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Street Cleansing Operative

Job introduction

Are you proud of our city and want to keep it looking its best?

Are you reliable and hard-working with a passion and commitment for keeping the city centre, a safe place for everyone to enjoy?

If so then we have a role just for you!

About the role

We have a Street Cleansing Operative vacancy within our statutory bulky waste collection team. The work can be demanding, however very rewarding as we assist residents to dispose of larger items that won't fit in a standard bin. The hours of work are Tuesday to Saturday, 8am – 4pm and you will be part of a two person team working to schedules in all areas of the city. The role is physical and requires excellent customer service skills whilst interacting with the public.

Extra payments are made for late finishes and weekend working.

For more information, please contact Nik Downs - [email protected]

Dedicated to diversity

At City Clean we believe different ideas, perspective and backgrounds are key to developing a positive working environment that delivers real results. It’s why you’ll find us championing diversity and equality at every turn.

At Cityclean we really value our staff, recognising them as key to delivering the front-line service to our residents, creating that great first impression of us.

Interviews: TBC

Other benefits include

• No overnight shifts
• Generous paid annual leave
• Pension scheme
• Family friendly policies
• Full induction and on-going development
• Personal development in our Learning Resource centre
• Full support with maintaining your CPC.

Please read our Apply for a job at the council (brighton-hove.gov.uk) pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to upload your CV and answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as they will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (CV guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) and Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

Work Permits: This role does not meet the requirement for UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) Points-based Immigration System. Successful candidates will need to evidence that they have the Right to Work in the UK.

For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us (brighton-hove.gov.uk)

Company information

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

We welcome applications from all sections of the community but particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, LGB, female or trans as these groups are currently under-represented in our Directorate workforce.