Operational Team Leader Streetpride

Coventry City Council; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in the UK is seeking a dedicated individual to support the Streetpride Management Team. The successful candidate will lead a team focused on street cleansing and grounds maintenance, ensuring the city's cleanliness and safety. Applicants should have leadership experience and be ready to work on weekends. A commitment to diversity and inclusion is emphasized, and candidates must possess the right to work in the UK.

Benefits

Rewards and benefits package

Commitment to inclusion

Opportunity for career development

Qualifications

• Experience in a leadership role within street cleansing or grounds maintenance.
• Ability to motivate and supervise teams effectively.
• Knowledge of safe working practices and procedures.

Responsibilities

• Support the Streetpride Management Team in maintaining the street scene.
• Lead and motivate a team in cleansing and grounds maintenance tasks.
• Ensure safe systems of work are implemented and followed.

Skills

Team leadership

Operational management

Customer service

Job description

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are striving to create a workplace culture that is inclusive, is accepting of all and is free from discrimination and bias.The Streetpride Service is Coventry City Councils Street Cleansing and Grounds Maintenance Service. It has a responsibility and statutory duty to keep the City Clean, Green and attractive for all.Keeping the City clean and green is a huge challenge and not one we can do on our own. The service is delivered by a flexible locally committed workforce who work well with the different residents, communities and partners ensuring a One Coventry approach by enabling people to do more for themselves.The service operates out of 3 strategically based sites Citywide and provides a cleansing service 7 days per week for 52 weeks of the year.We currently clean 10000 miles or road network each year and empty over 3000 street litter bins each week.The service is also responsible for delivering the Grounds Maintenance works across all our Parks and Open Spaces including our 5 Green Flag Parks and cuts approximately 6 million square metres of grass every 20 working days. That is the equivalent of cutting one thousand football pitches.Our ValuesIn line with our One Coventry Values, we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equity and respect remains at the heart of everything we do.Our Values are:Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best and do their best.Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.What is the job role?To support the Streetpride Management Team in maintaining the street scene across the city and provide operational team leadership cover in the absence of Operational Team Leaders.You will lead and motivate a team in a range of cleansing and grounds maintenance tasks whiledelivering an identified programme across the city. Involves the supervisionof teams, setting objectives, undertakinginspections, and resolvingservice inquiries. Ensuringsafe systems of work are implemented and followed by teams.Weekend working is required in the role.All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.Who are we looking for?If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit ouraccessibility page to see how we can assist you.Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:Members of the Armed Forces and veteransAre currently in care or have previously been in careIf you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health conditionFor full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled 'Coventry City Council Application Process'.If there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application, then the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.Interview date(s): TBCAbout CoventryCoventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around 5100 staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

If you join us, we will provide a fantastic rewards and benefits package - to find out more please visit https://www.coventry.gov.uk/council-vacancies