Waste Awareness Assistant (Work Experience)

1. Are you passionate about the environment? Can you help us to engage with residents to deliver increased recycling rates?
2. We are offering a six month paid work experience placement within our Waste Awareness & Enforcement team undertaking front line, face to face, customer service and engagement.
3. We will train you and develop your skills

Are you passionate about the environment? Can you help us to engage with residents to deliver increased recycling rates? We are offering a six month paid work experience placement within our Waste Awareness & Enforcement team undertaking front line, face to face, customer service and engagement. You will be working alongside experienced professionals so you will 'learn on the job' and gain valuable experience.

About you:

• Physically fit to walk several miles a day leafleting and door knocking across the county
• Ability to communicate face to face
• Ability to attend public events with promotional stalls and advise people how to recycle more
• Ability to undertake monitoring, take photos and notes and feed back to the office in a timely manner
• Interest and enthusiasm for environmental issues

What you will do:

Helping to deliver a cleaner, greener Powys by educating residents about what can and cannot be recycled. You will undertake door knocking, leafleting, events and publicity to help to increase awareness, promote the service generally and support with practical elements such as putting up signs, delivering leaflets and recycling boxes etc.

Service: Highways, Transport and Recycling

Salary: £12.00 per hour - real living Wage

What we offer

• We will train you and develop your skills
• Flexible Working
• Guaranteed defined benefit Pension Scheme
• Learning and Development
• Lease Car Scheme
• Competitive Pay
• A Great Place to Live
• Powys County Council Reward Scheme
• Health and Well Being
• Salary Sacrifice Benefits