Waste Disposal Operative

FULL UK DRIVING LICENSE REQUIRED

Estate Services is at the frontline of the housing service and the first and most frequent point of contact for all our residents. Sometimes the Estate Services function is the only experience our customers have of Southern. This role is responsible for maintaining and upkeeping organisation’s estates and neighbourhoods, providing litter picking, bulk and general waste clearance and void property clearance service.

Our vision is to create communities where everyone has a safe home in a place where they’re proud to live. We’re big and we’re local. Residents are at the heart of all we and we use our size to influence positive change in the areas where we operate.

It’s also about living our values which are at the HEART of what we do. All colleagues are expected to demonstrate a commitment to our values through their behaviours, actions and words on a daily basis. As a valued member of the Southern Housing Team, you’ll embrace our Values to inspire others as well as yourself to be

• Honest
• Efficient
• Accountable
• Respectful
• Trusted

You’ll demonstrate our HEART values in your behaviours. You’ll:

• Be authentic, open and transparent in your actions and words
• Believe that by working together we accomplish more, and work hard every day to improve services, efficiency, and value for money.
• Take responsibility for delivering excellence and own your own actions.
• Embrace difference, and put our residents, colleagues and our partners are at the heart of all you do.

Experience of undertaking bulk, general waste and void property clearance duties.

• Good interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate well with residents, external agencies, and resident organisations.
• Work under your own initiative, with the team and under instruction.
• Basic knowledge and understanding of health and safety considerations as they apply to this role.
• Sufficiently numerate to manage stock control, check invoices and purchase supplies or equipment.
• Able to plan and prioritise to ensure the effective use of own time.
• Valid UK driving licence with category C1 and ability to drive company vehicles as and when required.
• Understand and comply with all relevant legislation in relation to road transport activities