Community Engagement Officer - Waste
| Posting date: | 20 August 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 07 September 2025 |
| Location: | Rugby, Warwickshire |
| Remote working: | Hybrid - work remotely up to 3 days per week |
| Company: | Rugby Borough Council |
| Job type: | Contract |
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Summary
Community Engagement Officer - Waste
£28,598 – £31,022
Full Time – 37 hours per week
Fixed Term Contract – 18 months
Rugby Borough Council is dedicated to both Community and Colleague growth. With a focus on wellbeing and personal development, we offer a range of career opportunities where you can take pride in the positive changes you help create. Join an organisation committed to the success of one of the Country’s fastest-growing boroughs and the people who make it thrive.
About the role
In 2026 Rugby Borough Council will be introducing a new weekly kerbside collection service for food waste, giving us the opportunity to make a step change in the quantity and quality of household recycling.
You will work with communities around the borough to explain and promote the new service and give feedback to our communications and waste teams, helping our residents to understand what can be recycled and how to recycle.
Your input will help our communications and waste teams finalise the food waste collection service and give it the best chance of success.
This is an 18 month Fixed Term Contract role.
About you
You’ll have a background in communications or community engagement working with residents and community groups from a variety of backgrounds, including hard to reach communities, with a friendly, engaging and helpful demeanour that allows you to quickly develop relationships.
You will need to be able to attend events around the borough of Rugby, sometimes at weekends or in the evening.
Benefits
• 35 days leave (including 8 Bank Holidays and 3 extra days normally applied at Christmas) –
• Generous Local Government Pension Scheme
• Hybrid working up to 60%
• Flexi time scheme -
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Subsidised parking
• Structured Induction Program
• Learning and Development opportunities including Future Leaders programmes
• Payment of a professional subscription for approved professionals
• Family Friendly Policies
• Independent Support for your health & wellbeing
• Generous compassionate leave
• Extra Benefits including Retail Discounts, Cycle to Work scheme and more
£28,598 – £31,022
Full Time – 37 hours per week
Fixed Term Contract – 18 months
Rugby Borough Council is dedicated to both Community and Colleague growth. With a focus on wellbeing and personal development, we offer a range of career opportunities where you can take pride in the positive changes you help create. Join an organisation committed to the success of one of the Country’s fastest-growing boroughs and the people who make it thrive.
About the role
In 2026 Rugby Borough Council will be introducing a new weekly kerbside collection service for food waste, giving us the opportunity to make a step change in the quantity and quality of household recycling.
You will work with communities around the borough to explain and promote the new service and give feedback to our communications and waste teams, helping our residents to understand what can be recycled and how to recycle.
Your input will help our communications and waste teams finalise the food waste collection service and give it the best chance of success.
This is an 18 month Fixed Term Contract role.
About you
You’ll have a background in communications or community engagement working with residents and community groups from a variety of backgrounds, including hard to reach communities, with a friendly, engaging and helpful demeanour that allows you to quickly develop relationships.
You will need to be able to attend events around the borough of Rugby, sometimes at weekends or in the evening.
Benefits
• 35 days leave (including 8 Bank Holidays and 3 extra days normally applied at Christmas) –
• Generous Local Government Pension Scheme
• Hybrid working up to 60%
• Flexi time scheme -
• Annual leave purchase scheme
• Subsidised parking
• Structured Induction Program
• Learning and Development opportunities including Future Leaders programmes
• Payment of a professional subscription for approved professionals
• Family Friendly Policies
• Independent Support for your health & wellbeing
• Generous compassionate leave
• Extra Benefits including Retail Discounts, Cycle to Work scheme and more
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