COMM ENT 5918 G1 - Waste Services Assistant (600489)

South Lanarkshire Council; Bothwell; On-site; GBP 38,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Enrolment in LGPS pension scheme

Salary Sacrifice AVC option

Up to 33 days annual leave

Public holiday entitlement (up to 10)

Sick pay

Flexible working

Employee discounts

Cycle to Work Scheme

Physiotherapy

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

South Lanarkshire Council is hiring a Waste Services Assistant to lead the team and oversee waste operations from Forrest Street Depot, Blantyre. The role requires 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday 7am–3:30pm, with pay between £38,249 and £39,313 per year.

You will supervise work processes, perform inspections, and ensure health and safety compliance while maintaining budget and standards. Applicants should have prior management experience in waste/recycling settings and strong communication,

Qualifications

• Previous management experience in a similar role is required.
• LGV (class 2) driving licence is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Plan and organise the team and operatives' work to deliver services on budget and to standard.
• Carry out inspections following official complaints and visit known areas of concern as required.
• Record and report findings and carry out Health and Safety compliance checks.

Skills

Management experience

Verbal communication

Flexible approach

Sound judgment

Job description

Description

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received by Tuesday 10 November 2026 at 11:55pm.

Please ensure that you read the full advert text and do not submit a CV, as these will be disregarded as they do not form part of SLC application process. If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE.

Location: Forrest Street Depot, 18 Forrest Street, Blantyre, G72 0JP

Hours: 40 hours per week

Work Pattern: Monday - Friday 7am - 3:30pm

Salary: £38,249 - £39,313 annual salary

As a Waste Assistant, you will plan and organise the team and operatives work processes to deliver services on budget to specified standards, perform inspections following official complaints and visit known areas of concerns if required, ensuring that you record and report findings. As part of your monitoring, you will be required to carry out Health and Safety compliance checks.

As the successful candidate within this role you will have previous management experience working within a similar position, ideally the management of Waste and recycling services would be beneficial but not essential. Candidate should demonstrate effective verbal communication, a flexible approach as well as the ability to make decisions in a timely manner applying sound judgement and experience.

Please note that a current LGV (class 2) driving licence is desirable.

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Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale, you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

Applications to this post are particularly encouraged from female applicants

Overseas Criminal Records Check

An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of 12 months in the past 10 years.

Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.

Equal Opportunities and Inclusion statement

The Council is committed to fostering equality, diversity and inclusion in its workforce. Therefore, we welcome applications from all sectors of the community, including under-represented groups within our workforce. We are keen to receive applications from candidates who have a disability, who are from a care experienced background, who are from a black, Asian or minority ethnic background, from a military service background and from those who are new Scots.

As a Disability Confident employer, we guarantee an interview to all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile for this position.

As proud holders of the UK Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award, the Council is also committed to supporting members of the armed forces community, including service leavers, veterans, reservists and their families. In line with this commitment, service leavers, their close family members, veterans and reservists will be guaranteed an interview if they meet the essential criteria as outlined in the job profile.

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
• Up to 33 days annual leave
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)