Job Description

Closing Date: 5th January 2025
Contract Type: Temporary until February 2026
Salary: £25,449.00 - £26,583.00
Hours: 35 (Part time considered)

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Tuesday to Friday with weekends off. 4 day condensed working 8.75 hours a day.

Stirling Council aims to provide the residents of the Stirling area with a reliable waste collection service. As a Waste Loader you will provide an invaluable service to the residents of the Stirling area, ensuring that their waste is collected on a regular basis. Your role will require you to collect waste and load it into a collection vehicle on a specified route, you will uplift various types of waste, assist the drivers with the manoeuvring of the vehicle and any other tasks required by the service.

You will be required to comply with the safe systems of work for refuse collection.You will also be required to clean & deliver bins throughout the Stirling area.

To be successful in this role, you will be physically fit and be prepared to walk 10 - 15 miles per day carrying heavy loads over rough ground in all weathers. You will have a strong constitution with regards to adverse odours.

This is an opportunity for you to provide a vital service to the community by ensuring that all waste is removed leaving a clean and tidy environment.

You will have contact with members of the public and will act as a representative of the Council. You will have the opportunity to participate in on the job training and your continuous development will be encouraged and supported throughout your career with Stirling Council.

As an employee of Stirling Council you will have access to a wide range of rewards and benefits such as receiving a generous annual leave entitlement, automatic membership of our pension scheme (unless you choose to opt out) and many more. For further information about this position, please contact Jane McCormack, Waste Co-ordinator on 01786 237579 - mccormackja@stirling.gov.uk

If you’ve got the right skills for the job we want to hear from you. We encourage applications from the right candidates regardless of age (restrictions apply to Modern Apprenticeships), disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, belief or race.

Waste Services Operative Loader Job Description

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The Benefits

30 days annual leave plus 7 public holidays (rising to 35 after 5 years continuous service)
Flexible working including hybrid office/work from home arrangements. Our colleagues are encouraged to work flexibly as we know that busy lives don’t always fit around a traditional working pattern, if you need flexibility to complete your role just let us know and we will do our upmost to help you to invest in your career with us while balancing other aspects of your life.
Biennial incremental progression until top of your payscale is reached
Membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. For further details visit https://www.scotlgpsmember.org/about-the-lgps/
Generous sick pay dependent on length of service
Carers Leave
Up to 4 weeks paid Paternity Leave
Access to Health & Wellbeing support
Ongoing opportunities for Learning & Development
Cycle to Work Scheme
Lift share Scheme
Car Lease Scheme
Technology Benefit Scheme