Waste Recycling and Education Officer - Abingdon, United Kingdom - South Oxfordshire District Council

South Oxfordshire District Council

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Abingdon, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Waste Recycling and Education Officer

Salary and grade:
£33,833 Grade 5

Duration of role:
Permanent

Hours per week: 37

Location:
Hybrid/Abbey House, Abingdon

South Oxfordshire and Vale of White Horse District Councils operate a shared waste service which is recognised as one of the country's highest performing waste services.

Working in partnership with Biffa Municipal we provide a waste collection and street cleansing service to over 128,000 properties across both districts, and in the last 10 years the Councils' have remained in the top 10 of the recycling league tables.

We are looking for someone to join the team to promote waste and recycling services to the residents of both districts and to assist in the implementation of the Council's recycling commitments and policies.

Main duties and responsibilities

Promote awareness of recycling, reduce and reuse in the district
Deal with enquiries comments and complaints from residents
Promote, organise and support voluntary litter picks throughout the district
Identify low participation areas and actively engage with residents through communications
Keep up to date with the latest national and local recycling issues and advise colleagues accordingly
Share best practice and develop beneficial partnerships.

- respond to requests for information and bench marking from other organisations

Advise the Waste Manager and other members of the Waste Team on all matters relating to recycling
Provide articles and information as required for council publications and articles in the local press
Implement trials of waste reduction activities including evaluation, monitoring and reporting
Organise visits for councillors and residents to waste facilities associated with the waste service
Ensure that existing and new services are operated and implemented effectively.

Your essential skills, knowledge and experience

Minimum of three years post qualification experience in local authority waste recycling service
Able to develop and prioritise own work plans
Experience of delivering presentation or talks
Good literacy skills to compile reports.
In depth knowledge of waste recycling services and a desire to keep the knowledge up to date
Selfmotivated and proactive
Good numeric/data analysis skills to collate and analyse statistical information
Full driving licence with use of vehicle for work.

Your essential qualifications

Educated to A level standard

**If you have the following experience or qualifications - it's a bonus

Professional qualification in waste management
Experience of delivering presentations

Your style and behaviours

Excellent interpersonal and negotiation skills
Ability to communicate effectively with colleagues and customer at all levels
Ability to prioritise workloads
Ability to adapt to change
Enthusiastic and selfmotivated
Approachable
Positive, cooperative and flexible approach towards work

About us

Our vision and values are important to the councils, and we expect you to support them and embed them in the way we work.

Our vision
We are seen as being customer-focussed, approachable and business-like. We are honest and open and are renowned for providing high-quality cost-effective services.

Our values

We act with integrity and show respect
We are all accountable
We are passionate about our business
We strive for simplicity
We love success

The benefits we offer

A basic 24 days annual leave per annum
Flexible working and annualised hours a flexible approach to work that our employees love
Salary pay awards
A generous career average pension scheme which includes life insurance of three times your salary
The opportunity to purchase a bike through Cyclescheme
A salary sacrifice car lease scheme a fully inclusive driving package for a fixed monthly cost
Various schemes to keep you healthy
We give you two days per year to volunteer within the local community.