Directorate: Place
Hours: 37 hours a week over 4 or 5 days (5.30am to 4pm) as required to meet the operational need of the service and participate in the 'on call' rota.
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Stores Road Depot, Derby
We are looking to recruit an experienced, multi-talented and highly skilled Team Leader to join the existing Waste Management Team.
You will be part of a team that provides refuse and recycling services across the city.
You must hold a car driving licence as you will be required to drive a council vehicle as part of your role.
The right candidate would ideally have previous supervisory experience and be prepared to work 37 hours per week over 4 or 5 days (5.30am to 4pm) as required to meet the operational need of the service and participate in the 'on call' rota.
If this sounds like you, then we'd very much like to receive an application from you. Please remember to evidence how you meet all the essential criteria on your application form.
Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we're dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities.
What We Offer
You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you'll also receive:
1. Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
2. 27 days annual leave (rising to 32 days after 5 years' service)
3. Local Government Pension Scheme
4. Team Derby Rewards - retail and leisure discounts
5. Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
6. Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
7. Employee Assistance Programmes & Support
8. Access to our Equality Employee Networks - LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network
9. Support for colleagues who are carers
Next Steps
If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website. The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on Sunday 4 May 2025. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below. All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job. Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification. Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we'll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it's all about removing barriers to equality.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on 01332 640844 (Relay UK - 18001 01332 640 844) or at recruitmentteam@derby.gov.uk.
Please see Job Description here
Please see Person Specification here #J-18808-Ljbffr