FOREST HEATH DISTRICT COUNCIL

Position: Waste Awareness Officer
Salary: Up to £23,175 pa
Closing date: 15th August 2008

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Description: Forest Heath District Council lies in the heart of Suffolk in a semi rural environment with a population of just over 60,000. The council has a proven track record in waste management, operating a well established three bin alternate weekly collection service delivering 46% waste recycling.

Our waste and Street Scene Team plays a leading role in developing and delivering strategies and projects to improve the service and maintain our high performance in waste management. Areas of focus include the in-house refuse and recycling collections, trade refuse collection, street cleansing, abandoned vehicles and street scene enforcement.

This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, highly motivated individual to join the Waste and Street Scene Team and play a leading role in the delivery of the Council’s waste management services.

Educated to degree level you will be responsible for researching and developing waste and street scene initiatives in order to achieve the council’s waste management targets. This includes developing and implementing a communications strategy for the service and engaging with all stakeholders in the district to deliver service improvements and encourage positive participation.

An understanding of waste management issues is essential and due to the high degree of customer interaction, you must also be able to relate well to people and communicate at all levels. We are looking for a self motivated individual with the ability to deliver projects at ground level.

This is a varied and challenging role and we will be delighted to hear from you if you have the qualities to help shape the future of waste services in Forest Heath.

This post requires a satisfactory check by Criminal Records Bureau.

For an informal discussion or further information, please contact Lisa Rosenthal, Strategy Manager, Waste and Street Scene on (01638) 719284.

For an application pack please contact the HR Dept. on (01638) 719325/334 or request a pack from recruit@forest-heath.gov.uk or download one from our website www.forest-heath.gov.uk

Interview dates: 26 and 28 August 2008
Location:  Based at Mildenhall, Suffolk

This authority is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. CRB checks required for relevant posts. Forest Heath is a progressive authority committed to the development of staff and the highest levels of service delivery.

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