Waste and Recycling Education and Communication Officer

We Manage Jobs(WMJobs); Worcester; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A unique opportunity to become the face of waste education in Worcester as a Waste and Recycling Education and Communication Officer. This role involves creating campaigns to engage the community, organizing workshops, and collaborating with local organizations to promote sustainable practices. Ideal candidates are passionate about sustainability and possess strong communication skills.

Qualifications

• Experience in communications, education, or environmental outreach preferred.
• Organized and self-motivated individual with project management skills.
• Passionate about sustainability and behavior change.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver communications and education campaigns to reduce waste.
• Run workshops, talks, and events in schools and communities.
• Develop content for social media and prepare communications for service changes.

Skills

Communication

Project Management

Community Engagement

Creativity

Tools

Digital Tools

Social Media

Job description

Make a real difference in the way Worcester thinks about waste.

We’re looking for a passionate, creative and community-minded communicator to direct the charge on waste education and public engagement across our beautiful, historic city.

As Waste and Recycling Education and Communication Officer, you will play a vital role in helping residents, schools and businesses reduce waste, recycle right, and get ready for the major national changes coming to household waste services.

This is a unique opportunity to shape how Worcester delivers its sustainability and waste ambitions.You will develop and direct behaviour change campaigns, create engaging digital and print materials, run school and community workshops, and assist residents through big service changes for example the introduction of weekly food waste collections.

Working closely with our Waste and Recycling Service, you will be the friendly, knowledgeable face of our engagement work – helping ensure our bins are greener, and our communities be informed and empowered.

Key responsibilities are:

• Design and deliver communications and education campaigns to reduce waste and contamination
• Run workshops, talks and events in schools, neighbourhoods and local venues
• Develop content for social media, leaflets, videos and website updates
• Develop communications for service changes, including food waste roll-out
• Build partnerships with community groups, housing providers and environmental organisations
• Evaluate campaign impact and report on progress to managers and councillors.

Ideally we are looking for someone with either a communications, education, environmental outreach or another public-facing role – but its essential that you are:

• An assured communicator who can engage with all kinds of audiences
• Organised, creative and self-motivated, with experience of managing projects or campaigns
• Passionate about sustainability, behaviour change and community engagement
• Comfortable using digital tools and social media to deliver messages that stick

Experience in a local authority or waste/environmental context is helpful, but not essential. This post is also subject to a DBS enhanced check.

We welcome applications from all sections of the community. We would like to help you shine during this process. If you need any assistance with applying please contact the Recruitment team on [e-mail]. We can assist with alternative formats for your application or offer a MS Teams interview for example.

For further information about the role, please contact Kevin Haines Waste and Recycling Manager, at [e-mail] or Sandra Green, Head of City Services [e-mail]

Closing Date: Sunday 3 August 2025

Interview date: Friday 15 August 2025

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