Portsmouth (On-Site)
Permanent, Full time
No DBS check required
£20,000 - £24,999
FULLTIME
Housing Depot Operative
Salary: Band 3 - £23,152 p.a.
37 hours per week (Monday - Thursday 08:00 - 16:00, Friday 08:00 - 15:30)
Permanent
The purpose of our service is “to help keep the city (local area) safe, clean and tidy and provide advice/support when needed”
As a service we take pride in our work by valuing others, focusing on what's important so that we make a real and positive difference.
Why work for us?
- Make a difference to your community
- Join a large and dynamic organisation
- Uniform and PPE provided
- Excellent local government pension scheme
What is the role?
Typical daily tasks of this role include: -
• Removal and disposal of bulky waste including fly-tipped items, rubble, garden waste and supermarket trolleys.
• Cleaning communal bins, using the pedestrian sweeper to clean large communal areas and washing communal windows using specialist long-reach equipment.
• Removal of graffiti with jet washing machine and cleaning communal areas such as balconies panels and pathways.
• Reporting to other departments issues such as cleaning and gardening demands to the local green and clean management team and communal housing repairs to local area housing offices.
• Reporting bulky items that need investigating to help identify instances of fly-tipping as well as report tenancy issues to relevant departments.
• Transporting specialist equipment for use on site.
• Working outside in all weathers and demonstrating good manual handling.
• Demonstrating a good understanding of Health & Safety practices and safe methods of work which promotes the health and safety of yourself and others.
• Using equipment correctly and carrying out regular care and maintenance; full training, including the potential to gain qualifications, will be provided.
• Disposal of waste collected in accordance with legislation and regulations at local amenity sites licensed to receive and process such waste.
Driving:
As Housing Depot Operative, you will be required to drive a caged tipper or similar vehicle up to 7.5 tonnes. A full UK driving licence and experience driving caged tippers and large vans (up to 3.5 tonne) is essential whilst experience driving up to 7.5 tonne vehicles and towing large trailers is desirable. If you do not have a licence which allows you to drive these larger vehicles or tow trailers, training will be provided. You will need to successfully complete these qualifications during your probationary period, as you are required to drive up to 7.5 tonne vehicles and tow trailers for this role.
Who is the person?
You need:
1. To be a motivated, hard-working, and conscientious individual who is able to use initiative when necessary and take pride in the work.
2. To be a team-player with good self-awareness, supporting others in meeting the Green & Clean purpose.
3. To be able to make good decisions, take responsibility for actions and learn from any mistakes made.
4. To have the ability to converse at ease with customers and colleagues in accurate spoken English.
5. To be able to communicate effectively both over the phone and face-to-face.
6. To be willing to take instruction from and be a good listener in order to retain information provided.
7. To be flexible and able to adapt to changing work situations as you may need to move between different team and sites, sometimes at short notice such as Public Convenience cleaning, general housing block cleaning in any of our Housing areas.
8. To have good timekeeping and a responsible attitude as you may be required to be a key holder in order to lock and unlock various sites.
9. To be an honest person with a positive attitude and good work ethic.
Requirements:
A full UK driving licence and experience driving caged tippers and large vans (up to 3.5 tonne) is essential whilst experience driving up to 7.5 tonne vehicles and towing large trailers is desirable.
When completing the application form, please thoroughly tailor your application to the 'Who is the Person' points with the use of examples from your experience and attach this as a cover letter in the Supporting Documents section. This is really important or you are likely not to be shortlisted. Please click HERE for the full job profile.
Closing date: 22nd November 2024.
We are a disability confident employer - committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection process is inclusive and accessible and welcome applications from all areas of society.
We really appreciate our employees and fully realise they are essential to our success and look to offer an inclusive, supportive working environment where employees can reach their potentials with a healthy work life balance, offering the following rewards:
- A generous pension scheme
- Up to 31 days annual leave per year pro rata + bank holidays
- A range of retail discounts via our reward portal offering discounts at retailers including IKEA, Currys, Tesco
- Free Access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and wellbeing support
- Access to a wide range of training and development opportunities including apprenticeships
- Potential to purchase additional annual leave
- Business travel support and initiatives, including bike loans
Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk