Street Cleansing Operative - Level 1 Salary - £24,404 - £25,183 (Grade 3) Hours - 37 hours per week Contract type - full time, permanent We are seeking a dedicated Public Realm Street Cleansing Operative to join our team. This role involves being responsible for street cleansing within the city of Wolverhampton, recording and monitoring all issues relating to day-to-day operational capacity, working to key service aims and objectives and health and safety requirements, and contributing to the improvement of Public Realm, completing cleansing activities where required. The role will form part of a busy team, but will also involve lone working, so the ability to work alongside others, work under pressure and tight to timescales is essential. Role responsibilities: General environmental maintenance in addition to a range of street cleansing operations, and maintaining all necessary records. To work to specifications and schedules. To safely use and correctly maintain the full set of required tools and equipment supplied by the service. To provide effective communication across the service to ensure that client/customer requests are dealt with in a prompt competent manner. Role requirements: Willingness to undertake appropriate training, as necessary. Literate and able to follow predefined work routes and specifications. The ability to work independently or as part of a team, meeting deadlines and setting high standards. The ability to keep and maintain accurate records. To be able to communicate with staff, supervisors/managers and the public with dignity and respect. Willingness to work outdoors in all weather conditions. For full details of the responsibilities and requirements of this role please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification. Should you wish to discuss this opportunity further, please contact Steven.Nightingale2wolverhampton.gov.uk Our working arrangements All council roles are allocated to either a fixed, field or flexible work style. Some roles are agile which enable and empower employees to maximise their performance and productivity, whilst maintaining a healthy work life balance. Roles with a fixed workstyle work in a fixed permanent council location. Roles with a field workstyle are usually allocated where employees are required to be out working in the community with a minimum requirement for 'touch down' space at any council location. Roles with a flexible workstyle have a flexible base location to meet the needs of the business and employees can work from a mixture of home or any council office, partner/client, or external location, as required to meet service requirements. Please refer to the Job Description for further information on the workstyle assigned to the role you are applying for. 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We do not discriminate unfairly against any individual on the basis of a conviction or any other information revealed as a result of a DBS disclosure - Learn more here Employment Information & Support If you are considering applying for an apprenticeship or a role where the salary is (Grade 2-5), and would like to visit us to learn about the application, interview process and what it is like to work for the council, please click on this link to find out more - Learn more here Attached documents Job Description and Person Specification