Salary: Up to £28,137 pa

South Bucks District Council is looking for an enthusiastic person to help us meet our stretching county-wide recycling and composting target of 60% by 2025, and in doing so make our district cleaner and greener.  Working towards the actions identified in the Waste Strategy for Buckinghamshire and the Council’s own service plan, you will initiate new and communicate exisitng schemes to the 27,000 properties in our semi-rural district.

This post has the responsibility on a day-to-day basis, of dealing with enquiries, promoting and improving the Council’s current and proposed recycling, composting and waste minimisation initiatives, monitoring data and equipment levels and assisting with the development of longer term plans.  The postholder will be environmentally aware and keen to make a significant improvement to our services and develop the way the Council provides them.

Preferably with a degree or equivalent in Waste Management or related field and experience of dealing with recycling, the postholder should also also have experience of organising meetings and publicity with excellent communication, interpersonal and IT skills.

Benefits include a car user allowance, payment of professional fees,  generous relocation scheme, flextime, child care allowance and, as an Investor in People organisation, a commitment to provide continued training and development.

Further information may be obtained from our comprehensive application pack available on our website or by calling Personnel.  If you would like an informal chat about the post please telephone Elizabeth Cullen, Contracts Manager on 01895 837330.

WE ARE COMMITTED TO EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY AND WELCOME APPLICATIONS FROM ALL SECTORS OF THE COMMUNITY

36.5 hours per week
Closing date: 11th August 2010
Interview date: TBC

Application forms and further details are available by telephoning the Personnel Unit on 01895 837 287  (24-hour answerphone)
e-mail: personnel@southbucks.gov.uk
or visit  our website
or by writing to:  The Personnel Unit, South Bucks District Council,
Capswood, Oxford Road, Denham, Bucks, UB9 4LH