JOB TITLE
Recycling Promoter Team Leader (Guildford, Surrey) x 2
REPORTS TO
Project Manager
DEPARTMENT
Waste Watch Services
CONTRACT
Fixed term for up to 5 weeks work over a 9 week period
HOURS
Part time and full time available – see below
SALARY
Recycling Promoter Team Leader: £9.00 per hour
Plus an additional £16 per day for a completed shift involving an early
morning start
LOCATION
Across the borough of Guildford, Surrey
Overview
Surrey County Council is working with Waste Watch Services at Keep Britain Tidy to deliver an eleven
week campaign in October/November/December 2015 designed to encourage residents to use their
food waste collection service. We will be working in nine of the eleven districts/boroughs across the
county of Surrey (Elmbridge, Epsom & Ewell, Guildford, Mole Valley, Reigate & Banstead,
Runnymede, Spelthorne, Surrey Heath and Tandridge) targeting around 300,000 households with
different combinations of interventions, including putting a ‘no food waste’ sticker on the refuse bin
and delivering a food waste service leaflet and food waste caddy/bin liners on collection day. Trials
of these interventions in seven other local authorities by WRAP increased the quantity of food waste
collected by between 11% and 48%. This is therefore an exciting opportunity to be part of a large
scale project which will boost food waste recycling throughout the county of Surrey.
In Guildford, the campaign involves bin stickering. Recycling Promoters will ride with the refuse
collection crew and will cover a different collection round across the borough each day. The round
will largely be covered on foot and will involve working in close proximity to the refuse collection
crew, with a prompt 6am departure from the Woking Road depot in Guildford. Responsibilities
include:
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Placing a ‘no food waste’ sticker on all refuse bins placed out for collection
Recording which houses have received their stickers & reporting this to the Project Manager
Meeting daily targets for the number of bins stickered
Collecting stickers from a specific Council location (the depot) and ensuring the required
number are on the vehicle
The hours of work will vary according to the activity:
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Bin stickering: Monday – Friday, a minimum of 6 hours per day (but may be as high as 8.5
hours per day). Fixed start time of 6:00am.
Team Leaders will be required to work up to an additional 30 minutes per day to report
information to the Project Manager
These positions will provide excellent experience for those looking for a career in the environmental
sector, especially the waste and recycling industry, and are paid at above the Living Wage. Further
employment may be available at the end of this contract.
Full training will be provided.
Knowledge, skills and experience
For the Recycling Promoter Team Leader positions, you should possess the following attributes:
Essential
 Ability to work in the UK with immediate effect
 Interest in the environment/waste and recycling sector and a genuine commitment to the
principles and goals of Keep Britain Tidy
 Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with very strong command of English
 Ability to work well as part of a team to meet performance targets
 Methodical approach to completing tasks
 Physical ability to walk long distances and willingness to work outdoors in all weather
 Ability and willingness to travel throughout at least one district/borough in the county of
Surrey
Desirable
 Full driving licence and access to own vehicle insured for work purposes
For the Recycling Promoter Team Leader only:
Essential
 Experience of managing teams of people
 Excellent organisational skills
Further information
Deadline for applications: 9am on Friday 11th December but apply immediately as these vacancies
may close earlier if sufficient applications are received
Interviews: By telephone, which we will arrange promptly after receiving your application
Training day: TBC but expected to be Friday 16th October in Guildford
Project start date: Monday 19th October 2015
Estimated project end date: Friday 18th December 2015
Please note the following:
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The work is week on, week off in Guildford and the working weeks are w/c 19th October,
w/c/ 2nd November, w/c 16th November, w/c 30th November and w/c 14th December.
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We can offer continuity of employment for staff willing to work in different
districts/boroughs in the off weeks. In particular, the work on alternating weeks in Mole
Valley where the working weeks are w/c 12th October, w/c 26th October, w/c 9th November,
w/c 23rd November and w/c 7th December. Please state your preferences on the application
form.
We can accommodate part time working (working full days but fewer than five days per
week). Please state your preference for part time work and your available days on the
application form.
Recycling Promoters will be required to arrive at the designated start point for each day’s
work at their own cost.
Should you have any further questions, please contact:
Jonathan Gibbon, Project Manager
Keep Britain Tidy, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London, EC2A 4LT
Tel: 020 7549 0305
Email: jonathan.gibbon@keepbritaintidy.org
To apply, please download and complete an application form and email to:
kbtrecruitment@keepbritaintidy.org
We reiterate that we recommend that you submit your application before the closing date as these
vacancies may close earlier if sufficient applications are received. Additional roles will be advertised
in the future so please check back with us.
No CVs and no agencies please.
Keep Britain Tidy is an independent charity which works to eliminate litter, improve local places and
end waste. With respect to ending waste, between 2015 and 2020 we aim to increase understanding
and change behaviours to reduce waste and improve the quantity and quality of municipal recycling
levels in England. Waste Watch Services at Keep Britain Tidy delivers community engagement
campaigns, monitoring & evaluation services and training for public and private sector clients
working to reduce waste and increase recycling. Keep Britain Tidy is a Living Wage Employer.
DATE:
05/10/2015