Street Cleansing Operative

East Suffolk Council; Lowestoft; On-site; GBP 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional service provider in Lowestoft is seeking a Street Cleansing Operative to maintain cleanliness in the area. Successful candidates will work as part of a team, ensuring compliance with health and safety regulations while providing excellent customer service. This permanent position offers a salary of £27,694 per annum and includes generous leave entitlement and a pension scheme.

Benefits

Generous leave entitlement

Royal London pension scheme

Access to health and wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Ability to work as part of a team.
• Ability to follow health and safety instructions.
• Ability to accurately carry out verbal and written instructions.
• Good communication skills.
• High standard of customer service.

Responsibilities

• Cleanse, litter pick, and empty bins maintained by East Suffolk Services.
• Ensure compliance with health and safety regulations.
• Maintain records as required.

Skills

Teamwork

Health and safety compliance

Following instructions

Communication skills

Customer service

Job description

• East Suffolk Services Limited, Lowestoft Depot, NR32 2EX

• £27,694 per annum
• 37 hours per week
• Permanent

East Suffolk Services Limited is an exciting place to work, delivering essential local services and making a real difference to a quarter of a million people across East Suffolk.

Are you highly motivated with a desire to achieve high standards? If so, we currently have an opportunity to join our Recycling and Waste team as a Street Cleansing Operative.

Your role:

In this role, you will cleanse, litter pick, empty cleansing bins and hand sweep areas maintained by East Suffolk Services Limited. You will ensure health and safety is complied with at all times and maintain records as required.

What you will need:

• The ability to work as part of a team
• The ability to follow health and safety instructions
• The ability to accurately carry out verbal and written instructions
• Good communication skills
• A high standard of customer service

If you think you have what it takes to be successful in this role, even if you do not meet all of the essential requirements, please apply. We would appreciate the opportunity to consider your application.

Why work for us?

East Suffolk Services Limited is a great place to work and there are lots of benefits our employees can access.

Here are some of the main benefits:

• Generous leave entitlement (equivalent to 24 days a year, increasing to 27 days after 5 years' service, plus bank holidays)
• Royal London pension scheme
• A wide variety of staff support networks including access to health and wellbeing initiatives and programmes.

For more information

For an informal discussion regarding this post, please contact Kyle Lodge (Assistant Manager) and Kirk Robinson (Assistant Manager), by emailing [e-mail] or [e-mail]

Closing date: 11.30 pm, 13 August 2025.

Interview date: week commencing 25 August 2025

How to apply

Step 1 - Read the advert and the Job Description and Person Specification .

Step 2 - Complete the Supporting Statement template (docx) . Your statement needs to indicate how you meet each of the criteria contained within the Person Specification. Please use the template provided (other formats will not be accepted).

Step 3 - Complete the online application and upload your statement. Please note, CVs are not accepted.

For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site (URL).