Cleansing Operative

**What's involved with this role:
**Temporary Cleansing Operative - Street Cleansing
**Reference no: Durham 5840914688332**

**Pay Rate: £10.79 per hour PAYE
**35-37 Monday - Friday, normal working hours**

**This opening assignment is for 4-5 mo**n**ths**

**City: DURHAM**

A Cleansing Operative is required to deliver a safe, efficient and effective combined ‘street scene’ and street cleansing operational service. To carry out a range of street cleansing and ‘street scene’ duties to create a clean, safe and green environment within a designated area of work that is delivered through Waste Services

Key Responsibilities:

- Operate basic plant and machinery/powered and manual hand tools appropriate to level of training.
- Drive vehicles and operate all plant and equipment required to undertake cleansing maintenance and repair work undertaken by Waste Services.
- Take appropriate steps at all times to ensure the safety of the public and co-workers.
- Erect/remove and fix/re-fix highways furniture andequipment.
- Undertake street sweeping duties, removal of litter, debris, fly-tipped and escaped waste and chewing gum.
- Undertake cutting back of shrubs, trees and vegetation.
- Carry out minor repairs/maintenance to footpaths and land.
- Remove dead animals in accordance with council policy.
- Collect and dispose of discarded needles/sharps

**To help speed up the process of uploading your CV to the client we would suggest that you send us your CV in Word format (or equivalent) if possible, rather than as a PDF**

**If you are successful in securing this role, please note that for the entire duration of this contract, regardless of extension you will be working this role at the PAYE rate that has been advertised. For absolute clarity, we only work on a PAYE basis, rather than entertaining umbrella pay terms, we do not offer Ltd/umbrella or outside IR35 rates. If you wish to understand PAYE vs Umbrella more, please let us know and we can send you some additional information for clarity.**

Other “Essential Requirements” - Please check to ensure that your CV addresses the following items:
Qualifications:

- Training or qualifications relating to the operation of specialist equipment or machinery

Knowledge:

- Knowledge of horticulture.
- Basic knowledge of council’s environmental enforcement policies.
- An awareness of customer care.

**Experience**:

- Experience within a Cleansing Environment.
- Experience in the operation of plant or equipment used within a cleansing, or other relevant environment.
- Minimum of 12 months recent experience in a similar role or context and ideally within a public sector organisation.

Skills & Abilities:

- Basic literacy skills.
- Ability to work in a logical manner
- Ability to work on own initiative.

ALD

**Please note that clients invariably ask us to strip out contact details from CVs before we submit them for consideration. This is always quicker and easier to do if you send your CV to us in Word format, rather than as a PDF please