At a Glance
- Tasks: Keep Nottingham clean by delivering waste and environmental services across the city.
- Company: Join Nottingham City Council, a fair and inclusive employer committed to community service.
- Benefits: Enjoy 26 days annual leave, health benefits, and discounts on local activities.
- Other info: Flexible working arrangements available; we value diversity and welcome all applicants.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in your community while working outdoors and gaining valuable experience.
- Qualifications: Experience in outdoor work and a commitment to high standards of customer care.
The predicted salary is between 25583 - 26403 £ per year.
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 37 hours per week
Worker Type: Offsite Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £25,583 (Level one) rising to £26,403 ‘pro rata for part-time’
Location: Eastcroft Depot, London Road, Nottingham, NG2 3AH
We've got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce for a Public Realm Operative role. In return, we are looking for people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham.
About the role
As a Public Realm Operative, you will deliver frontline waste, cleansing and environmental services across the city. The role involves carrying out a range of duties such as street cleansing, fly tip removal and neighbourhood maintenance, working flexibly to meet operational needs. You will play a key role in maintaining a clean, safe and well‑presented environment, providing a reliable and customer‑focused service in all weather conditions.
Shift patterns:
- Monday to Friday: 14:00 – 22:00
- Wednesday to Friday: 14:00 – 22:00
- Saturday & Sunday: 09:00 – 17:00
- City Centre roles (x2): 4 on / 4 off shift pattern 14:00 – 01:00
About you
The ideal candidate will have:
- Experience in waste, cleansing, environmental or manual outdoor work
- Knowledge of health and safety, safe working practices and vehicle operations
- Ability to work as part of a team, use initiative and follow instructions
- Good communication skills and commitment to high standards of customer care
- Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as part of an extended service
- Willingness to work across different services and operational areas as required
Benefits:
- 26 days annual leave (rising to 33 days after 5 years’ service) + bank holidays with the ability to buy additional leave annually
- Access to a generous, defined benefit pension scheme offering 17.9%
- Smart Working – to support your work‑life balance
- Health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme
- Discounted membership at selected local sports and fitness centres, cinema, shopping and much more!
Nottingham City Council is committed to recruiting a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with different abilities. We recruit for diversity and value difference. We particularly want to hear from you if you are from Minority Ethnic communities, identify within the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer+ community (LGBTQ+) and if you are Disabled – these groups of people are underrepresented in our workforce, and we’d like to reflect our local population more through our recruitment processes. We are supportive of flexible working arrangements wherever possible and we would encourage you to discuss this with us during the selection process, should this be something you are interested in.
Contact Details:
East Midlands Shared Services Recruitment Team
