Job description
Street Cleansing Driver Operative.
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, suburbs, and the beach a safe place for everyone to enjoy?
Do you have a C1 category licence and are comfortable interacting with householders and other members of the public?
Are you happy to work outside, sometimes on the beach and seafront and work in all weathers?
If so, we'd welcome your application to become a Street Cleansing Driver Operative in our friendly team.
Job Introduction At BHCC we really value our drivers, recognising them as key to delivering the front-line service to our residents, creating that great first impression of us.
We are looking for safe and considerate drivers who work well in a team and can be flexible, friendly, and organised. If you are newly qualified, we can provide you with the experience to develop your skills and career.
You will work within the streets service driving or operating a range of vehicles including cage vans, minimatics and mechanical sweepers that will assist you in providing high standards of cleanliness across the city.
We currently have one vacancy available.
West AM - Monday to Friday
06:00 - 14:00
Scale 4b: £29,071
Plus one hour contracted overtime per week
Other benefits include: No overnight shifts
Generous paid annual leave
Pension scheme
Family friendly policies
Full induction and on-going development
Full support with maintaining your CPC
Encouraging a diverse workforceOur 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, female 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).
Why work for us?As a council, we want to:
• be connected
• be confident
• be innovative and creative
• be diverse and inclusive
• be healthy and psychologically safe
For more information about our values and the benefits of working at the council, visit Why work for us which gives details of our wellbeing support, our benefits including leave and pensions as well as details of our training and development.
How to applyPlease read our Apply for a job at the council 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 provide your education and career history and answer some application/shortlisting questions. Your answers to the application/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 Shortlisting questions guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.
For more information, please contact Eduardo Costa -
[email protected]
