Environmental Improvement Officer

This is a part time, fixed term position until 28/02/2027. Environmental Improvement Officer - Grade 5 – Pro Rata Salary £13,412 - £14,532.

Are you passionate about the environment, and want the chance to really make a difference? Are you someone who can work independently as well as within a team and who has the drive to increase recycling and improve the environment in Hull? Do you thrive on challenges and love varied work?

We have a fantastic opportunity for an Environmental Improvement Officer in the Waste Management team. Responsible for developing and implementing plans that reflect the environmental priorities and needs of communities in the Newington, St. Andrews, University, Avenue, Newland and Myton wards, making a visible difference to the street scene in those communities.

The post is varied; the successful applicant will:

• Consult, involve, challenge and influence residents and stakeholders with regard to waste management practice.
• Provide advice, guidance and problem resolution on waste-related matters for residents and businesses in the target wards.
• Assist in delivering bespoke waste minimisation initiatives to residents, schools, businesses; in partnership with voluntary sector organisations.
• Hold a current full UK driving licence, be an excellent communicator, have practical experience of dealing with the public and an understanding of Hull City Council’s recycling schemes.
• Be willing to work outside the office environment.
• Be customer focused with the ability to prioritise and effectively manage time.

You will join a welcoming service, where expectations are high but where you will receive support and supervision to really make a difference on environmental issues affecting Hull.

ROLE AND PURPOSE

To consult, involve, challenge and influence residents and stakeholders with regard to waste management practice. To develop and implement plans that reflect the environmental priorities and needs of communities in the Newington, St. Andrews, University, Avenue, Newland and Myton wards, making a visible difference to the street scene in those communities. To provide advice, guidance and problem resolution on waste related matters for residents and businesses in the target wards.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

1. Work in partnership with local stakeholders to deliver on project priorities and aspirations, making a real difference to the lives of people in local communities.
2. To carry out monitoring and problem solving work related to service delivery of the waste team. Monitoring will include, but is not limited to street cleanliness standards, waste contamination of recycling bins and waste presentation.
3. Develop and facilitate relationships with the local community, to agree and identify environmental priorities, maximising the opportunities of those excluded or disadvantaged socially, culturally or economically to participate and contribute to the local area.
4. To support the development and empowerment of community centres and community groups, signposting and supporting stakeholders to access the relevant waste services.
5. Collate daily and weekly activity statistics for the waste service, prepare basic reports using spreadsheets and/or databases as appropriate and provide verbal reports on project progress as required.
6. Carry out market research, customer feedback and service specific surveys to identify problems and suggest solutions to meet the project priorities and plans.
7. To act as the first point of contact for all internal and external project requests from stakeholders with responsibility for early problem resolution through direct access to waste service provision.
8. Development and delivery of environmental education programmes to community groups and schools and to coordinate and lead community involvement events within the project area. These will include community adoption projects, environmental improvement schemes, litter picks and other awareness raising scheme relevant to the service.
9. Help to educate the migrant population in the city to raise awareness of local waste management service provision and communicate social norms relating to waste management issues.
10. The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated legislation places responsibilities for health and safety on Hull City Council, as your employer and you as an employee of the council. In addition to the Councils overall duties, the post holder has personal responsibility for their own health, safety and wellbeing and that of other employees; additional and more specific responsibilities are identified in the Council’s Corporate H&S policy.

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Benefits of Working of Hull City Council:

• A competitive salary
• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Initially 23 days annual leave depending on length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year, and three additional days off, one in May/August and one during the Christmas/New year period
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods
• Supportive and forward-thinking culture
• Great career development opportunities

Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight prior to the closing date. We are committed to increasing the diversity, equality, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply.

We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

We reserve the right to amend the dates associated with this advert, which may include closing the advert early where required. The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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