Assistant Streetcare Operative

Working for Hull City Council; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 25,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

LGPS pension

23 days leave

Training programs

Career development

Job summary

Hull City Council is seeking an Assistant Streetcare Operative to work in area-based teams, improving the cleanliness and environmental standards of the city. You will contribute to achieving community aspirations through hands-on turf and landscape duties.

You will cut grass, perform maintenance in landscaped areas, report faults, assist in environmental enforcement, grit in icy conditions, respond to public inquiries, sweep, litter-pick and remove graffiti as part of keeping the city clean and

Qualifications

• Experience in grounds maintenance or street cleaning desirable.
• Ability to operate pedestrian/handheld equipment.
• Awareness of health and safety policies and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Undertake grass cutting using pedestrian and handheld machinery to meet standards.
• Undertake general maintenance works in landscaped areas to assist Environmental Operative.
• Report damage to street furniture and blocked gullies for corrective action.
• Assist with enforcement of environmental nuisance by gathering evidence for prosecution.
• Carry out hand gritting during ice and snow to maintain safe access.
• Respond to customer enquiries and escalate if needed.
• Sweep and delitter allocated areas to meet environmental standards.
• Remove weed growth, litter, graffiti, needles, and animal feces where required.

Skills

Grass cutting

Maintenance

Customer service

Health & safety

Gritting

Sweeping

Job description

## Assistant Streetcare OperativeApply: HU5: Full time: Posted Today: End Date: 5 October 2026 (25 days left to apply): JR0001035**Number of Vacancies:**1**Time Type:**Full time**Worker Type:**Regular**Proposed Interview Date:**Tuesday, October 20, 2026**Hours of Work:**37**Hiring Manager:**Dean Brown**Contact Number:**01482 612829**Job Description Summary:**This is a Full Time Permanent position. For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Mike Brigden on 01482 612 774 or [e-mail] ROLE AND PURPOSE To work in teams which are area-based, to transform and improve the cleanliness and environmental standards of the city which meets the aspirations of its communities.**PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:**1. To undertake grass cutting duties using pedestrian and handheld machinery to ensure agreed standards are met.2. To undertake general maintenance works to landscaped areas to assist the Environmental Operative to maintain agreed standards.3. To report damage to street furniture and blocked gullies to enable corrective action to be taken by other sections of the Council.4. To assist with the enforcement of environmental nuisance by gathering evidence to enable successful prosecution to take place.5. To carry out hand gritting to allocated areas during periods of ice and snow to maintain safe access to such areas.6. To respond to customer enquiries and if appropriate to resolve, otherwise forward on to be dealt with by other staff.7. To undertake manual sweeping, pedestrian controlled machine sweeping and de-littering of allocated areas to ensure the environmental aspects of the city meet the aspirations of the communities.8. To carry out other environmental operation such as emptying of litter bins, removal of fly-posting and graffiti, removal of weed growth in hard surfaces, disposal of needles and animal faeces to achieve a clean environment.9. 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 that of other employees; additional and more specific responsibilities are identified in the Council’s Corporate H&S policy.NC1495.Assistant Streetcare Operative.docx**Compensation Grades:**GRADES 3.**Pay Ranges:**£24,796.00 - £25,583.00**Job Classifications:**3- Not Politically Restricted - Designated As Not Politically Sensitive (Politically Restricted Posts), Casual - (Travel Allowance Policy), No - (Childcare Disqualification Requirement), No - (Statutory Post)**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 opportunitiesPlease ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight prior to the closing date. Please ensure that your application demonstrates how you meet the essential criteria against the person specification as listed in the job description.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.