Waste Management & Street Cleansing Officer

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Please apply online via the link provided.

Please note, we do not accept CV’s (unless specified on the advert).

Please fully complete the online application form.

As Sefton Council moves into the next development of Waste Management for our residents you will play a vital role in maintaining clean, safe, and welcoming neighbourhoods across Sefton.

Working as part of a dedicated frontline Waste Management and Street Cleansing team, you will ensure that Food Waste, Household Waste and Recycling, and Commercial Waste is collected efficiently and delivered to the appropriate disposal facilities.

You will play a significant role in the delivery and ongoing operation of Simpler Recycling, including food waste collection services. This will involve overseeing day‑to‑day food waste operations once implemented, supporting performance management, resolving operational issues, and ensuring services are delivered safely, consistently and in line with legislative requirements.

You will also contribute to the planned roll‑out of food waste collections, supporting project work associated with service mobilisation. This may include assisting with route design, operational procedures, staff briefings, vehicle and container deployment, service monitoring, and working collaboratively with colleagues and partners to ensure a smooth transition to new ways of working.

Alongside your operational responsibilities, you will support the continued promotion of sustainable waste management practices, including reducing, reusing and recycling, helping the Council to meet its obligations under the Environment Act 2021 and wider Liverpool City Region environmental objectives.

The key responsibilities include:

• To supervise operational staff, providing efficient and effective operational services for waste collection and street cleansing, delivered within available budget.
• Under direction from the Street Cleansing Manager / Area Operations Managers, to be directly responsible for the day-to-day deployment, direction and supervision of frontline staff including management of sickness absence in accordance with Sefton Council policies and procedures.
• To maintain a working knowledge sufficient to provide professional/technical advice on policy, legislation, regulation and best practice requirements for service delivery.
• To assist in ensuring that all services are carried out efficiently, making best use of available resources, with high standards of customer care.

This role suits someone who is passionate about delivering excellence, committed to maintaining high standards, and confident working both independently and collaboratively to support a skilled and safe workforce.

Please see Appendix A (page 10) for a full copy of the Job Description and Person Specification.

Closing Date - Sunday 24th May 2026

Provisional Interview Date - W/C Monday 8th June

Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applicants.