Cleansing Operative Nightshift - Seafield Depot - 11863_1760020033
| Posting date: | 09 October 2025 |
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| Salary: | £25,905.00 to £26,111.00 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 October 2025 |
| Location: | Edinburgh, EH6 7LW |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | The City of Edinburgh Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 11863_1760020033 |
Summary
Cleansing Operative Nightshift
Seafield Depot
Salary: £25,905 - £26,111
Hours: 36 per week, 52 weeks
Working pattern for the work is 4x4 Nightshift street cleansing , start 19.30 Finish 06.32Am. This position offers unsocial hours payment.
Carry out the day to day operations of street and open space cleaning, environmental inspections and enforcement, meeting the relevant Service Standards and complying Safe Working Practices.
Use hand held technology to record work, receive instructions and report back on actions or problems identified.
Responsible for removing waste including but not exhaustively litter, Special Uplifts leaves, faeces, needles, fly tipping & dead animals from streets and open spaces using the appropriate supplied equipment.
The servicing of litter bins. Dealing with weather emergencies and seasonal variations and events.
Assist emergency services in clearing up after incidents, and the removal of fire debris and hazards from
common stairs.
We're committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits that a diverse workforce with different values, beliefs, experience, and backgrounds brings to us as an organisation.
As part of our goal to improve our organisational culture and create a great place to work together for the people of Edinburgh, we want to make sure that we're bringing the best people into our roles, not just in their skills and experience but also in their approach to work.
To help achieve this, we're changing the way we interview and assess candidates by moving from a competency-based interview approach to a behavioural and technical (skills for the job) based approach. This new way of interviewing will allow us to assess how you think and how you would bring Our Behaviours of Respect, Integrity and Flexibility into your ways of working.
You can find out more on Our Behaviours web page https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/work-us/behaviours" target="_blank">Our Behaviours - The City of Edinburgh Council
Our salary range typically reflects the initial starting salary and annually increases until it reaches the top of the range.
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