Cleansing Team Leader

Leicester Bus Partnership; Leicester; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Leicester City Council's Cleansing Services is seeking a supervisor to manage and motivate a team of Cleansing Operatives across the city.

You will conduct daily site inspections, ensure training, safety and productive work, and coordinate with managers while covering shift patterns. Full UK driving licence is required. The role offers flexible hours, annual leave and pension benefits with travel across Leicester.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a cleaning environment and understanding HASWA and COSHH regulations.
• Full UK driving licence required.
• Excellent communication skills and strong organisational abilities; able to motivate and lead a team.

Responsibilities

• You’ll undertake daily inspections of designated sites and lead a team of operatives.
• You’ll ensure they are trained, competent, productive and safe.
• You’ll identify environmental or hazardous aspects and use chemicals/equipment as needed.
• You’ll remove litter, leaves, detritus, illegal dumping, dog fouling, graffiti and empty bins.

Skills

Team leadership

Communication

Organisation

Safety awareness

Education

Full UK driving licence

Job description

The job requirements are detailed below. Where applicable the skills, qualifications and memberships required for this job have also been included.

Job details

Job reference REQ8440 Date posted 15/09/2026 Application closing date Blank Location Various locations across Leicester City Salary £27,274 - £29,071 Per Year Package Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement):£39,164 Contractual hours 37 Basis Full time Job category/type City Services Attachments Job Specification - 2026-09-15T095142.879.pdf

Full Time / 37 Hours Per Week / Permanent

Help keep streets clean and tidy for residents and visitors to Leicester.

Cleansing Services provide a variety of street cleaning operations to maintain a clean environment within designated areas across the city. We work in the heart of the communities to ensure local areas are clean, safe, and free from environmental issues. We take pride in the work we carry out and in providing an attractive place to live.

Join our friendly and welcoming service to manage and motivate a team of Cleansing Operatives. You’ll work closely with the team to ensure they undertake statutory street cleaning duties. We will provide you with the necessary equipment to carry out the role efficiently, as well as a uniform. You’ll be able to walk across various areas of the City, in all weather conditions and be prepared to work unsociable hours.

There is full time and part time permanent positions working 37 hours or 14.5 hours per week from Monday to Saturday on a rota basis. Hours of work are from 5.15am - 8.30pm (with various shift starting times within this). You’ll be based at 90 Leycroft Road – Cleansing Services however you’ll be required to travel across the city to undertake site visits.

What you’ll be doing

You’ll undertake daily inspections of designated sites and lead a team of operatives. You’ll ensure they are fully trained and competent, ensuring they are working productively and safely. You’ll identify specific environmental or hazardous aspects. Using chemicals and equipment as necessary, you’ll ensure the maintenance of standards. You’ll be required to removing litter, leaves, detritus, illegal dumping, dog fouling, graffiti and emptying of litter bins.

Duties may include snow clearance, as directed by management, and emergency duties in line with the responsibility of all employees to provide a service to the public.

What you’ll need

Experience of working in a cleaning environment as well as an understanding of HASWA and COSHH regulations. Although previous driving experience is a desirable, you’ll need to have the ability to be responsible for allocated vehicles and report vehicle faults and ensure the vehicles are clean and safe to drive. Using your excellent communication skills, you’ll be able to liaise with Managers and conduct team meetings. With your strong organisation skills, you’ll be able to plan and prioritise workloads to ensure the team are working to satisfactory standards. Self-motivated with the ability to motivate and lead a team, whilst creating a positive working environment.

Appointment will be subject to a Full UK driving licence.

What we can offer you

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can lookforward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generousannual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexibleworking. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of trainingand development opportunities. In addition, you can choose froma number offlexible benefits,including discounts on city buses and trains. Foran illustrative value of your benefits package,take a look at ourbenefits calculator.

We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build acouncil that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed ourrecruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you.We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with yourapplication,take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment’ page.

What we can offer you

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can lookforward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll enjoy generousannual leave, membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme and the option of flexibleworking. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of trainingand development opportunities. In addition, you can choose froma number offlexible benefits,including discounts on city buses and trains. Foran illustrative value of your benefits package,take a look at ourbenefits calculator.

We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build acouncil that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed ourrecruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you.We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible. To help you with yourapplication,take a look at the ‘our approach to recruitment’ page.

This is an open advert, you will be contacted shortly after your application if successful for an interview. Please be aware this role could close immediately if all vacancies are filled.