HGV Driver Labourer

This permanent HGV Driver Labourer role sits in Housing Services at Leicester City Council, in a small team that clears council properties and gardens. Work covers removing rubbish, garden waste and household items from empty council homes, plus deliveries, collections and daily checks on team vehicles, including HGVs. The post is outdoors in all weathers, with travel across the city and occasional work outside office hours.

A category C HGV licence is essential.

• Clearing council properties and gardens of rubbish, garden waste and unwanted goods
• Removing and storing household items from empty council homes
• Carrying out deliveries and collections of goods
• Disposing of all types of waste correctly at the Waste Transfer Station, with regard to recycling
• General maintenance and daily checks of the team's council vehicles, including HGVs
• Working as an integral member of the Driver Labourer team
• Carrying out risk assessments and deciding the correct course of action when collecting waste
• Dealing with customers from a variety of backgrounds and representing the city council
• Handling complaints sensitively and diplomatically, including from violent, distressed or irate customers
• Working across Leicester, the county and occasionally further afield, as directed to support Housing Services
• Working occasionally outside normal office hours

• HGV driving licence, category C

• Organised, able to juggle competing priorities
• Able to adapt to changes and setbacks in the work environment
• Good interpersonal skills to handle complaints
• Adequate numeracy and literacy skills
• Able to carry out risk assessments and decide correct courses of action when collecting waste

• Generous annual leave
• Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme
• Variety of training and development opportunities
• Flexible benefits, including childcare vouchers
• Discounts on city buses and trains
• Help with relocation to Leicester, where appropriate
• Healthy work/life balance