Waste Operations Support Officer

About the role

Waste Services plays a pivotal role in ensuring that communities are not only clean and safe but also moving towards a more sustainable future. As a single - tier authority, we can take a holistic approach to delivering services efficiently and consistently across the whole area for the benefit of our communities.

Management of waste and associated resources is a statutory function, and the service is highly regarding by North Northamptonshire residents providing Waste Collection and Cleansing, Household Waste Recycling Centres and managing a portfolio of contracts, performance management systems and service level agreements related to the environment and the treatment and disposal of collected materials. These are high risk, demand led services which interface with member of the public.

What will you be doing?

The Operations Support Officer will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of the daily activities. This position involves coordinating and and supporting various operational tasks, providing logistical support for projects, maintaining accurate records, and providing administrative assistance to operations and strategic management activities relating to the waste service.

Assisting the planning and execution of activities relating to waste service plan and projects support delivery of the service plan deliverables.

Provide administrative support, including scheduling meetings, agenda preparation, distribution of meeting notes, preparing reports and handling correspondence on behalf of the service.

Assisting the research required to inform the development and implementation of operational policies and procedures, or the development of projects.

Handle administrative tasks to support the waste management team in various projects and initiatives.

Provide support in resolving project relating issues and challenges

To assist in the collation of data in relation to performance information for the services.

Our Benefits

Here at North Northamptonshire Council, we’re transforming for the better, using all our creativity and imagination to create the best life for our local people.

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Why choose us?

We offer a vibrant working environment with:

• a competitive salary
• a pension scheme, where we pay a significant contribution on top of your contribution. It provides life cover and ill-health protection.
• lots of opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and potential in a large unitary council
• generous leave entitlement (28 days, rising to 33 days) and bank holidays, plus the option to buy up to an extra 10 days
• hybrid and flexible working arrangements, where practicable for service needs to help you with a healthy work-life balance.

We provide a range of great benefits such as an Employee Assistance Programme, an Employee Benefits Scheme, wellbeing support, travel rates at HMRC rates, as well as supporting a range of active Employee Network Groups.

About us

Our Values and Behaviours

Our values define who we are and how we operate, by forming the foundation for how we interact with our customers, colleagues and provide our services. They are also at the forefront of our decision making and delivery and are:

Customer-focused
Respectful
Efficient
Supportive
Trustworthy

Our key commitments help ensure that the priorities we make, now and in the future, maintain the necessary breadth of focus in those areas that we believe matter most.

Disability Confident Employer

We are proud to be a recognised Disability Confident Employer and is committed to providing an inclusive recruitment process and will offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role.

Our Employment and Disability Service provides bespoke support to individuals facing barriers to employment, helping them work towards their goals to start, stay and succeed in employment. For further information please click here The Employment and Disability Service (EADS) | North Northamptonshire Council

Armed Forces Community

The council obtained the Gold status award for the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS).

Further information can be found at Jobs and careers | North Northamptonshire Council (northnorthants.gov.uk)