Recycling Engagement Officer

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RECYCLING ENGAGEMENT OFFICER

Location: Pegswood, Northumberland
Salary: £25,129 – £27,826 per annum
Hours: Full Time – 37 hours per week
Contract: 12-month fixed term contract (an extension may be available subject to funding confirmation)

ABOUT US

Groundwork aims to be the UK’s leading regeneration charity, working through partnership to create communities in which people are proud to live and work. This programme will deliver Groundwork’s mission of supporting people to improve their prospects and reach their full potential. As an organisation, we are proud of the effective role that our Community Project Managers play in delivering significant social, environmental and health outcomes with communities across the region.

Working in Groundwork’s Land and Communities Team, and in close partnership with Northumberland County Council and Suez Recycling and Recovery, this post will engage with households and partners across Northumberland to reduce contamination in the recycling waste stream and change recycling behaviours. You will work with the County Council’s Refuse Collection Teams and Waste Managers to deliver a programme of targeted doorstep engagement, monitoring and community engagement activity aimed at reducing contamination and increasing recycling. As a Recycling Engagement Officer you will exercise your delegated powers to address residential waste offences.
This role is subject to an Enhanced Disclosure endorsed by the Disclosure and Barring Service