Neighbourhood Operative

About the Service

The Streetpride Service is Coventry City Council’s Street Cleansing and Grounds Maintenance Service, dedicated to maintaining a clean and attractive city. The service operates from three strategically based sites, providing a 24/7 cleansing service for 52 weeks a year, covering 10,000 miles of road network and emptying over 3,000 street litter bins weekly.

• Open and fair: We are fair, open, and transparent.
• Nurture and develop: We help and encourage everyone to be their best.
• Engage and empower: We talk and listen to others, working together as one.
• Create and innovate: We embrace new ways of working to continuously improve.
• Own and be accountable: We work together to deliver the best services for our residents.
• Value and respect: We put diversity and inclusion at the heart of all we do.

As a Neighbourhood Operative, you will be working as part of our street cleansing team. You will be responsible for ensuring our streets are 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.

• Sweeping streets
• Emptying bins
• Litter picking
• Removal of small‑scale graffiti
• Collection of other associated waste as required

Two positions are available, each including weekend working as part of the rota. An additional weekend payment is offered in addition to the advertised salary.

• Wednesday to Sunday 9:30 am to 17:30 pm / finish 17:00 pm on Friday
• Friday to Tuesday 9:30 am to 17:30 pm / finish 17:00 pm on Friday

• Reliable and committed
• Professional attitude and willingness to take on tasks and duties within the remit of the role
• Physically fit and able to walk for long periods, work in all weather, and undertake various labouring tasks involving bending, pulling, and lifting
• Customer‑focused and able to remain respectful, calm, and polite in environments where challenging behaviours or situations may arise
• Confident to take appropriate action to avoid formal complaints
• Right to work in the UK

We value diverse perspectives and experiences and are committed to an inclusive workplace culture, welcoming applicants from minority ethnic, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities. We offer a guaranteed interview scheme for people from the Armed Forces, care background, disabled or with long‑term health conditions.

Interview date: W/C 1st June 2026.