Community Operative

This is a hands-on role where you will contribute directly to maintaining and improving public spaces, ensuring they are clean, safe, and welcoming for everyone. You will play a key role in delivering essential environmental, highways, and grounds maintenance services, working across a variety of locations and adapting to seasonal demands., As a Community Operative, your duties will include:

• Carrying out grass cutting, hedge trimming, strimming, and weed control
• Street cleaning activities including sweeping, litter picking, fly-tip removal, and emptying bins
• Assisting with grave digging and maintenance of cemeteries
• Supporting seasonal planting, bedding, pruning, and general horticultural work
• Cleaning signs, bollards, and removing graffiti
• Assisting with pothole repairs and minor highways maintenance
• Participating in winter maintenance operations such as snow clearing, gritting, and de-icing
• Safely operating hand tools, light plant, and specialist equipment
• Driving vehicles (including light and specialist vehicles such as tractors and ride-on mowers where qualified)
• Carrying out pre-use vehicle and equipment checks and maintaining accurate records
• Transporting tools and equipment between sites
• Erecting appropriate signage and barriers to ensure public safety
• Completing all required documentation including timesheets, inspection logs, and task records
• Reporting issues and contributing to the continuous improvement of the local area
• Working collaboratively within a team to ensure daily work targets are achieved
Depending on your experience and qualifications, you may also:
• Drive Category C (LGV) vehicles and support winter maintenance shifts
• Take on supervisory responsibilities, including allocating and checking team work, This is a physically demanding, outdoor role that involves working in varying weather conditions. Tasks may include manual handling, operating machinery, and working on public highways and open spaces. Full training, PPE, and health surveillance are provided to ensure your safety and wellbeing.
Why Join Us?
• Opportunity to make a visible difference in your community
• Varied and active work environment
• Training and development opportunities
• Supportive team culture
• Career progression within a graded structure, Flexibility is essential, including participation in standby and emergency call-out rotas
• Duties may vary depending on operational needs and seasonal demands
If you are practical, hardworking, and committed to improving your local environment, we would love to hear from you. Please see attached job description and employee specification which you should refer to when completing your application to demonstrate you meet the essential criteria for the role. For an informal discussion, please contact Robert Watson at robert.watson@northlincs.gov.uk Candidates must be able to evidence their right to work in the UK. Please note the council does not hold a sponsor licence to sponsor people to work in the UK. The Council We are collectively organised around the people and place of North Lincolnshire. Together we ensure that our communities are safe, well, prosperous and connected. We are ambitious for North Lincolnshire, we want our area to be the #BestPlace for our residents by being the #BestCouncil we can be. We achieve this through living our values - equality of opportunity, excellence, integrity and self-responsibility - in all that we do.

We are looking for motivated and reliable individuals to join our team as Community Operatives.,
• Have experience in grounds maintenance, construction, horticulture, or street cleansing
• Are physically fit and capable of manual work, including lifting and walking long distances
• Can safely operate tools, machinery, and vehicles
• Have a good understanding of health and safety practices
• Possess strong teamwork and communication skills
• Are able to work outdoors in all weather conditions
• Demonstrate a positive attitude and commitment to customer service
• A full UK driving licence (Category B) is essential. Additional qualifications such as LGV (Category C), horticultural certifications, or plant operation licences are advantageous.