Street Cleanser Driver

PURPOSE OF POST: To organise and supervise a Street Cleansing crew and to ensure that street cleansing operations are carried out within the Borough of Luton. PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES: Clear all litter and dumped items within the Borough of Luton, the cleansing contract and provision of services under Best Value, including manual and mechanical sweeping, litter picking, wet washing, litter bin cleansing, clearing garage sites, clearing waste land, clearing up after special events, and clearing up after Road Traffic Accidents, weed spraying and gully cleansing. Undertake daily routine safety and maintenance checks to the vehicle to ensure that compliance to the Road Traffic Act and Transport Policy are kept to. Ensure that all necessary information that needs recorded is completed on time and accurately. Drive and manoeuvre a side loader van and trailer in a safe and effective manner, undertaking daily routine safety and maintenance checks to the vehicles. Drive and manoeuvre an applied sweeper, or other plant and equipment as may be required. Undertake on-site assessments of working conditions, health and safety risks, and safe working practices when undertaking street cleansing tasks and take any appropriate action to minimise risks to employees and members of the public. Report appropriate problems or defects to the Street Cleansing Supervisor for further action to be taken. Provide cover as a relief crew member for sickness/other absence occurring in Refuse Collection services. Person Specification: Carrying out litter picking and changing bins Demonstrable driving experience, preferably in an urban environment Able to follow verbal and written instructions Able to accurately record information, assessments and log sheet Demonstrable organisation skills - able to react to changing work demands at short notice Able to deal with members of the public in a polite and helpful manner Current driving license with 4.5t A pair of safety bootsMon / Thursday is 6am till 14.30 and Friday is 6am till 11.00. Monday to Thursday is an 8 hour day with a 30-minute lunch break, working 37 hours per week. Time and half is paid for hours worked over 37 and double time for Bank holidays and Sundays worked About Us Luton Borough Council have partnered with Kent Commercial Service to create Connect2Luton, a recruitment managed service for all contingent temporary agency, contract and interim roles at the Council. Our heritage and being local government owned means we have a wealth of knowledge and expertise within the public sector, with many of our employees having previously worked for the Council or have supplied previously into the Council, for several years. We are an equal opportunities employment agency and business that positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates. Connect2Luton is a trading style of Luton & Kent Commercial Services LLP - A joint venture between Luton Borough Council & Commercial Services Kent Ltd. Connect2Luton is an equal opportunities Employment Agency & Business. It positively encourages applications from all suitably qualified and eligible candidates