Street Care Operative

**Sudbury Town Council, Sudbury, Suffolk CO10 1TL**:

- **£12.85 - £13.47 per hour**:

- **22.5 - 37 hours per week**:

- **Permanent**:

- **Reference: 0279**

**Main Purpose**:

- to maintain high standards of street cleansing to ensure Sudbury town centre is always kept clean and tidy
- to maintain high levels of cleanliness at both Sudbury’s public toilet facilities at Gaol Lane and Hamilton Road at all times, to include daily deep cleans
- to carry out any other tasks required or set by Sudbury Town Clerk or Management team for the benefit of the town and local community
- to be a help to the public and an ambassador for the town of Sudbury.

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- working to a schedule which covers Sudbury’s whole town centre, and based on business need, to ensure that Sudbury town centre is kept clean, tidy, litter and weed free
- working to a schedule, to take responsibility for the cleanliness, and stocks of both town centre toilet facilities: Gaol Lane and Hamilton Road. You will be required to close and undertake a thorough ‘top to bottom’ deep clean of both facilities at the end of each of your shifts, securely locking the facilities after cleaning so they are at the best possible standard for re-opening the next day
- liaising with the relevant manager, to maintain stock level records and report requirements for restocking all cleaning products, equipment and toilet stock including toilet rolls, soap etc
- to maintain clean and orderly cleaning cupboards ensuring all cleaning products and equipment are stored neatly and in accordance with H&S regulations with relevant training, to safely operate and care for all tools, machinery and specialist cleaning chemicals to enable best outcomes of town centre care. This includes but is not limited to: ‘Billy Goat’ street cleaner, pressure washer, water bowser, anti-graffiti wipes and all handheld tools required for the role
- locking and unlocking facilities operated or owned by Sudbury Town Council. identifying potential public security issues within Sudbury and contracted councils
- clearing up litter and various waste materials (including dog fouling) within the town centre
- portraying a positive image of Sudbury Town Council and its partners. This requires all staff to be clean and appropriately dressed in uniforms and protective equipment supplied by Sudbury Town Council. All Operations team members are required to display a positive, friendly and helpful attitude when engaging with the public. This includes not taking breaks in view of the public whilst wearing council uniform.
- to attend relevant training courses as may be required by the council. To ensure that all required certifications relevant to the job role are obtained and kept updated. This includes but is not limited to Roads and Streetworks qualification, Standpipe qualification, all Safeguarding, etc
- to support the maintenance of Sudbury Town Council’s floral displays, including watering town centre displays in the summer (May - October) and removing all litter from planters as part of normal street cleansing duties.
- to work as safely as possible having regard to other members of staff and the public in accordance with all risk assessments and the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974
- utilising powers of enforcement as granted to the Town Council by the police under the Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (CSAS), alongside any other powers of enforcement, as may be delegated to the Town Council, to combat crime
- collecting and/or removing any unauthorised posters/notices/signs etc. erected around the town
- to report unauthorised activity to the relevant authority this will include but is not limited to: incidents of fly-tipping, abandoned vehicles, Highways defects, criminal damage etc within Sudbury town centre to support the operations of the council’s market on Thursdays and Saturdays providing street cleaning support in the market vicinity on Market Hill, Old Market Place and King Street. To assist with waste management associated with the market, including flat-packing and separating general and recyclable waste.
- working with the Operations Team to carry out the grounds maintenance of all areas under the control of the Town Council including, but not limited to, the cemetery, the Croft, Mill Acre and other churchyards
- the Allotments: Conducting allotment inspections and recording any issues. Turning over the soil in allotments when there is a change of tenant as required by business need
- ensuring that all vehicles being used by the Operations Team are cleaned regularly, inside and outside. This should be as often as necessary to portray a positive image of the council and its partners
- responding to complaints from members of the public as directed by The Operations Manager, or other manager
- to carry out all tasks required to maintain areas under Sudbury Town Council’s responsibility to the highest possible standard as directed by The Town Clerk and