Flats Recycling Project Officer - London, United Kingdom - tower Hamlets

tower Hamlets

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London, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Flats Recycling Project Officer:

There is an exciting opportunity available in the Environmental Services Improvement Team to help us improve recycling. We are looking for a self-motivated person with knowledge of waste and strong communication and organisational skills.

The purpose of the role is to work in a team to deliver the Flats Recycling Project, which will continue the roll-out of infrastructure and communications improvements at estates and blocks of flats across the borough.

The aim of the project is to increase the quantity and quality of recycling collected, and to improve access to services.

Key responsibilities will include:

Carry out site visits jointly with representatives from landlords or alone to determine if correct waste and recycling infrastructure is in place. Using waste specific knowledge and best practise to make an assessment and where required suggest improvements
To collect and record data and take photos on site, and take responsibility for ensuing information collected is accurate, complete and filed appropriately. To use the information collected to write up reports with recommendations
Assist in developing partnerships with housing providers and other stakeholders to help deliver waste and recycling improvements on estates and in block of flats
To monitor to ensure a good standard of service delivery, contractor work and compliance with agreements made by housing providers and landlords
Provide residents, council staff and caretaking staff with face to face and written information to help them to improve waste and recycling behaviours

Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough.

We want people who aspire to our TOWER values:
Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.

Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups.

We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class.

We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also applicants who live in the borough.

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