Reuse & Waste Recycling Operative

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: Lount/Shepshed/Coalville RHWS x 2

Worker Category: Field Based Worker

Salary: £24,033 - £24,222 per annum, plus Waste Operatives Market Premia

Working Hours: 1686 annualised hours, average 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 29th April 2025

Interview Date(s): TBC

Do you enjoy working with people and looking after the environment?

Leicestershire County Council is looking to recruit Reuse & Waste Recycling Operatives at its Recycling and Household Waste Sites (RHWS). Candidates must be self-motivated, hard-working, willing to learn and have good customer care skills.

About the Role

Successful candidates will be responsible for identifying, assessing, and charging residents for their chargeable waste, assisting members of the public in the safe disposal of their waste, and delivering a high-quality service under challenging financial times.

Available role(s) are primarily located at the following RHWS:

1. Lount/Shepshed/Coalville RHWS x 2

Shift pattern is 4 days on/ 2 days off.

Working patterns to be set by line manager

Salary will be subject to any nationally agreed 2025/2026 pay award.

Salary is currently subject to a non-contractual market premia and retention scheme.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• A good understanding of waste Health & Safety.
• Good communication skills and the ability to handle all customers in a polite and professional manner.
• The ability to converse with ease with customers and provide advice and information in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.
• Basic IT skills.
• Ability to travel to locations across the county as required.

You must also have an understanding of, and commitment to, equality, diversity and inclusion.

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are keen to support employees to balance their working life with other commitments. Therefore, wherever possible, we will consider working arrangements that suit an individual's personal circumstances whilst still meeting the needs of the Council. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Michael Weston - Waste Operations Officer

07912 298039

Michael.Weston@leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

Please apply by sending us your CV as well as a supporting statement, detailing how you meet the requirements of the post. The supporting statement should be no longer than 500 words.

Leicestershire County Council is an inclusive organisation which is on a journey to embed and celebrate equality, diversity and inclusion at every level. We warmly welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, as having a diverse workforce with different perspectives and ideas is fundamental to our values and enriches the services we offer our communities. We particularly welcome applicants from Ethnically Diverse and LGBTQ+ communities and people with disabilities to create a balanced workforce and one that reflects the communities we serve. Applicants with a disability who meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Employer Scheme.

To apply for this job, please click on the apply button. You will need to upload a supporting statement as part of your application which explains how you meet the criteria listed in the 'About You' section above. For more information, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

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