Recycling Attendants - Mid & East Antrim Borough Council - Carrickfergus/Larne
Mid & East Antrim Borough Council is hiring Recycling Attendants in Carrickfergus. This role is ideal for someone with experience in waste operations, teamwork, and customer service, supporting essential recycling and waste services for the community.
About the role:
- £13.69 per hour
- Hours of Work: 19.5 hours per week
- Duration: 3 months with a possible extension
- Please note closing date for this role is Tuesday 14th October 2025, however you register your interest for current and upcoming Council job opportunities by applying today.
What you will be doing in this role:
- Provide general driving support to Operational Services
- To advise and direct members of public where and how to deposit waste and to physically assist them to do so.
- Assist all users of the site with the segregation of waste and disposal of re-use, recyclables and other wastes.
- Monitor users of the site and refuse access in accordance with the site licence and prevent unapproved removal of waste materials.
- To open, close (in the absence of a senior attendant) and work in any Household Recycling Centre (HRC) at appropriate times as instructed by management.
- To ensure all buildings and working areas within the site and the perimeter of the site, including associated footpaths or car parks are kept clean and tidy, and partake in all cleansing schedules for the site.
- To ensure that all operational procedures and documents relating to site operations are maintained and completed effectively.
- To assist external and internal contractors with the servicing of the recycling facilities.
- To assist the Recycling Officer in education and awareness activities.
- To assist in the segregation of hazardous waste to ensure their proper treatment or disposal.
Criteria:
- Applicants must be able to demonstrate, by providing personal and specific examples, that they have one years' relevant experience to include;
- Working in a waste operations environment
- Working within a team environment
- Working within a customer service environment dealing with complaints and queries from the general public
If this sounds like the next step in your career, we’d love to hear from you! Even if you don’t meet every listed requirement, we encourage you to apply – we may have other suitable roles for you. Apply online, email [email protected] or call Gillian on 028 2563 1555 to find out more.
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