Recycling & Refuse Team Leader

Contract type: Permanent

Working hours: 37 hours per week worked over four days (Tuesday to Friday) on a task-and-finish basis

Do you hold a clean Category C driving licence and take pride in your driving?

Can you use your positivity and passion to inspire and motivate a team?

Would you want to work for a multi-award-winning organisation with great staff benefits and career opportunities?

About us

Neighbourhood Services, implemented in 2019, brought together Colchester Borough Council’s most high-profile services. From collecting recycling and rubbish, to street cleansing and maintaining numerous parks and open spaces across the Borough, Neighbourhood Services delivers some of the Council's most visible services to all residents and visitors of Colchester.

Why work with us?

We pride ourselves on our inclusive and supportive staff culture. As a member of the team, you would have access to various benefits, including:

• Attractive local government pension scheme
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Discounts and cashback on purchases at many nationwide services and retailers, but not limited to:

• Healthcare providers including BUPA, Denplan Lucent Direct 2022 and Simplyhealth
• Supermarkets such as Asda, Sainsbury’s, and Tesco
• Restaurants such as Pizza Express, Zizzi, TGI Fridays, Harvester, Miller and Carter, Ask, Turtle Bay, Pizza Hut, All Bar One and Costa.
• Entertainment such as Cineworld, Ticketmaster, Odeon and Buyagift.com
• Home and Garden stores such as B&Q, IKEA, and Wickes
• Fashion outlets such as Asos, Matalan, and Primark
• Sports and leisure facilities such as Leisure World Colchester and Colchester Sports Park.

Job description

Responsibilities include:

• Ensure all specified recycling and waste materials are collected from designated route in line with Task and Finish process.
• Lead and motivate staff to ensure the delivery of an efficient and effective service across the City.
• Ensure all Health & Safety requirements are met and always fully complied with, including responsibility for any associated collection teams.
• Create positive interaction with members of the public to ensure a high standard of customer care is achieved.
• Effective communication and completion of operational issues through on-board technology and liaison with Neighbourhood Managers and Wardens.
• Ensure all vehicle checks are carried out in line with current legislation.

Qualifications, skills and experience

Applicants must have:

• A clean Category C (or higher) licence
• A valid Driver Qualification Card

We are committed to invest in the learning and development of our employees and prefer applicants to have:

• Positive, polite, and professional attitude
• Experience in developing team performance and motivating staff
• Supervisory experience
• A good level of resilience
• The ability to plan, monitor and prioritise
• Attention to detail and accuracy

We are an equal opportunities employer and are signed up to the Disability Confident employer scheme. We also particularly welcome applicants from woman, candidates from a diversity of backgrounds and from all sections of the community, as they are currently under-represented in this area of the organisation.

For a copy of the job description, please click here.

Colchester City Council has a wide range of services and facilities that can involve dealing with children or vulnerable adults. We treat our obligations for the safety of children and vulnerable adults seriously and expect our staff to be committed to the principles of our published policies and to adhere to the procedures contained within them.