We currently have a vacancy for a Waste Operative within our Open Spaces team. The successful candidates will need experience of working in a fast moving and high-pressured environment.
Our Street Cleansing and Landscape Operations have combined into our Open Spaces service to ensure we are delivering the most cost effective and reliable service to our residents and commercial customers alike.
We have three depots throughout West Suffolk, West Suffolk Operational Hub (WSOH), Bury St Edmunds, Haverhill and Mildenhall. You will be based at Haverhill but may be required to work at our depots in Bury and Mildenhall. The combination of the three strategically placed depots enable us to deliver high quality waste management and environmental services to all the residents and customers in West Suffolk.
Dependant on your current skills, the main duties may include street cleansing, litter bin emptying, grounds maintenance, leaf collection and the use of mechanical equipment as appropriate. You will also be required to carry out any other work appropriate to the grade of the post.
All posts are based on a 37 hour working week and are aligned individually to meet our operational requirements. Most of our operation is between 6.00am – 6.00pm Monday to Sunday. However, we do currently have a range of attendance patterns, some of which involve four day working and some cover weekend duties, but the majority are based on a five-day week pattern.
You will be able to demonstrate a positive approach to health and safety and be prepared to take on additional training as required. Ensuring work is carried out to the standards required and meets the deadlines required.
You will be customer focused and be able to demonstrate a desire to deliver high standards of customer service. You will have at least basic IT skills and be able to operate handheld technology and other in-house systems as appropriate. Training will be provided in these systems as required.
You will hold a minimum of a current Class B licence and have your own means of transport.
In return we can offer our benefits package which includes a competitive salary and potential for additional earnings through overtime working, entry into the local government pension scheme, 24 days annual leave, rising to 28 after five years’ service. We also offer an annual leave purchase scheme, staff discount scheme and a cycle to work scheme.
Previous applicants need not apply.
For further information about the job please contact Niall Baragry, Waste & Open Spaces Supervisor (Training and Resourcing) on 01284 757064.
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Our Street Cleansing and Landscape Operations are combined into our Open Spaces service to ensure we are delivering the most cost effective and reliable service to our residents and commercial customers alike.
We have three depots throughout West Suffolk, West Suffolk Operational Hub (WSOH), Bury St Edmunds, Mildenhall and Haverhill. You will be based at Mildenhall but may be required to work at our depots in Bury and Haverhill. The combination of the three strategically placed depots enable us to deliver high quality waste management and environmental services to all the residents and customers in West Suffolk.
All posts are based on a 37-hour working week and are aligned individually to meet our operational requirements. Most of our operation is between 6.00am – 6.00pm Monday to Sunday. However, we do currently have a range of attendance patterns, some of which involve four day working and some cover weekend duties, but the majority are based on a five-day week pattern.
We currently have a vacancy for a Waste Operative within our Waste Collections team. The successful candidate will need experience of working in a fast moving and high-pressured environment.
Your main duties will include the loading of a refuse collection vehicles, collecting waste from the West Suffolk area, or supporting other elements of the operation as required. You will be based the West Suffolk Operational Hub in Bury St Edmunds but may also be required to work at our other depot in Haverhill to carry out any other work appropriate to the grade of the post.
West Suffolk Council has secured funding to provide additional support and accommodation for rough sleepers and are looking to recruit two Rough Sleeper Prevention Officers. We are looking for someone who is passionate about homelessness, focussed upon high quality service delivery and a capable communicator.
This role will provide practical and holistic support to service users who have been provided with accommodation following a history of rough sleeping. Predominantly inreach, you will need to be able to provide support in a variety of accommodation settings across West Suffolk; aassisting those to attain the skills required to successfully maintain a tenancy and to live independently in the community.
As you will be engaging with rough sleepers you will require a highly developed understanding of the needs of vulnerable customers together with strong negotiating and influencing skills when liaising with local accommodation providers and partners. Knowledge of the key issues involved in homelessness and drug and alcohol misuse is desirable but not essential therefore we would welcome applications of those with less experience with the right attitude, ability and desire to learn.
The successful candidate will:
This post requires an enhanced DBS check and is temporary until 31 March 2022. Applications for full and part time hours will be considered.
In return we can offer you our benefits package which includes:
For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Nigel Yeates, Rough Sleeper Service Coordinator nigel.yeates@westsuffolk.gov.uk
A home is more than just a roof over someone’s head – it’s where individuals and families find their security, safety and stability. Working in this team gives you the chance to be part of tackling what is one of the biggest challenges in our society: the challenge to help people find a home and retain a home.
This is an exciting time to become part of a team that makes such a difference and transforms lives, working for an organisation that is at the forefront of innovative thinking in the public sector.
Your duties will include interviewing members of the public advising them of options available to them and prevent homelessness where possible. You will also liaise with and advise statutory and voluntary agencies on homelessness and a range of other housing issues.
You must have experience of working with the general public, be a team player with well developed communication and written skills, and be able to understand and implement housing law and policies. Knowledge of housing options and homelessness is essential.
You must also be able to travel throughout the area. This requires a basic DBS check and is temporary up to 26 June 2022.
For an informal discussion about this role, please contact Vicky Taylor, Team Leader (Advice and Prevention) on 07960 867810 or email Vicky.taylor@westsuffolk.gov.uk
As a key member of the Housing Options team, you will be the first point of contact for customers by telephone wishing to discuss housing options, providing advice and assistant and completing an initial assessment of customers circumstances. You will also liaise and advise statutory and voluntary agencies on a range of housing issues and homelessness.
The successful candidate will have:
Whilst knowledge of housing options and homelessness is desirable, it is not essential. This role provides an entry level step for a career in Housing Options and Homelessness and therefore we would welcome applications of those with less experience with the right attitude, ability and desire to learn.
You must also be able to travel throughout the area. This post requires a basic DBS check and is temporary until 31 March 2023.
In West Suffolk we are transforming the way in which we tackle homelessness with a focus on prevention and finding solutions to support people to retain or find a home.
Based within the Housing Options and Homelessness Team and operating across West Suffolk, Babergh and Mid Suffolk council area, the role will be combining both housing and domestic abuse knowledge and, skills to support and deliver the objective of ensuring the safety of those fleeing domestic abuse, regardless of their additional needs.
You will have a working knowledge of the welfare system and provide support with benefits, regarding housing and resettlement. You will also provide support for our customers to help them access work, volunteering and educational opportunities to enable them to pursue independent lives.
The role offers a friendly, compassionate face, and the time, patience and understanding to empower our customers to realise their potential and move on to a life free from risk of further abuse. You may be required to support in the community and attend appointments including court appointments.
The successful candidate will be:
If you are ambitious, innovative and would relish the opportunity to make a real and lasting difference to people’s lives, we would be delighted to hear from you. This post requires an enhanced DBS check and is temporary up to 3 years.
For an informal discussion about the role, please contact Charley West, Team Leader (Housing Solutions) on 01638 719282 or email charley.west@westsuffolk.gov.uk
Are you a visionary leader, able to give clear direction to a team, with confidence and conviction, who thrives on change and improvement and able to work across boundaries and find solutions?
Based in Thetford, you will work closely with the Senior Management Team and the Head of the Anglia Revenues Partnership (ARP) in the administration of Revenues and Benefits services for five councils: Breckland Council, West Suffolk Council, East Cambridgeshire District Council, Fenland District Council and East Suffolk Council. You will also be required to work across all four offices including March, Lowestoft and Melton and attend council meetings at any of the five councils' premises.
You will be instrumental in driving forward key priorities for Council Tax Recovery, National Non-Domestic Rates, Enforcement (including in-house Enforcement Agency, and Fraud and Compliance), and Housing Benefit Overpayment strategy on behalf of the partners and providing sound advice regarding the effective management of resources to facilitate outputs. You will have proven experience of managing change and transforming services, focused on developing and improving service delivery, customer journey and programme management.
A strong and effective communicator, you will be responsible for providing effective leadership and operational management to the team, ensuring that staff adopt the values and expected behaviours of ARP and deliver a high-performance culture.
An appropriate qualification such as IRRV and management qualification or well-established management experience is essential. Project management qualification would be an advantage.
For further information please contact Paul Corney, Head of Anglia Revenues Partnership on 07956 701178.
This vacancy closes at 10.00am on Monday 7 June 2021.
Assessment centre will take place week commencing 14 June 2021
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