Location: Blackhill Depot Luss Road Helensburgh, G84 9EE
Salary: £25,002 - £25,311 per year
Contract Type: Temporary
Position Type: Full Time
Hours: 37 hours per week
Service: Roads and Infrastructure
Closing Date: Tuesday 8th April 2025
A vacancy has arisen for a Seasonal Street Sweeper required to work within the Helensburgh and Lomond area for Argyll and Bute, one of Scotland's most beautiful areas.
Argyll and Bute is one of Scotland’s stunning areas. As its award-winning council, we play a vital part in the day-to-day life and long-term future of our beautiful and diverse communities. Our unwavering purpose is to make Argyll and Bute the place to be, the place where people want to live, work, and do business. We are committed to making the council the place to have a great career by providing excellent benefits and a friendly, dynamic working culture so that each of our 5000 colleagues can deliver services that help our corner of Scotland thrive. Join us to make a difference.
The successful candidate will undertake duties concerned with the sweeping, collection, and removal of litter, detritus, leaves, weeds, etc., from public places including roads and pavements. These duties will require the use and operation of the usual range of associated tools and equipment.
This is a seasonal post for 6 months. The hours of work are 37 hours per week, worked Monday - Friday 14:30 - 21:00 and Saturday 13:30 - 21:00.
We want you to feel valued working for us. We offer various benefits to support you, such as a competitive salary, pension scheme, generous leave entitlement, cycle to work scheme, discounts on gym memberships and leisure centres, wellbeing initiatives, and opportunities for learning and career growth. We also embrace a modern approach to work, offering a flexible first approach where possible to requests from our employees about how they work.
Argyll and Bute Council recognises the numerous benefits of a positive work-life balance to the wellbeing and productivity of our employees. We will take a flexible first approach to requests from our employees to change the way that they work. While we must balance such requests with the need to ensure the quality of the important services we deliver is not compromised, we will ensure that each request is given careful consideration with a view to achieving a positive outcome wherever possible.
Applicants should note that:
* This is a temporary post which may be filled on a secondment basis by an employee wishing to gain experience/career development and will be at the discretion of the employee’s director.
To apply for the vacancy, please click on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.
If you would like clarification on any information contained within the vacancy advert and/or the job description you will require to speak with the recruiting manager, who is:
* George Morrison, Team Leader, Helensburgh and Lomond Area
Please note that you cannot apply for this vacancy by contacting the recruiting manager; applications must be made by clicking on the Apply Now button at the top of this page.
Please also note that we do not accept CVs, only applications completed and submitted via the Apply Now button on this page.
We encourage applications from people from all backgrounds and aim to have a workforce that represents the wider society that we serve. We pride ourselves on being an employer of choice. We champion diversity, inclusion, and wellbeing and aim to create a workplace where everyone feels valued and has a sense of belonging. To find out more about our commitment to this please visit our Equality & Diversity Policy.
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