Neighbourhood Operative

at  Coventry City Council

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.
The Streetpride Service is Coventry City Councils Street Cleansing and Grounds Maintenance Service. It has a responsibility and statutory duty to keep the City Clean, Green and attractive for all.
Keeping the City clean and green is a huge challenge and not one we can do on our own. The service is delivered by a flexible locally committed workforce who work well with the different residents, communities and partners ensuring a One Coventry approach by enabling people to do more for themselves.
The service operates out of 3 strategically based sites in the City and provides a cleansing service 7 days per week for 52 weeks of the year.
We currently clean 10’000 miles or road network each year and empty over 3’000 street litter bins each week.
The service is also responsible for delivering the Grounds Maintenance works across all our Parks and Open Spaces including our 5 Green Flag Parks and cuts approximately 6 million square metres of grass every 20 working days. That is the equivalent of cutting one thousand football pitches.
What is the job role?
As a Neighbourhood Operative, you will be working as part of our street cleansing team, you will be responsible for ensuring our City Centre is kept clean at all times by undertaking a range of street cleansing activities and ensuring all work is carried out by the appropriate Safe Systems of Work.

THE DUTIES OF THIS ROLE WILL INVOLVE:

• Sweeping streets
• Emptying bins
• Litter picking
• Removal of small-scale graffiti
• Collection of other associated waste as required.
  These roles are 37 hours a week shifts 9:30 am until 5:30 pm on a fixed rota. The rota pattern requires you to work every weekend which attracts a weekend pay increment (you will have 2 days off in the week). The rota for these positions is Sunday to Thursday with Friday and Saturday as the days off.
  Who are we looking for?

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 conditio