Casual Refuse Loader

**Casual Refuse Loader - Scarborough**

Salary: £20,812 - £21,968

Grade: CD

Location Scarborough

Contract Type: Casual

Weekend Working: Occasional

We are looking for casual staff to join our depot in Scarborough, you will be covering a significant rural area with picturesque towns and villages.

No previous experience is required, and full training will be given.

Working in small crews in your dedicated area of the county, you will be collecting residual waste, garden waste, food waste or recyclable materials from domestic properties. You will have to be able to move bags, wheelie bins and recycling bins and boxes, and using a lifting mechanism to tip the waste into the lorry. Health and safety is also critical to ensure your team and residents are safe, including supporting your driver to help them navigate the streets of North Yorkshire safely.

The role is a hugely important one. You will be on the front-line of a key service in the newly formed North Yorkshire council and therefore one of the faces for the new council.

As required you need to be prepared to start early and weekend working may also be required.

We also welcome applicants looking for casual work only, please annotate this in the supporting evidence section

**Roles and Responsibilities**
- Collection and emptying of receptacles.
- Removing spillages, checking of service lists and reporting instances outside of acceptable presentation.
- To support the driver in undertaking risk assessments.
- Assisting the driver, ensuring manoeuvres are completed safely and mitigate the risk to pedestrians and other road users
- Responsible for the health and safety of self and colleagues, ensuring that all safe working practices are followed

Typical working days and hours currently vary between different areas of the new council, but you need to be prepared to start early. Some weekend and bank holiday working may be required.

**What’s in it for you**

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially make life a bit easier. From career average employer contribution Local Government pension scheme, generous leave entitlements, green car and cycle schemes, travel loans, shopping and gym discounts to name but a few you can find more information on the range of benefits we offer within our total rewards brochure.

**Contact and apply**

For an informal discussion please contact Craig Lyons on 01723383124

**Key dates**:
Closing date: Sunday 18th June

Interview date: week commencing 19th June

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