Street Cleansing operative Location: Haywards Heath,West Sussex, RH16 1UA Salary: £25,314 Schedule: 39 hours per week working Mondays – Thursdays, 6am-2:30 & Fridays 6am- 1:30pm required to work weekends on an adhoc basis. Ready to impact a better future? As a Street Cleanser in our Mid Sussex team, you’ll help keep local communities clean, safe, and welcoming. Your work has real purpose — supporting public spaces that people can take pride in. You’ll play a key role in maintaining high standards of cleanliness across the area, using your initiative and teamwork to deliver essential services that truly touch lives. From improving daily environments to supporting community wellbeing, your contribution will help create positive impact across Mid Sussex. What You’ll Do As a Street Cleanser You’ll be entrusted to: Carry out both programmed and responsive street cleansing functions using a range of machinery and equipment. Understand Contract requirements and ensure all work aligns with the agreed specification. Work independently or as part of the team, suggesting improvements to services when needed. Complete daily inspections, reporting progress and raising any issues that may affect delivery. Maintain machinery cleanliness and ensure all Health and Safety requirements are met. Does this sound like you? You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have: Full UK driving licence as this role will involve driving a 3.5 tonne vehicle Strong communication and interpersonal skills. A positive attitude to teamwork and a self‑motivated approach. Willingness to undertake further training to grow your skills. Confidence using in‑cab technology and completing simple digital templates. A commitment to maintaining excellent customer and community relations. Discover all you need to keep growing We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them. What We Offer Salary: Competitive salaries with annual reviews Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme Holidays: 30 days' annual leave plus bank holidays Training and development: We offer a wide range of learning opportunities with over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression Wellbeing: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, BUPA Anytime Healthline, wellbeing app, simply health cash plans to claim back money towards healthcare costs, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres Discounts: Save across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel Employee networks: Dedicated networks where colleagues can come together to find support, share challenges, discuss ideas, network and be part of a community Charity: Support a charity or organisation with a paid volunteering day each year. You can also choose to donate to your favourite charity tax-free, through our Payroll Giving Scheme Back in action Physio support About Serco At Serco, not only is the nature of the work we do important, everyone has an important role to play, from caring for vulnerable people to managing complex public services. We are a team of 50,000 people responsible for delivering essential public services around the world in areas including defence, transport, justice, immigration, healthcare and citizen services. We are innovators, committed to redesigning and improving public services for the benefit of everyone. By joining Serco you will have unlimited access to our Global Employee Networks – SercoInspire (Gender), SercoEmbrace (Multicultural), SercoUnlimited (Disability) and In@Serco (LGBT & Networks). Serco Employee Networks, led by colleagues who are passionate about diversity, inclusion and belonging. Apply Please click on the apply button to complete your application. Occasionally we receive a large volume of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment. At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. We operate a hybrid work structure in many of our business areas. We are proudly Disability Confident Leader employers and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard. Disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview. For help with your application please contact 0345 010 4000. At Serco we support fair access to employment for those with unspent criminal convictions through the ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some may be exempt due to the nature of the role and the security clearance required). Please contact our recruitment team directly on 0345 010 4000 to discuss.