Housing Depot Operative (Weekends)
Portsmouth City CouncilPortsmouth, South East
Overview
This is a local council role (full time) with Portsmouth City Council based in Portsmouth. The advertised salary is £25,948 to £26,033 per year. Applications close on 25 October 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Removal and disposal of bulky waste including fly-tipped items, rubble, garden waste and supermarket trolleys.
- Cleaning communal bins and washing communal windows using specialist long-reach equipment.
- Removal of graffiti with jet washing machine and cleaning communal areas such as balconies panels and pathways and playparks.
- Reporting to other departments issues such as cleaning and gardening demands to the local green and clean management team and communal housing repairs to local area housing offices.
- Reporting bulky items that need investigating to help identify instances of fly-tipping as well as report tenancy issues to relevant departments.
- Transporting specialist equipment for use on site.
- Working outside in all weathers and demonstrating good manual handling.
- Demonstrating a good understanding of Health & Safety practices and safe methods of work which promotes the health and safety of yourself and others.
- Using equipment correctly and carrying out regular care and maintenance; full training, including the potential to gain qualifications, will be provided.
- Disposal of waste collected in accordance with legislation and regulations at local amenity sites licensed to receive and process such waste.
- Covering for the public convenience cleaning team when required.
As Housing Depot Operative, you will be required to drive a caged tipper or similar vehicle up to 7.5 tonnes. A full UK driving licence and experience driving caged tippers and large vans up to 7.5 tonne is essential.
If you do not have a licence which allows you to drive these larger vehicles or tow trailers, training will be provided. You will need to successfully complete these qualifications during your probationary period, as you are required to drive up to 7.5 tonne vehicles and tow trailers for this role.
In the event the successful applicant is disqualified from driving for any reason they will be removed from this role, redeployment options to a cleaning role may be offered.
Who is the person?
- To be a motivated, hard-working, and conscientious individual who is able to use initiative when necessary and take pride in the work.
- To be a team-player with good self-awareness, supporting others in meeting the Green & Clean purpose.
- To be able to make good decisions, take responsibility for actions and learn from any mistakes made.
- To have the ability to converse at ease with customers and colleagues in accurate spoken English.
- To be able to communicate effectively both over the phone and face-to-face.
- To be willing to take instruction from and be a good listener in order to retain information provided.
- To be flexible and able to adapt to changing work situations as you may need to move between different team and sites, sometimes at short notice such as Public Convenience cleaning, general housing block cleaning in any of our Housing areas.
- To have good timekeeping and a responsible attitude as you may be required to be a key holder in order to lock and unlock various sites.
- To be an honest person with a positive attitude and good work ethic.
How this role compares
We hold 243 council vacancies in South East that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £36,264. This role pays less than about 88% of them.
There are 3,980 council roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 370 of them in South East.
You have 4 days left to apply. Council adverts we hold typically run for around 28 days, so this is a shorter window than usual.
Portsmouth City Council has 14 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
These figures are calculated from the vacancies GovJobs currently holds, not from official pay statistics. They are a guide to the market, not a valuation of this post.
How to apply
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