Waste & Recycling Surveyors (New Forest)

Salary: £12 per hour (Living Wage)

Plus a £12 shift allowance for every 4 hour complete shift worked (equivalent to an extra £3 per hour).  2 shift bonuses given for working full day, e.g. 9.00AM to 5.00PM

Plus a 10p bonus for every property and risk assessment survey completed – Target is 300 properties per day.

Hours:  37.5 hours per week, worked at 7.5 paid hours per day over 5 days from Monday to Friday (with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break) including up to 2.5 hours of planning per week worked as one block at home.

Overtime hours are available in evenings after 6.00PM and on Saturdays and Sunday, subject to Project Manager’s approval.

The post is Full time but Part time positions will be considered with a minimum of 3 days a week

Contract: Casual Contract due to finish on 31st March 2024.

Location:  Mobile, anywhere within the boundary of New Forest District Council, with planning time worked from home

New Forest District Council is working with Keep Britain Tidy to undertake a survey of street level properties in the borough, including houses and houses that have been converted into flats, to record the potential for wheeled bins for waste and recycling to be used in the future. The evidence shows that wheeled bins help drive up recycling and reduce waste, however not all properties in the district will be able to accommodate these new bins, for example due to lack of storage space. Therefore, it is important for this survey to capture information about each property for a final decision to be made. The survey will also include capturing information about each street for a risk assessment for the new collection vehicles and route planning, such as space for the vehicle to turn around, width or height restrictions and presence of schools.

Waste & Recycling Surveyors will work alone, outdoors in all weather, and will each cover a different area of the district each day on foot. Responsibilities include:

·       Making a visual assessment of the property based on defined criteria to assess potential for wheeled bins, e.g. capacity of outdoor space/frontage

·       Making a visual assessment of the street by identifying key hazards (width or height restrictions) and street information (presence of schools, if houses are on one or both sides of the road)

·       Recording information into a bespoke form using data collection software on a tablet or mobile phone (provided) and submitting this to the Project Manager on a daily basis

·       Meeting daily targets for the number of properties surveyed

·       Liaising directly with the Project Manager to ensure smooth running of the project and your own safety

·       Organising your own daily work plan and communicating this to the Project Manager

We are currently looking for full time staff who are willing and able to start immediately. 

The project needs to be completed by 31st March 2024 therefore we are recruiting on a rolling basis with a view to start work immediately. Applicants who have applied and meet the shorlisting criteria will be contacted within 2 working days to arrange immediate interview thereafter. Subject to successful interview there will be two mandatory days of paid training and applicants must be available to attend all training days with a view to start the project immediately after.

The successful applicants will have an interest in and understanding of the environmental and waste sectors, and the ability and willingness to undertake monitoring work in an outdoor environment and administrative/engagement work in an office environment and/or at home.

This position will provide sought-after experience for someone looking for a career in the environmental sector, especially the waste and recycling industry, and is paid at the National Living Wage. In joining this project you also have the opportunity of joining our Bank of Casual Workers, through which further employment may be available at the end of this contract.

Full training will be provided.

If you are interested in this job and want to help us make a difference, please review a copy of the full job description

After reading the application information, if you would love to work with us and apply, you will need to answer 5 questions, submit your CV and complete equal opportunities monitoring information as we want to try to make sure that our workforce is representative of the population and we are not excluding any community. Please note that this information will be held separately.

Deadline for applications: No deadline as recruitment is ongoing until 31st March 2024

Video interviews: As soon as possible after successful application

Start date: Immediately, subject to successful application and interview

Anticipated end date: Sunday 31st March 2024

Generally, interviews take place via Microsoft Teams. However, we understand that this is more challenging for some people so if you would prefer an in-person interview for any reason, please just let us know.

We are proud to be an inclusive and flexible employer. We particularly welcome applications from all sectors of the community including under-represented groups in the charity sector.

Please note we will only be able to contact successful candidates. Thank you for your interest in our work.

No agencies please.

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