What is the job role?
Waste Education Assistants work within a small, dedicated team responsible for supporting the development and delivery of projects and initiatives aimed at improving Coventry’s waste and recycling services. The Waste Education Team focuses on promoting recycling, raising awareness of waste-related issues, and encouraging positive participation in our services.
The team plans and delivers targeted communication campaigns, works directly within local communities and supports our operational waste teams to identify opportunities to increase participation, improve service performance and reduce issues across Coventry’s waste and recycling services.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for motivated and community-focused individuals who are passionate about supporting behavioural change and improving outcomes. With a strong understanding of customer services they will be excellent communicators who can build effective partnerships and confidently work within communities across the city.
We are committed to ensuring that our workforce represents the communities we serve. We know that women and people from minority ethnic backgrounds are currently underrepresented in parts of our service, and we therefore actively encourage applications from these groups. This does not prevent any other applicants — with or without protected characteristics — from applying.
For an informal conversation about this role, please contact: Sarah Elliott – Strategic Lead for Environmental Services –
For full details of the application process, please read the document on our jobs page titled "Coventry City Council Application Process."
Interviews 16 & 17 March at Whitley Depot
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Guaranteed Interview Scheme - As part of our commitment to inclusion, we offer guaranteed interviews for specific groups of people. To qualify, you'll need to meet the minimum requirements for the role and identify with one of the below criteria:
1. Members of the Armed Forces and veterans
2. Are currently in care or have previously been in care
3. If you consider yourself to be disabled or if you have a long-term health condition
About Coventry
Coventry has a proud, innovative and creative spirit that throughout its history has seen communities come together to tackle problems and bring about real social change.
We are cutting-edge, challenging, youthful, vibrant and diverse.
At Coventry we are committed to excellence in everything we do. With around staff from a range of different backgrounds, our aim is to recruit and develop talented people who will focus on our customers, take responsibility, work together and find better ways of doing things.
To deliver the best services to our residents, we need the best people working for us to make a difference to our communities.