Refuse Collectors

Coventry City Council; Coventry; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government authority in the UK is looking for Waste Refuse Collectors to join their team. The role involves physically demanding tasks, including walking up to 12 miles a day across Coventry and surrounding areas. Candidates must be hard-working and capable of understanding Health & Safety instructions in English. This is a full-time position with a 6-month fixed-term contract, offering a fair working environment with a strong commitment to diversity. All applications welcome regardless of background.

Qualifications

• Ability to walk up to 12 miles daily in all weather conditions.
• Commitment to safety and teamwork.
• Capacity to understand instructions in English.

Responsibilities

• Conduct collections of domestic waste in Coventry.
• Work within various crews across services.
• Occasionally work weekends and bank holidays.

Skills

Physical fitness

Hard working

Understanding Health & Safety instructions in English

Job description

Our Values

In 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.

About The Team We Are Recruiting To

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.

Waste is a busy operational department that provides essential services to the residents of Coventry, Nuneaton & Bedworth and Commercial. We conduct over 210,000 collections a week on an alternate weekly collection system in Coventry alone, collection domestic waste. In order to conduct the services we provide we have a large number of crews across all services and use various tipping locations.

What is the job role?

We have several vacancies for Waste Refuse Collectors to work with our diverse residents and communities across Coventry, Nuneaton & Bedworth, as well as Commercial Services.

We are offering full‑time, fixed‑term contracts (6 months) for individuals interested in joining our team as Refuse Collectors.

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. At present, we have very few women and people from minority ethnic backgrounds in our team, and we would like this to change. We therefore strongly encourage applications from these groups. However, all applications are welcome, and selection will be based on merit.

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?

To be successful, you will need to:

• be physically fit (to be able to walk up to and in excess of 12 miles per day, in all weathers)
• be hard working
• understand Health & Safety instructions in English however English does not have to be your first language.

If you can do all of the above, we would like you to apply. Core operation shift start times are as follows:

• Domestic - Shifts start at 7 am (Tuesday to Friday) 37 hrs per week.
• NBBC – Shifts start 6.30 am (Monday to Friday) 37 hrs per week.

Occasional weekend and bank holiday work will be required.

If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility 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 veterans
• Are currently in care or have previously been in care
• If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

About Coventry

Coventry 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

Coventry City Council

Attached documents

• Coventry City Council Application Process.pdf
• Waste Refuse Collector - Job Description and Person Specification March 24 (3).pdf