StreetCare Operative

Overview

How you’ll make a difference

As part of a vital front-line team, you will help make South Gloucestershire a nicer place to live and work. Carrying out street cleansing duties, you will be responsible for collecting litter, clearing spaces of land and removing bulky waste.

What you will be doing

• 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/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

• You will be expected to travel throughout the authority and surrounding area so you must have a full, valid driving licence.
• Your uniform and equipment will be provided. 

Interviews are currently scheduled for 23rd April 2025.

 

How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different

• As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), 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. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.    
• We trust our team to work in the way which allows them to make the biggest difference, and we continue to invest in technology to help staff do their jobs to the best of their ability and celebrate innovation.   
• What’s special here is the strength of the team ethos, the support and the training.    

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 planning for the future; building and improving the roads, railways, schools, green spaces, and houses.   

• We’re providing essential services across our communities to ensure they are safe and well maintained.   

  

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!   

 

To view the full job description, please click this link: StreetCare Operatives – Job Description