Team Leader – Recycling

Job Vacancy

An exciting opportunity has arisen to be a Team Leader in our Recycling team. You will lead a multi-disciplinary team across waste collections and household waste recycling centres.

As a self-starter with well developed leadership skills and relevant qualifications you will have significant experience across a range of waste collection and recycling operational activities. With excellent customer communication and project management skills you will deliver great customer service to a high standard of quality.

You will be IT literate and experienced in using Microsoft software packages and able to rapidly adapt to service specific software applications and make or lead suggestions for improvements.

A full current UK driving licence is required and ability to work outdoors in various locations and terrain.

CLOSING DATE - Sunday 24th March 2024

INTERVIEW DATE - week beginning 25th March 2024

Job Advert

Position Title: Team Leader – Recycling

Directorate: Place

Working from Home: No

Location: Stobhill Depot

Contract Status: Permanent

Hours of Work: 36 per week

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday, 7 hours 12 minutes per day

Weeks per year: 52

Please note that it is Midlothian Councils policy that successful applicants will be appointed to the first point on the salary scale.

Based on you working 36 hours over 52 weeks per year the minimum actual salary for this position is £36,311.02 per annum.

Requirements

Compliance with the mandatory Cabinet Office PSN (Public Sector Network) Code of Connection requires the Council to meet a baseline personal security standard. This requires completion of a disclosure check for all employees who can access official information. The fee for this PSN Disclosure check will be met by you. 

Additional Information

If you have difficulty applying for this post or accessing attached documents, or if you have a disability and reasonable adjustment is required, please call 0131 271 3063 to speak to a member of the Recruitment Team stating the post reference number.
Midlothian Council is currently undergoing a period of transformation, changing and improving the way it delivers services in Midlothian. As a consequence, there are a number of existing employees for whom we are committed to seeking suitable alternative employment within the Council in accordance with our legal obligations. Candidates are advised that, for some vacancies, internal candidates in this situation will be interviewed before the wider selection pool and a slightly longer delay may be experienced before application outcomes can be advised to you. Thank you for your patience in this matter.