Job Description

In this role you’ll be working closely with other members of the team with a particular focus around supporting behavior change projects aimed at helping residents reduce, reuse and recycle more. You’ll also help support the wider Waste team which will give you exposure to how the waste service operates as a whole.

You will work towards being able to undertake the range of duties listed below:

• Assisting the team with public events
• Responding to comments and questions from members of the public
• Collating key data for projects
• Creating content (including social media content) to share with local residents about our waste and recycling
• Supporting the Contracts team to deliver excellent services
• Supporting educational work delivered by our contractors, including site tours and community events.

All this will develop in you an understanding of waste management in a local government setting, focused on how the Council’s waste contracts work in real life and so deliver key Council services. You will also study to achieve the apprenticeship throughout the duration of your time with us. For this we’ll give you time off during your working week for study and assessments - which means no evening or weekend study is required

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Able to organize own work and achieve deadlines
• Good IT skills and ability to use Microsoft Office software
• Able to communicate well verbally and in writing
• Understanding of social media
• Able to use initiative and identify new opportunities
• Good standard of written work with accurate spelling and grammar
• Able to deal calmly and politely with members of the public
• A passion for the environment
• Able to get on well with range of people
• Enthusiastic, dynamic and forward-thinking
• Enjoys hands-on jobs that involve being out of an office as well as in
• Comfortable working as part of a team and playing an active role
• Willingness to learn and to undertake a range of different tasks as required