Senior Recycling Advisor

Job Introduction
Our 14 household waste recycling centres accept around 85,000 tonnes of waste per year and accept 42 types of material.

The recycling centres are visited approximately 1.6 million times a year by residents.

You will play a key role in helping us maintain the best service for residents, be sustainable and provide good value for money.

Main Responsibilities
As a Senior Recycling Officer you will be:

- helping the public use the site in a safe manner, adhering to all health and safety guidance.
- providing friendly, informative and professional customer service.
- protecting yourself and your team by promoting high standards of health and safety.
- safe when operating equipment and machinery and reporting any faults and issues.
- working with commercial traders, providing advice and handling payments.
- reporting unauthorised waste depositing and promoting environmental sustainability.
- supporting other Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) teams as part of the Staffordshire HWRC Network..

You will:

- be able to effectively lead and motivate a team to help maximise the quality and number of materials separated for recycling.
- plan and organise the activities on site, organise staff responsibilities and be the face of Staffordshire County Council to on site visitors and, where required, deputise for the Area Supervisor.
- be a great communicator and be able to demonstrate a positive and encouraging leadership approach.
- have experience using IT systems and be confident using Microsoft office software.
- ideally(but not essential) hold a Certificate of Technical Competence (CTC) in Hazardous Waste Transfer..
- have experience in the operation of Household waste recycling centres (HWRC'S).
- have working knowledge of health and safety legislation and operations.
- have a flexible approach to duties, willing to learn and be trained.
- have good verbal and written communication skills - to facilitate inductions,. training and communication with site staff, management, clients, contractors and the public.
- have strong numerical and literacy skills and paperwork and recording skills.
- be a trained First Aider, or willing and capable of being trained.
- hold a Full UK driving licence.
- have experience in operating a above 10 ton 360 wheeled excavator. ( or willing to learn).

About Staffordshire County Council
**We are no ordinary county council**:
**Our Values**:
The core of who we are as an organisation. Just like we all have personal values that shape our thoughts and behaviour, organisational values drive how we think and act collectively.

Our values were created and shaped by colleague feedback and national best practice and they sit at the heart of People Strategy:
We have a real sense of community spirit that brings our people together. This feeling of belonging means we are all connected to what we do and take pride in the difference we make every day for Staffordshire people. We are ambitious and our sights are set firmly on a better future.

We look forward and race ahead - that goes for your career too.

**Our benefits**:
We recognise that it is our employees that are central to everything we do. We aim to create a supportive working environment where employees can achieve their full potential and achieve a healthy work-life balance.

In addition to your salary, as a member of staff, you will have access to a range of benefits.

**Our recruitment process**:
As an Authority we are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.