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Join the environmental movement as a Waste & Recycling Advisor and make a tangible difference in Wandsworth
Overview
Salary £13.85
Location 
Expires Expires at anytime
Keep Britain Tidy, in collaboration with the London Borough of Wandsworth and Serco, is seeking dedicated individuals for a pivotal role in a residential engagement campaign promoting food waste recycling. This is a unique opportunity to contribute to environmental sustainability and gain valuable experience in the waste and recycling sector.
Organisation Summary:
- Engage with residents to increase participation in a new food waste recycling service.
- Cover different streets daily on foot, working in pairs to approach low-rise residential properties.
Role Summary:
- Discuss waste and recycling services with residents, utilizing provided reference materials.
- Collect and record data on interactions using provided software and tablets.
- Participate in paid training for in-depth knowledge and efficient fieldwork.
Role Requirements:
- Interest and understanding of environmental and waste sectors.
- Ability to work outdoors and in pairs.
- Commitment to a casual contract with a possibility of joining a Bank of Casual Workers for future opportunities.
Application Process Details:
- Answer three questions and submit your CV with equal opportunities monitoring information.
- Participate in video interviews or request in-person meetings if necessary.
Waste & Recycling Advisors (Wandsworth)
Salary: £13.85 per hour (London Living Wage)
Plus a £13.85 shift allowance for every 7.5 hour complete shift worked (equivalent to an extra £1.75 per hour) and an additional £200 for completing 20 shifts.
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, worked at 7.5 paid hours per day
Tuesday – Saturday, 10:00-18:00 with a 30 minute unpaid lunch break (7.5 paid hours per day)
Part time positions for the Recycling Advisor roles will be considered with a minimum three days a week commitment
Contract: Casual Contract (For up to one month)
Location: Mobile, anywhere within the boundary of the London Borough of Wandsworth
Keep Britain Tidy is working with the London Borough of Wandsworth (the council) on behalf of Serco on a residential engagement and behaviour change doorstepping campaign. The project involves visiting 65,000 residential properties across the borough to speak to residents on their doorstep to encourage them to participate in their new food waste recycling service.
Waste & Recycling Advisors will work in pairs and will cover streets, (only low rise properties, including those converted to up to 3 flats) 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) and submitting this to the Project Manager on a daily basis.
Subject to successful interview there will be three 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 at the start of the project.
If you are interested in this job and want to help us make a difference, please review the full job description
After reading the application information, if you would love to work with us and 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. Please continue to apply.
Deadline for applications: Monday 20th January 2025, 09:00
Video interviews: Thursday 23rd January 2025
Start date: Thursday 30th January 2025
Anticipated end date: Friday 28th February 2025
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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