Wirral Behaviour Change Officer
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Wirral Council is a place where your work truly makes a difference. Employees are empowered to “#BeTheDifference” and help improve life for residents across one of the happiest and most welcoming areas in the UK. With its stunning coastline, vibrant communities, and ambitious vision for the future, Wirral offers an exceptional setting to grow your career and feel valued every day. If you’re looking for a role where you can thrive, develop, and make real impact, Wirral Council is the perfect place to apply.
Wirral Behaviour Change Officer x 3
Fixed Term Contract – 2 years which may be extended.
About the Role:
Wirral Borough Council is seeking a motivated and confident Behaviour Change Officers to help drive positive recycling and waste behaviours across the borough.
This is a front‑facing, community‑focused role where you will engage directly with residents, households and stakeholders to increase recycling, reduce contamination and minimise residual waste. Using a mix of education, engagement, data insight and soft enforcement, you will play a key role in supporting the Council’s environmental priorities and improving service outcomes.
Key responsibilities
- Proactively visit and engage with households and stakeholder groups to encourage positive recycling and waste behaviours
- Carry out bin checks, issue bin stickers, report broken or additional bins and address contaminated bins
- Undertake waste load sampling to assess contamination levels and challenge results where appropriate
- Respond to customer enquiries and complaints in a timely and professional manner
- Prepare and deliver education sessions and presentations on recycling and waste to schools, community groups, landlords and council employees
- Support the implementation of new recycling and waste initiatives
- Work closely with Waste Management teams and Corporate Communications to support campaigns and publicity
- Analyse data and contribute to performance monitoring and reporting
- Explain waste enforcement policies to residents and raise instances of non‑compliance where required
About the candidate:
You will be confident, approachable and persuasive, with the ability to influence behaviour change in a respectful and constructive way. You will bring:
- Knowledge and experience of waste management, recycling or environmental services
- Excellent communication and customer service skills, with the ability to adapt your approach for different audiences
- The confidence to deal with challenging situations and undertake soft enforcement activity
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage a varied workload
- Good IT skills, including the use of databases, Excel and reporting tools
- The ability to analyse information and recommend practical solutions
- A commitment to delivering high‑quality public services and living the Council’s values
- A full driving licence is required, and you must be able to travel across the borough.
Qualifications and experience
- Educated to degree level or equivalent, or educated to GCSE/A‑level standard with relevant experience
- Experience working in waste collection, recycling or street cleansing is desirable
- Experience of project delivery and performance monitoring is an advantage
In the first instance, and for an informal chat or more information about the role, please contact Terry Hendy, Area Manager (Streetscene) at terryhendy@wirral.gov.uk
Eligibility to work in the UK will be verified in the final stages of the selection process. All candidates must either already have a right to work in the UK before commencing employment or meet the Home Office criteria for Visa sponsorship. Candidates who require sponsorship should evaluate the Home Office eligibility criteria for a Skilled Worker visa before applying.
Please be advised it is our understanding that this role does not meet the requirements of a skilled worker visa as set out by UK Visa and Immigration https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-eligible-occupations/skilled-worker-visa-eligible-occupations-and-codes . For details regarding the salary of a skilled worker visa please visit Home Office: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list
This is not legal advice, and we advise you to seek your own independent legal advice tailored to your own personal circumstances.
If you are a Wirral resident, are unemployed or out of work, and require help with your application, please contact Involve Northwest’s employment and skills team on info@involvenorthwest.org.uk or contact 0151 644 4500 or 0151 652 4349.
If you’re already a Wirral Council employee, as part of our Talent Strategy, we’re committed to strengthening opportunities for our people to learn, grow, progress and thrive. For many of you, this may be preparing and applying for your next role with us, and we're passionate about ensuring you feel supported throughout your internal recruitment experience. Please get in touch if you want to know more about some of the ways in which we could support you by emailing recruitment@wirral.gov.uk
Working at Wirral
You’ll also want to know what it’s like to work here so, as a start:
Our values are more than just pieces of paper on our walls! We’ve all played a role in developing these, so they reflect the immense pride we have in what we do, what matters to us, what inspires us and inform how we think, approach things and behave.
We believe in ensuring staff are well looked after, staff wellbeing is a priority for us. We’re serious about recognising and rewarding people for the great things they do. You’ll benefit from our track record of developing, growing and investing in our people.
We have a range of staff benefits including staff discounts, enrolment into the local government pension scheme (an excellent defined benefit scheme), immediate life cover and ill-health protection. We have a strong flexible working approach, hybrid working, family-friendly employment initiatives and an annual leave package starting with 28 days leave plus public holidays.
We have an inclusive, engaged culture, everyone has a voice, everyone is valued for their contribution and understands the role they play in delivering our strategic priorities.
Each voice is heard, each contribution valued. We embrace diversity in our workforce and recognise it is critical to our success. We support an inclusive culture that champions differences and nurtures a sense of belonging. We encourage people from diverse backgrounds, who share our values and our commitment to inclusion to apply for roles with us.
We want you to be your best at work, we create the conditions to help you thrive and we mirror this in our recruitment process. If you’d like us to do anything differently during the recruitment process to make it barrier-free and as accessible as possible please contact recruitment@wirral.gov.uk
Please note that in accordance with the Council’s policy, employees who are in a formal redeployment situation will be considered in the first instance for all vacancies.
It is Council policy not to re-appoint any employee who has left under the terms of the Council's Early Voluntary Retirement (EVR) scheme or who have left with a voluntary severance (VS) package, unless in exceptional circumstances.
Applications will be accepted until midnight on the closing date.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications.
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All applicants invited to interview must evidence their right to work in the UK. Details of required documents can be found by clicking the link at the bottom of the Jobs page.
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We do not accept applications or CV’s from recruitment agencies, unless otherwise stated. Therefore, any candidates submitted via a recruitment agency will not be considered for this role.
Salary range
- £28,598 - £31,022 per year