Cleansing Operative x 3 in Warrenpoint

Cleansing Operative Temporary £13.63 per hour. Shifts will be 12pm to 8pm on a rota basis Monday to Sunday.

• Post 1 (Closing 6th April): Seasonal cover evenings and weekends in Newcastle 26 hours per week for 26 weeks.
• Post 2 (Closing 30th April): Seasonal cover for Newcastle evening shift 36 hours per week for 12 weeks.
• Post 3 (Closing 30th April): Seasonal cover for evenings and weekends during summer season in Warrenpoint 36 hours per week for 12 weeks.

Main Purpose

Working within the Environmental Cleansing Service (Street Cleansing), the postholder will be required to provide, in a safe and effective manner, a quality and efficient street cleansing service, in all weather conditions. The postholder, normally working within a squad, shall be required to interact with the public in a courteous and appropriate manner and shall be assigned to Environmental Cleansing duties throughout the Council District.

Main Roles and Responsibilities

• Undertake, either individually or as a member of a mechanised cleansing team, duties concerned with the sweeping, collection and removal of litter, dirt, dead animals, leaves and weeds, etc, from public spaces (including roads, pavements and shopping precincts). These duties will require the use and operation of the usual range of associated tools and equipment (e.g. Sharp Kits) and regular inspection and emptying of litter bins.
• Work unsocial hours as required.
• The postholder may from time to time be given the opportunity to carry out refuse collection duties. Such duties may specifically include: Undertaking, either individually or as a member of a team, duties connected with the removal of household, industrial and commercial and recyclable refuse from a variety of locations, eg, houses, shops, schools. This could involve the full use of refuse containers, eg, plastic sacks, wheelie bins, and paladin bins.
• The postholder may from time to time be given the opportunity to carry out driving duties in connection with Environmental Cleansing. The postholder must have received assessment to drive specialist vehicles and to undertake team leader and relevant reporting/completion of daily returns.
• A local agreement has been negotiated whereby cleansing operatives may be given the opportunity to drive the Councils Street Sweeping vehicles. Following suitable training, the driver rate will only be paid where an operative has been allocated to driving duties.
• Assist driver where requested, to manoeuvre vehicle as assigned, following training.
• In the absence of the regular driver, or service reserve driver, to ensure that all relevant areas are swept in accordance with Route Schedules and to ensure that any casual staff assigned undertake tasks in accordance with Council procedures and policies.
• Operate associated apparatus connected with the vehicle as allocated, in a safe manner.
• Responsible for the use of Radio Telecommunications equipment assigned to the vehicle, in accordance with Road Traffic Legislation.
• Report, as appropriate, any public safety issues as arise from Council responsibility and any issues as could detrimentally affect the appearance of the Environment.

Essential Criteria:

• One years’ previous employment experience in performing manual work.
• Previous employment experience in Waste Collection/ Street Cleansing or relevant related field.

Platinum Recruitment NI Ltd is an equal opportunities employer and a Corporate Member of the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). Platinum Recruitment NI Ltd adheres to all current employment legislation. We reserve the right to close vacancies earlier than the specified date, should we receive sufficient applications. If interested, please send your CV as early as possible. Please note only those candidates shortlisted may be contacted. Applicants must be authorised to work in the UK and Ireland. We are unable to sponsor or take over the sponsorship of an employment visa at this time. Successful candidates may need to apply for an Access NI Certificate with Platinum Recruitment NI Ltd regardless if you already have a valid certificate. It will be a cost of between £16 - £32 depending on clearance level.