staff will be rostered to undertake the work.
In exceptional circumstances such as extreme weather, or when work remains uncompleted due to unforeseen circumstances you could also be required to work weekends.
B&NES is committed to developing and training our team. Join us as a recycling operative and we will help you learn to drive so you can progress through the roles. Your practical driver training and test costs will be paid for by B&NES.
HOW WE LOOK AFTER YOU
We offer a wide range of benefits, to ensure that you are paid fairly for your work, have the flexibility to enjoy a great work/life balance, and have the support you need, for whatever life may bring
- A competitive salary package, including career graded posts
- A generous holiday allowance and special leave provisions
- The Local Government Pension Scheme
- Security and support at work
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme – whatever life throws at you; we are committed to supporting you
- We will invest in you, to enable you to develop personal and professional skills and progress in your career
OUR COMMITTMENT TO YOU
We know that whatever your situation, your work is a lot more than just a job description and a salary. And of course, your life is a lot more than your work! As an employer, we aim to create an inclusive working environment where everyone can achieve a healthy work/life balance. We are serious about our responsibility for your personal and professional development and try to ensure that you are equipped with the skills, knowledge, and experience to succeed in your current role, and to progress in your career. Our benefits package is designed to boost and maintain the health, well-being, and general quality of life of all our staff.
Interested to find out more?
If you are interested in this post and require more details after reading the job description or just to chat through the role and what’s involved, please contact Shaun Bennett on 01225 395517
To apply
Please use the online application facility.
For further information on applying please see “Application Form Help” page on the Jobs website.
Bath & North East Somerset Council has one overriding purpose – to improve people’s lives. We have four core values which shape every aspect of our working life and how we look to the future. These values are to be Bold, Empowered, Supportive and Transparent.
Please explain in your application how you could incorporate these values into the role you are applying for.
We are unable to sponsor candidates for this role under the Home Office Tier 2 points-based system (skilled worker route), therefore you must be able to obtain and provide your own right to work in the UK’. Please refer to the Home Office Right to Work Checklist which provides details of which documents are acceptable. Should you be shortlisted you will be asked to bring your right to work documents with you to your interview so they can be copied and verified at that stage.
As an equal opportunities employer, Bath & North East Somerset Council is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and is opposed to discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership.
We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.
Interview Date: TBC – Application to be reviewed on a weekly basis
Safeguarding Statement:
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment anyone working in a post with children or vulnerable groups will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with/without barred list checks.
Please note the Council operates a policy of prior consideration for roles for any individual on the Council’s at-risk register. This means should a redeployee express an interest in this role, providing they meet the essential criteria for the role, they will be interviewed before any shortlisting or interviewing of external candidates.
