About The Role
We’re looking for a Cleansing Technician to help keep Fareham’s streets, parks, cemeteries and other public spaces clean and tidy. Your role will cover a working week of Monday to Friday. Your main duties will be to cleanse the streets throughout the Borough.
Your other duties will include:
* Sweep, collect and remove litter, small fly-tips, detritus and animal waste from roads, footpaths and open spaces.
* Carry out driver responsibilities in relation to Council vehicles and plant.
* Inspect sites and report defects to the Operations Manager.
* Complete relevant paperwork.
* Empty and maintain litter bins, dog waste bins and street furniture.
You will also operate a range of vehicles, including compact mechanical road sweeper, flat bed and caged vans, pedestrian controlled sweeping and collecting machinery.
About You
We are looking for somebody with a mature attitude that can work without close supervision. As a public face of Fareham Borough Council, you will be expected to conduct yourself in a helpful, polite and professional manner as you travel in the borough.
You will need:
* A full, clean driving licence.
* Awareness of Health and Safety including manual handling, street cleansing legislation.
* The ability to learn a range of street cleansing methods and to select which is the best for the situation.
Above all we want somebody with common sense and a sense of pride and commitment to doing a good job.
About Us
We aim to attract, develop and retain the very best people to carry out the work required. In return, you would be joining a well-managed Council. We offer a great pension scheme, authorised parking, flexible working and a car lease scheme, to name a few of the benefits of working for us. We take pride in receiving feedback from others who say we are a friendly and professional organisation.
Fareham Borough Council is committed to being a disability inclusive employer and in order to support this commitment we are proud to be part of theGovernment's Disability Confident schemedemonstratingthat we will provide a fair and equal route to employment with the Council.
Being part of the scheme means we proactively seek to address inequality for those with disabilities by challenging attitudes towards disability, increasing understanding of disability and removing barriers to disabled people and those with long-term health conditions
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