StreetScene Team Leader

StreetScene Team Leader

£28,624 - £31,067 per year

Permanent

Full time (*seasonal hours)

Honiton

About the role

We are looking for a Team Leader with a passion for public realm maintenance to join our Honiton team. You will co-ordinate the activities of, and work alongside the operations team primarily responsible for cleansing and grounds operations. If you enjoy working outdoors, love variety and share our passion for keeping East Devon clean and green we want to hear from you.

About you

You will need to have demonstrable experience in public realm maintenance and the practical supervision of staff in a similar capacity. You will be enthusiastic, have a can-do attitude and take pride in maintaining standards, leading by example.  There is a requirement to work seasonal hours (41.5 hours in summer, 32.5 hours in winter – average of 37 hours per week). A valid driver’s licence is essential, and a chainsaw certification and/or a category C1 C1E or C driving licence (or B licence issued prior to Jan 1997) would be a distinct advantage.

About us

Our recent Local Government Association Peer Challenge highlighted that ‘EDDC is a great place to work, with engaged staff and members’ and that’s certainly true! You will be part of a Gold Investors in People (IiP) organisation which works together with local people to create great value services and an outstanding community, economy and environment in which people want to live, work, visit and enjoy now, and for future generations.  And with our wide range of health and wellbeing benefits, our highly flexible and collaborative hybrid Worksmart working arrangements as well as our commitment to continuous learning and development, you can be confident of joining a dedicated community of colleagues who are Happy, Healthy and Here.

For more about working for East Devon District Council, visit https://eastdevon.gov.uk/careers/working-at-east-devon-district-council/

For an informal discussion, please contact Wayne Harris, Interim Area Officer on 07813 961118 or waharris@eastdevon.gov.uk

Closing date: 6 July 2025 at midnight.

Interviews will be held during week commencing 14 July 2025.

To apply online, please visit https://jobs.eastdevon.gov.uk/itliveeddc_webrecruitment/wrd/run/etrec179gf.open?WVID=4869826SR6&LANG=USA&VACANCY_ID=520387AI79