B1 Non-lgv Driver

**Salary**

£25,185 - £25,989

**Contractual hours**

36

**Date posted**

01/10/2025

**Job reference**

REQ003523

**Job title**: Non-LGV Driver

**Salary**: B1 £25,185 - £25,989 plus enhancements for Bank Holiday/weekend working, plus early/late working payment plus night rate (if/when covering a night shift)

**Hours**: 36 - This will predominantly be working days on the early/late or core hours shift but you may be asked to cover night shifts or any other shift as per service need with appropriate notice provided

**Contract**: Permanent

**Positions available**: 2

**Location**: City Centre

As a Non-LGV Driver in Environmental Services you’ll thrive on working in a fast paced environment, dealing with different challenges and priorities in a service that affects every single resident and visitor to Leeds city centre every day.

It’s not just about emptying the bins, or keeping the streets litter free. It’s about working with people, being proud of what we do and looking after each other and the environment

Leeds City Council is one of the largest employers in the region with over 14,000 employees. We seek to recruit and develop talented individuals who embody our council values and ambitions.

The city centre is in many ways the shop window to the city and is often the first and last impression that people have of Leeds. The city centre is a major cultural hub with many leisure and visitor attractions. Keeping our city clean and welcoming is vital to both Leeds City Council and key stakeholders especially the City Centre business operators.

The city centre cleansing team works various shift patterns to deliver a wide range of environmental services across the city centre and south bank areas 7 days a week/24 hours a day.

As a Non-LGV driver you will need to be flexible to cover a number of different working patterns which can include being asked to cover various shifts at short notice as per the needs of the service.

You will receive training to be able to drive/operate a number of different types of vehicle to deliver environmental services within this area.

**Key requirements**

As a Non-LGV Driver you will bring to the role:

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Must have a minimum C1 category driving license or have passed your test before 1997**:

- Be able to influence and display positive behaviours so that we live the council values in all we do
- Be customer focussed
- Have a great work ethic
- Be flexible in your approach to work
- Be able to work with a wide range of partners to deliver shared outcomes within the city centre and south bank areas
- Be able to work on your own initiative sometimes unsupervised and be accountable for your own workload.
- An up to date CPC is desirable but not essential

**More about the role**

Environmental Services cover a wide range of functions and altogether has over 830 staff - spanning operational, back-office, supervisory and managerial roles. It’s an exciting time to join us.

The City Centre team has 45 staff spread across various shifts and you will be joining a small pool of multi skilled drivers.

**The role involves**:

- Driving a wide range of vehicles (once full training has been carried out) including 3.5 ton cage tippers, 7.5 ton cage tippers, 3.5 ton cage tippers, Johnstone 202 compact mechanical sweeper, wash/graffiti vehicle, small electric caged vehicle (Goupil) or any other vehicle/machinery in operation within the service
- Working closely with the Chargehand and Assistant Chargehands and other members of the team to deliver the outcome of clean streets
- Emptying litter bins, re-cycling on the go bins, removal of bagged waste, litter and any fly tipping as required.
- Cleaning down of bins and other items of street furniture such as benches and walk it signs
- Removal of human waste, needles and drugs paraphernalia as required once training provided.
- Removal of graffiti, fly posting and stickers
- De-weeding and cutting back/removal of shrubbery/overgrowth
- Removing leaf fall, silt and debris from the public highway
- Removal of rough sleeper waste and supporting our colleagues in the street support team to dela with this issue in a sensitive and understanding way
- Helping to reduce staining on the footways by handling and removing waste in the correct manner
- Assisting with event clean ups before, during and after to ensure the visitor experience

**What we offer you**

We take pride in offering the best employee experience, with benefits including:

- a competitive salary and annual leave entitlement plus statutory holidays
- membership of the West Yorkshire Pension Fund with generous employer contributions
- a clear career pathway and continuing professional development opportunities
- a range of staff benefits to help you boost your wellbeing and make your money go further

**How to apply**

If you are selected to go to the next stage you’ll be invited to a short 10-15 minutes phone call/meeting so we can find about a bit more about you, and you can a