Overview
Community Engagement Officer - Waste role at WMJobs. Fixed Term Contract – 18 months. Full Time – 37 hours per week. Salary: £28,598 – £31,022. Location: Rugby Borough Council area. Rugby Borough Council is dedicated to community and colleague growth, wellbeing and personal development, offering career opportunities to contribute to positive changes in one of the country’s fastest-growing boroughs.
About the Role
In 2026 Rugby Borough Council will introduce a new weekly kerbside collection service for food waste, providing an opportunity to improve the quantity and quality of household recycling. You will work with communities around the borough to explain and promote the new service and provide feedback to our communications and waste teams, helping residents understand what can be recycled and how to recycle. Your input will help our communications and waste teams finalise the food waste collection service and give it the best chance of success.
This is an 18 month Fixed Term Contract role.
About You
You’ll have a background in communications or community engagement, working with residents and community groups from a variety of backgrounds, including hard-to-reach communities, with a friendly, engaging and helpful demeanour that allows you to quickly develop relationships. You will need to be able to attend events around the borough of Rugby, sometimes at weekends or in the evening.
Benefits
* 35 days leave (including 8 Bank Holidays and 3 extra days typically applied at Christmas)
* Generous Local Government Pension Scheme
* Hybrid working up to 60%
* Flexi time scheme
* Annual leave purchase scheme
* Subsidised parking
* Structured Induction Program
* Learning and Development opportunities including Future Leaders programmes
* Payment of a professional subscription for approved professionals
* Family Friendly Policies
* Independent Support for your health & wellbeing
* Generous compassionate leave
* Extra Benefits including Retail Discounts, Cycle to Work scheme and more
Details
* Employment type: Full-time
* Seniority level: Entry level
* Job function: Management and Manufacturing
* Industries: Human Resources Services
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