Amenity Cleansing Operative
| Posting date: | 06 January 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £26,403 to £26,824 per year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 January 2026 |
| Location: | Clitheroe, Lancashire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Ribble Valley Borough Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | COM940 |
Summary
Amenity Cleansing Operative
Salthill Depot
Reference: COM940
Pay: Scale 3 (scp 7-8) £26,403 to £26,824 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week - Monday to Friday with overtime requirement 1 in 3 weekends
Based in the Amenity Cleansing Section at Council’s Salthill Depot in Clitheroe, you will be part of a small team responsible for ensuring that roads, footpaths, verges and open spaces are kept clean.
Picking up litter and sweeping streets, you will utilise equipment consistent with Street Cleansing requirements and ensure that all activities comply with the Council’s Health and Safety policy and the Safety at Street Works Code of Practice.
A full driving licence is essential and must include categories B, and B1.
It is a requirement of the post that overtime is worked on a rota basis – Saturday and Sunday on 1 in 3 weekends – and ad hoc cover at other times for absences/leave etc. Weekend hours are 6 am onwards for 2.5 hours on Saturday and 6 am onwards for 3 hours on Sunday.
Knowledge of the area is desirable.
Join us to receive a host of benefits such as favourable working hours, generous leave entitlement, occupational pension scheme and training/development opportunities.
Closing date: Tuesday, 20 January 2026
Interview date: Wednesday, 28 January 2026
To apply online: ribblevalley.gov.uk/jobs
Other ways to apply: For a paper application pack, send your contact details and vacancy reference number to HR@ribblevalley.gov.uk or call 01200 414596 (24-hour answerphone)
Reasonable adjustments: For any part of the recruitment process, please email us or provide further information on your application form.
Right to close early: We reserve the right to close job vacancies before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
Salthill Depot
Reference: COM940
Pay: Scale 3 (scp 7-8) £26,403 to £26,824 per annum
Hours: 37 hours per week - Monday to Friday with overtime requirement 1 in 3 weekends
Based in the Amenity Cleansing Section at Council’s Salthill Depot in Clitheroe, you will be part of a small team responsible for ensuring that roads, footpaths, verges and open spaces are kept clean.
Picking up litter and sweeping streets, you will utilise equipment consistent with Street Cleansing requirements and ensure that all activities comply with the Council’s Health and Safety policy and the Safety at Street Works Code of Practice.
A full driving licence is essential and must include categories B, and B1.
It is a requirement of the post that overtime is worked on a rota basis – Saturday and Sunday on 1 in 3 weekends – and ad hoc cover at other times for absences/leave etc. Weekend hours are 6 am onwards for 2.5 hours on Saturday and 6 am onwards for 3 hours on Sunday.
Knowledge of the area is desirable.
Join us to receive a host of benefits such as favourable working hours, generous leave entitlement, occupational pension scheme and training/development opportunities.
Closing date: Tuesday, 20 January 2026
Interview date: Wednesday, 28 January 2026
To apply online: ribblevalley.gov.uk/jobs
Other ways to apply: For a paper application pack, send your contact details and vacancy reference number to HR@ribblevalley.gov.uk or call 01200 414596 (24-hour answerphone)
Reasonable adjustments: For any part of the recruitment process, please email us or provide further information on your application form.
Right to close early: We reserve the right to close job vacancies before the deadline, so please apply early to avoid disappointment.
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