Job description
We’re looking for a reliable and hardworking Driver/Sweeper to join our comprehensive Street Cleansing Service within the Streetscene Team to help keep our streets clean, safe, and welcoming for residents and visitors alike. Our team keep the town’s pavements, roads and other public areas clean and safe, and we’re looking for new team members to join us!
We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity and inclusion is the key to our success. Reading Borough Council is a Disability Confident Employer and is committed to the recruitment and continued employment of people with disabilities.

Duties will include:

• Driving the electric vehicle and pedestrian mechanical sweeping machines
• Carrying out street cleansing duties using a range of equipment.
• Maintaining equipment in accordance with checklists
• Ensure assigned areas are cleaned to a high standard
• Follow all health and safety regulations
• Complete daily logs and reports as required
• Supporting the wider street cleansing team as needed
• Manually sweeping and clearing litter from public area