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What is the job role?

As part of a team, you will support the maintenance and improvement of streets, neighbourhoods, parks, and open spaces by undertaking a range of street cleansing and grounds maintenance activities and ensuring all work is carried out by the appropriate Safe Systems of Work.

These are key roles within our Streetpride Service, and you will provide support to the community and public to improve the way our City looks and feels by working with team members and partners to create a greater feeling of security and confidence among residents, assist in maintaining a clean and safer community, and signpost accordingly.

The duties of these roles will involve:

  • sweeping streets, emptying bins
  • litter-picking grassed areas
  • removal of dead animals and undesirable waste, e.g. dog fouling
  • maintaining the grounds of highway verges and park,s and public open spaces
  • driving vehicles and using power tools such as strimmers, hedge cutters, and other various grass-cutting machines.

    • Please see the short video on roles within Environmental Services 

    We are looking to recruit for both permanent (1 post) and fixed-term roles (5 posts for 12 months).

    All candidates must have the Right to Work in the UK. We are currently not offering sponsorship for this role.

    Who are we looking for?

    The successful candidate will:

  • Be reliable and committed
  • Have a professional attitude and be willing to take on the tasks and duties within the remit of the role and service area
  • Be physically fit and able to walk for long periods and work in all weather
  • Able to undertake various labouring tasks involving bending, pulling, and lifting.
  • Customer-focused and able to remain respectful, calm, and polite in environments where they may experience challenging behaviours or situations when assisting the general public and customers by responding to minor queries and complaints
  • Confident to take appropriate action to avoid formal complaints.

    • In addition, you should have:

  • Knowledge of Health and safety in the workplace (incl. PPE)
  • Basic Knowledge of horticultural operations
  • Ability to operate basic hand and power tools
  • Able to work flexibly across any shift if necessary
  • A minimum of a Category B manual driving licence

    • At the moment, we have very few women and people from minority ethnic backgrounds in our team, and we would like this to change. So, we want to encourage you to apply. You can still apply if you are not a woman or from a minority ethnic background. All applications are welcome. 

    If you need help or support to complete your application, please visit our accessibility page to see how we can assist you. 

    Guaranteed Interview Scheme – As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you’ll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:

  • Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
  • Are currently in care or have previously been in care
  • If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition

    • For full details on the application process please read the attached document on our jobs page labelled ‘Coventry City Council Application Process’. Suppose there is any evidence of a candidate using AI to complete their application. In that case, the application will be rejected unless the candidate can provide a justification which the Council considers to be reasonable.

    About Coventry

    Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.

    We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.

    At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.

    To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.

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