Cleansing Operative/Driver 7.5t
Lancaster City CouncilMorecambe, England
Overview
This is a local council role (full time) with Lancaster City Council based in Morecambe. The advertised salary is £26,403 to £31,022 per year. Applications close on 5 September 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Job Overview
Join us as a Street Cleansing Operative/Driver and play a vital role in keeping Lancaster's streets, parks, and public spaces clean, safe, and welcoming. Your work will directly support our vision for Clean, Green, and Safe Neighbourhoods, helping to create a positive environment that residents and visitors can be proud of.
What You’ll Be Doing
You’ll be hands‑on with a variety of tasks including litter collection, graffiti removal, clearing fly‑tipping, and maintaining street furniture and responding to out of hours emergencies on a rota basis. Operating mechanical sweepers and cage wagons (up to 7.5t tonnes) will be part of your role, alongside seasonal duties like leaf clearance and gritting. You’ll also engage with the public professionally, ensuring our community spaces remain inviting and safe.
Fit Right In If…
You hold a full, clean driving licence including at least Category C1 (7.5t) with a valid driver CPC and are ready to work outdoors in all weather conditions. You’re trustworthy, take pride in your work, and communicate well with others. Your willingness to learn and follow health and safety practices aligns with our values of Working Together, Ambition, Pride, and Ownership and are flexible with working evenings, weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis. No previous experience is needed as full training will be provided.
Ready to Join Us?
If you’re keen to contribute to a cleaner, safer Lancaster and be part of a supportive team, we’d love to hear from you. Find out more about what it’s like working with us, our benefits, values and culture, by visiting lancaster.gov.uk/sites/recruitment.
Our Benefits
- Generous annual leave
- Local Government Pension Scheme
- Discounted gym membership
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Car purchase scheme
- Lifestyle savings
- Health Care Cash Plan
- Volunteering days
- Wellbeing support
Flexible Working
We welcome discussions about flexible working and may be able to offer agreed working hours to support work‑life balance.
Inclusive Employer
We welcome applications from all parts of the community and are committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone is treated with dignity and respect. We guarantee interviews for applicants with a disability and armed forces veterans who meet the essential criteria.
How this role compares
We hold 350 council vacancies in England that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £32,140. This role pays less than about 84% of them.
There are 4,945 council roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 386 of them in England.
You have 6 days left to apply. Council adverts we hold typically run for around 26 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Lancaster City Council has 10 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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How to apply
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