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Join the eco-conscious team at Keep Britain Tidy in Newham and make a tangible impact on local recycling and waste management
Overview
Salary £13150
Location 
Expires Expires at anytime
Keep Britain Tidy, in collaboration with the London Borough of Newham, is seeking passionate individuals to become Waste & Recycling Advisors. This exciting opportunity allows you to engage directly with the community, educating and improving the local waste and recycling services. As a part of this mission-driven team, you will contribute to a cleaner, greener environment while earning the London Living Wage with additional shift allowances.
Role Summary:
- Engage with residents to explain recent changes in waste and recycling services.
- Work in pairs, covering different streets daily on foot within Newham.
- Use data collection software and touchscreen tablets to record resident responses.
- Enjoy the benefits of a casual contract with the potential for future employment opportunities.
Role Requirements:
- Interest and understanding of the environmental and waste sectors.
- Ability to work outdoors and engage with the public.
- Commitment to complete two mandatory days of paid training.
- Availability to work 37.5 hours per week, Tuesday to Saturday, from 11 am to 7 pm.
Application Process Details:
- Review the full job description and express your interest.
- Answer 3 application questions and submit your CV along with equal opportunities monitoring information.
- Participate in video interviews or request an in-person interview if preferred.
Waste & Recycling Advisor (Newham) – 6 posts
Salary: £13.15 per hour (London Living Wage)
Plus a £13.15 shift allowance for every 7.5 hour complete shift worked (equivalent to an extra £1.75 per hour) and an additional £100 for completing 20 shifts (a maximum of £200 for the project length)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, worked at 7.5 paid hours per day from 11am to 7pm over 5 days from Tuesday to Saturday (with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break)
Part time positions will be considered with a minimum three day a week commitment
Contract: Casual Contract due to finish on 22nd October 2024
Location: Mobile, anywhere within the boundary of the London Borough of Newham
Keep Britain Tidy is working with the London Borough of Newham to engage its residents with recent changes to its waste and recycling service. The Waste & Recycling Advisors will engage residents on the doorstep to make sure they understand the service changes.
Waste & Recycling Advisors will work in pairs and will cover streets across the borough each day on foot.
Responsibilities include:
· Engaging with residents about their waste and recycling service, using reference resources where appropriate (provided by the council).
· Recording resident responses into a bespoke form using data collection software on a touchscreen tablet (provided by the council) and submitting this to the council.
Subject to successful interview there will be two mandatory days of paid training and applicants must be available to attend all training days.
The successful applicants will have an interest in and understanding of the environmental and waste sectors, and the ability and willingness to undertake work in an outdoor environment.
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 London 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 continue to apply, you will need to answer 3 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: 12th September 2024. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if sufficient applications have been received
Video interviews: On a rolling basis
Start date: 24th September 2024
Anticipated end date: 22nd October 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.
No agencies please.
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