Street Cleansing Operative

Serco Group plc; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading Environmental Services provider in the United Kingdom is seeking a dedicated Street Cleansing Operative to maintain clean streets in the community. The role involves a variety of tasks including removing litter, cleaning dog mess, and dealing with graffiti. Candidates should possess strong communication skills and a clean driving license. This full-time position offers a salary of £29,376.38 per annum and excellent benefits such as a pension, training opportunities, and wellness support.

Benefits

21 days holidays plus bank holidays

Pension scheme up to 6%

Employee Assistance Programme

HealthLine support

Discounts across 1,000 retailers

Paid volunteering day each year

Qualifications

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills required.
• Self-motivated and willing to undertake further training.
• Flexible with shift patterns and strong customer service skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as the public face of the Environmental Services team.
• Maintain clean streets through various activities.
• Carry out tasks including removing waste and cleaning areas.

Skills

Strong communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer service skills

Self-motivation

Tools

3.5 tonne vehicle driving license

Job description

Location

Thetford, Norfolk IP24 1BT

Job type

Permanent, full-time

Working hours

40 hours per week, Wednesday to Sunday 6am-2.30pm

Salary

£29,376.38 per annum + excellent benefits

Serco’s Environmental Services provide a complete waste and recycling service on behalf of the residents and communities. With a professional, dedicated and friendly team of Refuse and Recycling and Street Cleansing staff, we ensure that streets, homes and businesses are kept clean, safe and tidy, whilst providing the very best levels of customer service to all members of the community that we serve. And right now, we have an opportunity for like-minded Street Cleansing Operatives to join our team of essential workers and help us make a positive difference to the environment we all live and work in.

Responsibilities

You will be the public face of Serco’s Environmental Services team in the community. As a Street Cleansing Operative you will set off on your pre‑planned route, carrying out a range of activities designed to maintain clean streets in the area. Duties will include:

• Scraping away weeds
• Manually sweeping and shovelling silt
• Cleaning dog mess
• Removing flyposting and graffiti
• Emptying litter and dog bins
• Removal of fly‑tipped waste

Qualifications

To be considered for a position within our team you will have strong communication and interpersonal skills as well as be self‑motivated with the willingness to undertake further training when required and work well within a team.

A clean driving licence is essential, as you will be required to drive a 3.5 tonne vehicle to different locations throughout your day.

We are looking to hear from candidates who are flexible with shift patterns and have the willingness to go the extra mile when required. You will be expected to be someone who can demonstrate strong customer service skills and are happy in dealing with members of the public.

Previous experience of working within Street Cleansing is not essential as we will provide any additional training you may need.

Benefits

• Holidays: 21 days plus bank holidays
• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Training and development: A wide range of learning opportunities with over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression.
• Health and wellbeing: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, Simplyhealth cash plans to claim back money towards healthcare costs, 30% off at Serco‑managed leisure centres.
• Discounts: Save across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel.
• Employee networks: Dedicated networks where colleagues can come together to find support, share challenges, discuss ideas, network and be part of a community.
• Charity: Support a charity or organisation with a paid volunteering day each year. You can also choose to donate to your favourite charity tax‑free, through our Payroll Giving Scheme.

About Serco

At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone.

By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability), and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks are led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging.

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Equal Employment & Accessibility

At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. We will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000.

At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.