Cleansing Operative – Public and Green Spaces

Cleansing Operative – Public and Green Spaces – Flexible shifts

EXETER

£0.00 per hour | Posted 2 weeks ago

Working for Exeter City Council in the Parks & Green Spaces Cleansing department.

Shift Pattern: Monday to Sunday (5 days/week), starting time between 05:00 and 07:00, working 8 hours shift.

The main purpose of the role is to undertake cleansing services to keep the city looking good. You will work both within teams and on your own. A clean driving licence is required, as you may need to drive a company vehicle to various locations maintained by Exeter City Council.

• Removing litter and emptying litter bins at regular intervals as demand indicates
• Removing small amounts of graffiti, fly post removal, trimming or removing weed growth and cleaning public toilets or car parks, as necessary
• Undertaking basic condition inspections of facilities and reporting any obvious maintenance issues
• Identifying additional reactive work for specialist teams such as grass or hedge cutting, maintenance tasks, mechanical sweeping, tree work, large‑scale graffiti removal, hot wash, etc.
• Reporting issues adversely affecting the look and feel of the public realm such as damaged street scene or green space furniture and signs, fly tipping, stray dogs, abandoned cars, illegal use of council land, etc.
• Undertaking training on the safe use of equipment and safe working practices and achieving consistently good performance. Working in a safe and effective manner at all times, following City Council policies and procedures, and being responsible for personal and public safety
• Basic recording of information, e.g. play equipment checks, timesheets, daily optimisation sheets
• Working flexibly across shift patterns when required to meet service demands
• Other duties relevant to the post and grading relating to the job description overall which may from time to time be deemed appropriate

Staff will be trained across all sections, including:

• Van routes and deep cleaning so shift start times will vary

All roles have a half hour unpaid lunch break and the current pay rate is £13.05 per hour.

You will be working for WB Employment Ltd acting as an employment agency.