- Pay Level: 4, starting from £27,920
- Contract Type: Fixed Term Contract, until March 2027
- Working Hours: 37 Per week
- Location: Chalvey Waste Depot, Slough
The closing date for applications is midnight on: 25th August 2025
What you’ll be doing:
You will be responsible for providing a customer friendly service to customers visiting the transfer station and household waste and recycling centre based in Chalvey.
The facility offers a variety of services including a commercial waste disposal service via a weigh bridge and a household waste facility for Slough residents to use. The service runs 7 days a week, 363 days of the year, so you will be required to work some weekends on a rota basis, for which an overtime payment is paid.
Working in a team of skilled and unskilled operatives you will work as a cohesive team to run an efficient service for customers, which will involve a variety of roles and functions based on both the HWRC site and the transfer station.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a large and dynamic council team that really makes a difference to the quality of life of Slough’s residents, ensuring a clean and safe environment.
Our Council:
Our vision is to make a difference to our communities and our environment and we would love you to join us in our mission! All of our employees, whatever their job, contribute greatly to delivering services to local people - either directly, or by supporting colleagues. We celebrate diversity and are continuously striving for our residents to enjoy fulfilling prosperous and healthy lives.
What we offer:
We offer a supportive place to grow and develop your career with a real opportunity for your input to be valued and heard. Ambition and innovation will be required now more than ever and you will join a friendly and collaborative environment where you are encouraged to thrive.
Annual increments, where applicable, are usually payable on 1st April each year, subject to six months service in the post, until the maximum spinal column point of the level has been reached. The payment of annual increments is not automatic and is subject to satisfactory performance as assessed by your Director.
Alongside a competitive salary, we provide:
- 26 days annual leave (not including Bank holidays), rising to 30 days between 2 - 5 years’ service and 33 days after 5 years’ service.
- The Local Government Pension Scheme
We offer a wider range of great benefits including:
- Flexible and hybrid working options to promote work-life balance
- Our commitment to equality and diversity through a range of employee networks
- Wellbeing initiatives
- Tax - free childcare and childcare services
- Season loan ticket - to help with the cost of your rail / bus journey to & from work.
Right to Work:
All applicants must have a valid right to work in the UK. If you require sponsorship, please contact Recruitment@slough.gov.uk before submitting an application.
Interested?
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. If appointed, all posts will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.
Slough Borough Council is an inclusive employer and we encourage and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds. We select staff on merit and we foster a workforce where people are valued, and represents the local communities that we serve. Slough Borough Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.
We want our application process to be open and accessible. If you wish to make your application in an alternative format, please email Recruitment@slough.gov.uk quoting the job reference – our Accessibility Statement has more information.
How to Apply:
Please click on the apply button below to submit your application. We look forward to hearing from you!
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