Street Cleansing Light / Medium Goods Vehicle Driver

North Northamptonshire Council; Kettering; Hybrid; GBP 25,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Pension scheme with life cover

Generous leave entitlement (28 days,

Hybrid and flexible working

Job summary

North Northamptonshire Council is seeking a Street Cleansing Light / Medium Goods Vehicle Driver to keep streets, parks and public spaces clean and safe. The role combines driving with cleansing and environmental tasks across the borough.

You will drive allocated vehicles, collect litter, empty bins, remove waste, and assist with maintenance checks. A flexible, team‑oriented approach is essential for delivering high‑quality frontline services.

Qualifications

• Experience of working in an outdoor environment.
• Two years driving experience.
• Understanding of Health and Safety systems including manual handling and risk assessments.

Responsibilities

• Drive light and medium goods vehicles safely and responsibly.
• Collect litter and cleanse streets, footpaths and public spaces.
• Empty litter bins and dog waste bins.
• Remove fly-tipped waste, graffiti and dead animals.
• Carry out routine vehicle inspections and maintenance checks.
• Operate and maintain equipment, tools and plant.
• Report defects and ensure vehicles are clean and serviceable.
• Engage positively with residents and the public.
• Support environmental enforcement investigations as required.

Skills

Two years driving experience

Education

Full UK driving licence (B, C1, BE, C1+E)

Job description

About the role

We are looking for a motivated and reliable Street Cleansing Light / Medium Goods Vehicle Driver to help keep our streets, parks, and public spaces clean, safe, and attractive for residents and visitors.

This is a varied, hands-on role that combines driving duties with street cleansing and environmental maintenance activities. You will be part of a dedicated team delivering high-quality frontline services across the borough.

What will you be doing?

As a Street Cleansing Driver, you will be responsible for driving allocated vehicles and carrying out a range of cleansing and environmental tasks to meet operational targets and service standards.

Key duties include:

• Driving light and medium goods vehicles safely and responsibly.
• Collecting litter and cleansing streets, footpaths, and public spaces.
• Emptying litter bins and dog waste bins.
• Removing fly-tipped waste, graffiti, fly posting, and dead animals.
• Carrying out routine vehicle inspections and maintenance checks.
• Operating and maintaining equipment, tools, and plant in accordance with procedures.
• Reporting defects and ensuring vehicles are kept clean and serviceable.
• Working collaboratively with colleagues to deliver an effective and efficient service.
• Engaging positively with residents and members of the public.
• Supporting environmental enforcement investigations by identifying evidence and, where required, providing witness statements and attending court proceedings.
• Following all health and safety procedures, risk assessments, and safe working practices.
• Representing the Council professionally at all times.

About you

For this role you will need:

• Experience of working in an outdoor environment and of undertaking a range of manual tasks.
• Two years driving experience.
• Full UK driving licence including categories B, C1, BE C1+E
• Understanding of Health and Safety systems including manual handling and risk assessments.
• Ability to work outdoors in all weathers.
• Ability to walk, bend, kneel and stand for long periods of time and perform heavy lifting if needed.
• Positive attitude to a physically demanding role.
• Ability to work in solo or in a team environment.
• Flexibility and willingness to be involved in all aspects of the operation of the street cleansing service.
• Able to work well unsupervised, manage time effectively and be self-motivated.

Our Benefits

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.

You’ll find that we have a wide range of careers that may be more surprising than you think!

Why choose us?

We offer a vibrant working environment with:

• a competitive salary
• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

About us

Our Values and Behaviours

Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:

• Customer-focused
• Respectful
• Efficient
• Supportive
• Trustworthy

Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.

Disability Confident Employer

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Our Employment and Disability Service provides bespoke support to individuals facing barriers to employment, helping them work towards their goals to start, stay and succeed in employment. For further information please The Employment and Disability Service (EADS) | North Northamptonshire Council

Armed Forces Community

The council obtained the Gold status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS).

Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)