Supervisor

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?
The Streetpride Service is responsible for delivering the daily Street Cleansing and Grounds Maintenance carried out on our highways, neighbourhoods and in parks and open spaces across the City. We pride ourselves on customer service and are always trying to identify service improvements.
You will support the Area Manager in the delivery of these services and will be responsible for supervising, motivating and developing staff to maximise performance and meet the service objectives. You will be working with the community and council partners to maintain and improve Coventry’s streets, neighbourhoods, parks and open spaces, and to promote civic pride and community responsibility.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES INCLUDE:

• Supervise, motivate, train, and develop crew members to meet service objectives and maximise performance.
• Supervision the delivery of an integrated cleansing and grounds service within a specified area of the city, to:
• deploy and supervise crews.
• resolve any operational issues to ensure work schedules are completed and priorities are met daily.
• respond to service enquiries/complaints.
• undertake H&S and Quality Inspections
• Review of schedules
• Work with the community, and internal and external partners to maintain and improve Coventry’s streets, neighbourhoods, parks, and open spaces.
  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