Environmental Services Behavioural Change Officer
| Posting date: | 13 August 2025 |
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| Salary: | £32,962 to £36,791 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 31 August 2025 |
| Location: | Maidenhead, Windsor & Maidenhead |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
We have an exciting opportunity for an Environmental Services Behavioural Change Officer to join us!
Previous applicants need not re-apply.
This is a full-time, permanent role with hybrid working, and a salary of £32,962 - £36,791 per annum.
This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic Environmental Services Behavioural Change Officer to join our Environmental Services team.
The Role:
You will develop innovative and effective engagement strategies to drive behaviour change by engaging directly with the service provider, residents and businesses to increase recycling, reduce waste and raise cleansing awareness, enabling the council to meet government and local recycling, cleansing and carbon targets. You will report to the Waste & Cleansing Contracts Manager.
Your role will involve:
Researching, designing, coordinating and implementing a programme of tailor-made engagement strategies and initiatives relating to all aspects of recycling, waste minimisation and street cleansing to deliver sustained behaviour change.
Developing and piloting approaches to engagement to effect behaviour change in local communities, creating bespoke plans to meet local needs across the borough and ensuring ambitious waste reduction and increased recycling goals are met.
Monitoring and evaluating the success of engagement strategy delivery, addressing areas of concern promptly and making recommendations for continuous improvements.
Supporting activity to increase the involvement of residents, schools and community groups in looking after their areas so that cleaner and greener neighbourhoods are self-sustaining.
What we are looking for:
Excellent communicator
Enthusiastic, proactive and a team player
Proven track record of behavioural change within communities and understanding of how change is made through engagement
Can work on own initiative, whilst actively participating in a team environment
Has strong partnership working skills with colleagues and diverse communities
What we offer:
32 days annual leave
Flexible working including a hybrid working pattern for a better work-life balance.
Generous Local Government Pension scheme includes life cover (3 times annual salary); and an Additional Voluntary Contribution (AVC) scheme to enhance your pension provision.
Free employee parking close to the offices.
Give As You Earn scheme.
Instant Reward Scheme to recognise and reward innovative achievement.
Employee Assistance Programme providing counselling, advice and information.
Access to discounts and deals with hundreds of retailers, including discounted gym memberships and travel deals.
Interview dates: Week beginning 8th September 2025
Previous applicants need not re-apply.
This is a full-time, permanent role with hybrid working, and a salary of £32,962 - £36,791 per annum.
This is an excellent opportunity for an enthusiastic Environmental Services Behavioural Change Officer to join our Environmental Services team.
The Role:
You will develop innovative and effective engagement strategies to drive behaviour change by engaging directly with the service provider, residents and businesses to increase recycling, reduce waste and raise cleansing awareness, enabling the council to meet government and local recycling, cleansing and carbon targets. You will report to the Waste & Cleansing Contracts Manager.
Your role will involve:
Researching, designing, coordinating and implementing a programme of tailor-made engagement strategies and initiatives relating to all aspects of recycling, waste minimisation and street cleansing to deliver sustained behaviour change.
Developing and piloting approaches to engagement to effect behaviour change in local communities, creating bespoke plans to meet local needs across the borough and ensuring ambitious waste reduction and increased recycling goals are met.
Monitoring and evaluating the success of engagement strategy delivery, addressing areas of concern promptly and making recommendations for continuous improvements.
Supporting activity to increase the involvement of residents, schools and community groups in looking after their areas so that cleaner and greener neighbourhoods are self-sustaining.
What we are looking for:
Excellent communicator
Enthusiastic, proactive and a team player
Proven track record of behavioural change within communities and understanding of how change is made through engagement
Can work on own initiative, whilst actively participating in a team environment
Has strong partnership working skills with colleagues and diverse communities
What we offer:
32 days annual leave
Flexible working including a hybrid working pattern for a better work-life balance.
Generous Local Government Pension scheme includes life cover (3 times annual salary); and an Additional Voluntary Contribution (AVC) scheme to enhance your pension provision.
Free employee parking close to the offices.
Give As You Earn scheme.
Instant Reward Scheme to recognise and reward innovative achievement.
Employee Assistance Programme providing counselling, advice and information.
Access to discounts and deals with hundreds of retailers, including discounted gym memberships and travel deals.
Interview dates: Week beginning 8th September 2025