Cleansing Operative

**About The Role**:

- Are you ready to help keep our community clean and green? You'll be on the move daily, cleaning public areas and making sure that Dorset Council standards of cleanliness are maintained.**About you**:

- We are looking for someone who loves working outdoors and doesn't mind getting their hands dirty
- you should be comfortable with lifting and moving things around
- it would be great if you enjoy talking to people and helping to solve problems
- don't worry if you haven't done this before, as long as you're ready to learn and work as part of a team
- to be considered for this post you must hold a current valid driving licence

**You will**:

- undertake duties relating to the manual sweeping, collection and removal of litter, dirt, and debris, emptying of litter bins and, if specified, emptying of dog bins
- be required to drive a Dorset Council vehicle below 3.5t
- responsible for daily vehicle checks, ensuring the vehicle is mechanically operational and roadworthy

**Further Information**:
It can be hard work and it can be messy, but if you’re looking for a good work-life balance, you like being outdoors and would like a job that is sure to keep you fit, then why not consider working with us?

You will work 37 hours per week on a rota basis, to cover early mornings, some weekends and bank holidays. The opportunity to work overtime is available.

The post holder will be responsible for the PPE supplied and will assist with the routine checks and cleaning of vehicles.

This is an outdoor based role, you will experience exposure to all weather and traffic conditions as well as hazards connected to the exposure to dirt, dust and noise. The role will involve handling of chemicals and contact with unknown substances and materials. Contact with the public with risk of challenge or abusive behaviour.

The post requires a lot of walking, bending and lifting throughout the day.

Dorset Council has developed and embedded a set of behaviours that will form part of everything you do, and you will need to be able to demonstrate them through the way you work, regardless of your role or grade within the organisation.

**About Us**:
We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.

At Dorset Council we:

- provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
- have ambitious aspirations
- are excited about our future
- care about Dorset and all the people who live here
- know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success

You will:

- have access to a range of employee benefits
- be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
- have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.

This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.

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