Job Title: LGV Driver: Refuse and Recycling x 2
Post Numbers: 012622 & 012623
Grade: 5
Salary: £27,514 to £30,814 pro rata for hours worked plus a Market Forces Supplement of £1,500 pa
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Location: Stevenage
Contract: Permanent
“The Heart of a Town Lies in its People” and at Stevenage Borough Council our people are at the heart of what we do.
Are you an experienced qualified LGV driver with a current CPC who is confident in your ability to motivate and lead a collection crew?
Are you seeking a position that has no nights away,free uniform, great holidays,interesting and varied working environment?
If you can answer YES then we would like to hear from you.
We are looking for two roles to deliver our collection services.
As a LGV Driver you will be required to ensure that we deliver the best services we can to our residents and other customers. The refuse and recycling service is high profile and public facing and you will need to be able to show an ability to supervise and manage the services you are responsible for every week to a high standard.
As a Driver you will be responsible for the health, safety and general welfare of your team and yourself whilst ensuring the Council’s values, expected behaviours and customer care are maintiained at all times.
As part of maximum four person crew size you will be required to undertake collection services and loader duties as part of the daily scheduled work of domestic refuse and recycling including organic waste collections.
Trade refuse and recycling /commercial waste from:
(a) Various types of shops, hotels, restaurants
(b) Hospitals, schools and other institutions
(c) Factories and trading establishments
Our Benefits
We offer a range of benefits to support our staff including:
• Pension Scheme: We offer a career average pension scheme, providing generous benefits upon retirement, as well as a lump sum and pension for dependants
• Flexible working: available upon request, subject to operational requirements.
• Part time and Job share: all our full time vacancies are open to job share unless otherwise stated.
• A variety of different types of paid and unpaid leave covering emergency and planned leave, maternity, paternity, adoption and parental leave.
• 24 days holiday rising to 30 days (depending on Local Government service)
• An extensive range of learning and development opportunities
• Confidential advice and support on personal, work, family and relationship issues, 24/7, from our Employee Assistance Programme
• Season ticket loans and discounts for public transport
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Stevenage Credit Union: secure savings, free life insurance and access to cheap loans.
• Employee Discounts: via monthly paid membership of the Civil Service Sports Council (CSSC)
• Discounted Health and Fitness membership at SLL
• Trade Unions: For a small fee, all employees have the opportunity to join a Trade Union.
Application Details
For an informal discussion, please contact Bob Tyler or Sean Buckley Refuse and Recycling Managers on 01438 218 704 / 242 775
To apply online, please visit https://jobs.stevenage.gov.uk/StevenageBorough/Home
Closing date for receipt of applications: 22 May 2022
Interviews will be held week commencing: 30 May 2022
Stevenage Borough Council (SBC) is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff, volunteers and recruitment candidates to share this commitment. SBC shall take all reasonable steps to employ staff who are safe to work with children, young people and vulnerable adults. The council supports the legislative requirements for employing and maintaining safer staff and the guidance specified by the Hertfordshire Safeguarding Children Board Safe Staffing Handbook 2010.
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