Overview
Buckinghamshire Council’s Street Scene Team delivers street cleansing and grounds maintenance services across Aylesbury Vale and is currently recruiting for a HGV Sweeper Driver. This role is essential in delivering front-line services, ensuring local areas are clean and safe for residents and visitors to the area.
About us
Buckinghamshire Council is a relatively new organisation that combines the strengths and expertise of the previous five councils in the county to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses. We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally.
About the role
If you enjoy working outside, have an eye for detail and take pride in your work and the local area, then this could be just the job for you!
You will be responsible for providing front-line Street Cleansing services. You will be reliable, have a ‘can do’ attitude and a commitment to working safely.
Key Accountabilities
Responsibilities will include:
Driving and operating mechanical sweepers
Vehicle inspections/checks and operator maintenance
Complying with health and safety policies and procedures
Use of specialist equipment
Sweeping and litter picking of designated area’s of highway
Ensuring accurate paperwork and records are completed.
Other duties include (but are not limited to), public bin emptying, cleansing of car parks, collection of fly-tipped waste and seasonal work such as leaf clearance and winter maintenance.
Street cleansing services are provided between the hours of 06.00 and 18.00 and some weekend and bank holiday work will be required. The shift pattern will be either 06.00 to 14.30 or 07.00-15.30.
About you
Minimum 2 years of LGV driving experience, LGV Class C License.
Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)
Experience of mechanical sweeper driving desirable.
Experience of operating vehicle mounted cranes
Full training will be provided and you will be required to demonstrate Buckinghamshire Council values, representing the Council whilst working in public areas.
The work is outdoors all year round, and work will take place in all weather conditions. All personal protective equipment and clothing will be provided.
Other information
39 hours per week.
For more information please contact the Senior Street Scene Supervisor Tomas Crowford on 01296 585117 or by email at Tomas.Crowford@buckinghamshire.gov.uk
Closing Date: Monday 27th May 2024
This post is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:
- All unspent cautions and/or unspent convictions
For further information on how long it takes for cautions and convictions cautions to become spent, please refer to our guide on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (updated 2023) | Nacro
We reserve the right to close the vacancy once we have received sufficient applications, so please be advised to submit your application as early as possible.
Our values and culture
We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are – Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.
At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that’s why we’re working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.
From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it’s important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued. Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.
We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.
About the Business Unit
Our Communities directorate works across the county to deliver a number of the key customer-facing services that our residents, businesses and visitors rely on every day.
The customer is central to how we develop and deliver all of these services, which help promote our rich and vibrant culture and special environment.
We are looking for enthusiastic, ambitious and committed individuals to join our team and help us to continue to make Buckinghamshire a great place to live, work and visit. This is an exciting time for us as we bring together the services previously run by five separate councils before Buckinghamshire Council was created. Whilst making major changes to contracts affecting residents across Bucks, we continue to focus on delivering great customer service. You will join us on our journey of continuous improvement - whether that’s through developing strategies and ways of working or delivering services on the ground, every person in Communities is a valued member of the team.
We recognise and reward you
Hard work and success deserves recognition. That’s why we pride ourselves on the benefits we give our people. We actively encourage a good work-life balance and promote flexible and agile working arrangements. We provide discounts on various Cafés, restaurants, shops and auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme. We also offer a salary sacrifice personal car lease scheme to those who are eligible and have passed their probation period. In addition to the opportunity to gain membership to Costco, we have discounted gym memberships, travel discounts with Arriva and much more.
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