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Job description

Maintenance of the town centre environment in a clean and tidy condition, identifying and reporting matters requiring attention and dealing with enquiries/complaints from the public in a timely manner. Please refer to Council website for a full description of the duties - ardsandnorthdown.getgotjobs.co.uk

Responsibilities

• Provide a point of contact for the local community in respect of town centre maintenance and exercise initiative regarding ongoing town centre cleansing issues which need to be resolved, ensuring priorities are determined appropriately.
• Undertake routine litter picking duties (including removal of dog fouling and chewing gum) and respond as necessary to areas of specific need, ensuring that environmental situations are responded to in a timely manner and offending items are removed.
• Remove graffiti, indiscriminate dumping and fly posting, where required, as quickly as possible to ensure the town centre environment is maintained in a clean and tidy condition.
• Maintain street furniture in a clean condition, including litter bins, seating and signage.
• Please refer to Council website for a full description of the duties - ardsandnorthdown.getgotjobs.co.uk

Skills and Qualifications

Essential Skills

• At least six months previous relevant experience in paid employment of litter picking and/or manual work, outdoors in all weather conditions.
• At least six months relevant experience in paid employment of face-to-face contact with members of the public in a service capacity.
• At least six months relevant experience in paid employment of completing cleaning duties.
• Able to work weekdays, evenings, weekends, and public holidays as required.
• Appointment will be subject to satisfactory completion of a medical questionnaire including a pre-employment Drugs and Alcohol Screening.
• Please refer to Council website for a full description of the requirements - ardsandnorthdown.getgotjobs.co.uk

Desirable Skills

• Previous employment experience of completing checks of facilities.
• Experience working in a similar role within a waste and/or recycling environment.
• Experience of keyholding duties.
• A valid driving licence with access to a form of transport that will allow fulfilment of the duties of the post or have access to a suitable form of transport which will enable the post holder to meet the requirements of the post.
• Please refer to Council website for a full description of the requirements - ardsandnorthdown.getgotjobs.co.uk

Further Information

Applications for this post will be channelled exclusively through Council’s GETGOT system. However, Council will consider requests for applications in hard copy and will provide alternative arrangements if possible. Local Government is committed to fair and equal treatment to all those seeking employment and in employment.