Streetpride 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 2 strategically based sites in the North and the South of 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 Streetpride Operative, you will be working as part of a team, you will support the maintenance and improvement of streets, neighbourhoods, parks, and open spaces by undertaking a range of street cleansing and grounds maintenance activities and ensuring all work is carried out under the appropriate Safe Systems of Work.

Other duties will include the below however please read the Job Description & Person Specification for more details.

• sweeping streets, emptying bins
• litter picking areas
• removal of dead animals and undesirable waste e.g. dog fouling
• collection of flytipping
• small scale graffiti removal

WHITLEY DEPOT POSTS ARE 6AM UNTIL 2PM MONDAY TO THURSDAY AND 6AM UNTIL 2PM ON A FRIDAY.

Who are we looking for?

• sweeping streets, emptying bins
• litter picking areas
• removal of dead animals and undesirable waste e.g. dog fouling
• collection of flytipping
• small scale graffiti remova