Area Supervisor - Cleansing Services

• 28 days annual leave.
• Permanent, full time position (37 hours per week).
• Based in Glastonbury.

You’ll be responsible for ensuring that all street cleaning activities are carried out efficiently within Somerset.

This will include supervision of street cleaning, dog and litter bin emptying as well as fly tip removal and mechanical sweeping and will involve coordinating and supervising a team of cleansing operatives. You will be monitoring their performance and providing guidance and support, in order to ensure the timely delivery of these services.

You will develop and implement operational plans and schedules, as well as maintaining accurate records of cleansing operations and performance. You will conduct regular inspections of cleansing activities and sites. You will also liaise with residents, businesses and other stakeholders to understand and address their various concerns and issues.

Crucially, you will also ensure that works are carried out in compliance with relevant regulations and standards. You will address any non-compliance issues and ensure that appropriate corrective action is taken.

• Previous experience in a supervisory role within cleaning or waste management operations.
• Previous experience in coordinating and managing a team, and developing and implementing operational plans and schedules.
• Strong leadership and management skills, as well as communication and interpersonal skills.
• Training and awareness of health and safety practices.

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave.
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more.

The salary for the role is Grade 12, £28,598 to £32,061 per annum for 37 hours per week.

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact James Presdee via email at james.presdee@somerset.gov.uk.

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve. We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team.

If you have everything you need, just hit the apply button. We can’t wait to hear from you.