COMM ENT 3138 G1

INTERNAL APPLICANTS MUST APPLY VIA OPPORTUNITY MARKETPLACE AND COMPLETE THEIR SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS EITHER VIA THE ME TAB ON FUSION PRIOR TO STARTING THE APPLICATION FORM OR BY CLICKING ON THE LINK AS PART OF THE APPLICATION PROCESS IN THE SECTION OF THE FORM TITLED "REVIEW SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS"

ACTUAL CLOSING DATE: Applications must be received Tuesday 9 December 2025 at 11:55pm

Location: Carnwath / East Kilbride / Larkhall

Hours: 37 hours per week

Work Pattern: 

Week 1: Monday - Thursday 8.00am - 4.15pm, Friday 8.00am - 3.30pm. 

Week 2: Monday - Thursday 8.00am - 4.15pm, Friday 8.00am - 1.00pm

Contractual obligations to fulfil standby duties.

Salary: £25,715 - £30,384 

Community & Enterprise Resources are seeking skilled road operatives. You will have experience in a variety of road maintenance and construction tasks e.g. surfacing, patching, drain laying, resetting ironwork, kerb laying, slab and block paving and be given the opportunity to be trained to SVQ level 2 in highway maintenance.

All successful candidates will be required to participate in an all year round standby rota for which payment of overtime and stand by will be made.

A current full Driving Licence would be advantageous, in particular applications received from holders of HGV licence will be welcomed with salary being dependant on experience and qualifications.

View the Road Operative job profile

Please Apply online - All correspondence will be via your email address.

Preferred candidates identified after the selection event process will be required to assist the recruitment team, if need be, to ensure timely completion of recruitment checks. If recruitment checks are not completed within a reasonable timescale you may automatically be withdrawn from this position.

Canvassing of Elected Members or employees of South Lanarkshire's Council directly or indirectly in connection with any appointment within the Council shall disqualify the applicant.

Overseas Criminal Records Check

An Overseas Criminal Records Check is required where applicants born outside the UK (Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland) or who have lived or worked outside the UK for a continuous period of three months in the past 10 years.

Applicants are responsible for providing evidence of the Overseas Criminal Record Check. The check must be translated into English and should come from the police, judicial authority, government department or home embassy of the country or countries concerned. The check must include an official statement confirming that the applicant does not have any history of or pending criminal record proceedings. Checks may be carried out to authenticate the documents provided.

Equal Opportunities and Armed Forces Community Covenant

South Lanarkshire Council is an Equal Opportunities employer and encourages applications from all members of the community. As a user of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum competency/behaviour requirements for the position.

South Lanarkshire Council is committed to providing support to members of the armed forces, veterans and their families which is set out in the Armed Forces Community Covenant.  Veterans are guaranteed an interview who meet the minimum requirements for the position.

As an employee of South Lanarkshire Council, you would also receive a wide range of benefits including:

• Enrolment in award winning local government pension scheme
• To increase the value of their pension pot, Local Government Employees can opt to join the Salary Sacrifice Shared Cost AVC scheme.
• Up to 33 days annual leave
• Public holiday entitlement (up to 10 days)
• Occupational sick pay
• Family friendly policies - flexible working and leave, maternity/paternity leave enhanced leave.
• Employee Discounts – including discounts at the cinema.
• Range of benefits to support you (Cycle to Work Scheme, Physiotherapy, Employee Assistance Program which offers practical and emotional support)

Please note we do not accept CVs, any submitted will be disregarded.  If you require to submit additional information to support your application, please upload this under supporting documents.