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Form of work
Salary Directorate: Place
Hours: 37 hours a week
Job role 1 – 4am to 12pm covering a shift pattern over 7 days
Job role 2 – 10am to 6pm covering a shift pattern over 7 days.
Job role 3 - 6am to 2pm Monday to Friday.
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Stores Road
We are looking to recruit hardworking, enthusiastic, self-motivated, and proactive individuals to fulfil the role of Driver/Operative within the Street Cleansing Department.
Street Cleansing is a front-line service, responsible for keeping the city clean and free from litter.
The successful applicant must hold a full UK driving licence and will be expected to drive a crew cab vehicle up to 3.5 tonne. The time spent driving in this role is limited within the team and mainly consists of carrying out routine Street Cleansing tasks. The applicant must be able to walk long distances, which could be up to 8 miles a day. You will be required to work in all-weather conditions throughout the year and should have a good knowledge of Derby. In this role you will be required to work in all areas within the city boundary of Derby.
This position is working within a team in areas, but you will be working on your own mostly following guidance from the chargehand. The main duties will consist of carrying out many tasks such as: litter picking (which could include using a Street Cleansing barrow), emptying bins, and sweeping, weeding, removing dog fouling and fly-tipping.
The successful applicant will be required to carry out different training courses which will include manual handling and drug related litter removal, also if required asbestos awareness training.
If selected for interview applicants will be required to complete a written test.
Successful applicants will have to undertake a driving assessment to assess suitability for the position.
Next Steps
The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 7 April 2024. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
Before you complete your application form please read our guidance on filling in your application form.
Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we’ll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it’s all about removing barriers to equality.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk. https://www.derby.gov.uk/signing-service/
