Waste Services Drivers

Things We’ll Trust You With:

• Making a solid contribution to maintaining and creating a beautiful, protected and healthy natural environment for our community members and visitors
• Providing a strong customer focus in your work activities and acting as a positive brand ambassador for Sutherland Shire Council.
• Ensuring that the collection of waste is carried out on a timely basis for residents of the shire.

Things You’ll Do:
Reporting to the Waste Services unit Operations Controllers, we have multiple waste driver positions available, Side Arm Drivers and Rear Loader Drivers.
These positions include collection of:

• General garbage
• Green organics
• Recycling
• Domestic and public waste collection for shire residents
• Commercial waste collection and street sweeping
• Open space assets cleaning including public toilets and building cleaning services for council owned buildings.
• Support the Waste Services unit in maintaining cost effective and efficient waste collection services for the community.

Things You’ll Be Proud Of:

• Your HR Vehicle safe driving skills, expertise and record!
• Making a positive impact for our people and the community.
• Working for an organisation which has our community at the heart of all that we do.
• Showcase Council’s values in all that you do – Collaborate, Achieve, Respect, and Evolve.

The Fine Print:

• Apply by submitting your resume and a cover letter outlining why we are a great fit!
• Get your application in by 10pm: Tuesday 13th February 2024
• Package: $70,259.57 gross p.a. plus 11% superannuation
• Hours of work: Permanent Full time (38hours) with a 9 -day fortnight
• To benefit your wellbeing you will have access to fitness passport, corporate membership to our leisure centres, employee assistance program, annual flu shots, health and wellbeing programme and novated lease options.

**To meet Council's WHS requirements and in accordance with Council's Covid-19 Safety Plans, this position has been identified via risk assessment to be required to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 or provide evidence of an approved medical contraindication, you will be required to produce evidence as part of the application process. Successful applicants are subject to ID checks, Driving history checks, Functional Assessment, Reference checks, and Work Rights verification.
Keen To Learn More?

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for Side Arm Driver * Reach out to Oliver Wady
for any job specific enquiries. * Sarah Curran
Talent Acquisition Business Partner, can assist with any recruitment related enquiries.
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Privacy Acknowledgment
Sutherland Shire Council (Council) adheres to The Privacy and Personal Information Protection Act 1998 NSW when collecting, using and storing your personal information, and is committed to ensuring the privacy of your personal information. Council is collecting your personal information as part of the recruitment and selection process and advises your application will be hosted by an external service provider under contract by Council. By proceeding with your application, you acknowledge your personal information will be hosted by Councils’ external service provider until such time as you notify otherwise. * Yes I agree to the privacy statement*
Personal Details * Required field * First name*

• Last name*
• E-mail*
• Mobile*
• Street*
• Street Cont.
• City, Town or Suburb*
• Postcode or Zipcode*
• Country*
• State, Region or Province*

Questions
Please confirm that you have read the position description* * Yes

• No

Please select the mandatory qualification/licence requirements of this role that you currently hold: * * Class HR Drivers Licence
Are you a current employee of Sutherland Shire Council? * * Yes

• No

Have you previously been employed by Sutherland Shire Council? * * Yes

• No

Please confirm your rights to work in Australia:* * Permanent Resident or Citizen of Australia or New Zealand

• Temporary Resident or Visa Holder
• No current rights to work in Australia

Should you be successful you will be required to provide a current driving record. Are you able to provide this?* * Yes

• No
• In detail, please outline your experience in operating side arm and/or rear load trucks specifically in relation to waste collection activities.*
• What specific part of the role sparked your interest and motivated you to apply?*
• Share 3 attributes that set you apart from other applicants?*
• Should you be successful with your application, will you be engaging in other employment (including paid or unpaid ) that is outside of Sutherland Shire Council, or in addition to existing employment with Sutherland Shire Council? If yes, please disclose details. (Note: Secondary Employment must be approved by Sutherland Shire Council's CEO prior to any offer of employment).*

As part of this recruitment process you may be required to participate in pre employment screening which may include but not limited to the following ; Functional Assessment, Reference Checking, Driving History Check, Qualification or Work Rights Verification, skills assessments & Covid-19 Vaccination immunisation requirements. Do you understand and acknowledge this requirement?* * Yes

• No

Are you fully vaccinated (minimum two doses) with an approved COVID-19 vaccine and can provide Council with evidence of vaccination, or an accepted certified medical contraindication? Council reserves the right to confirm the validity of medical contraindications in accordance with NSW Health Guidelines, and to direct an applicant to undertake an independent medical examination in relation to the medical contraindication if required.* * Yes I am fully vaccinated

• Yes I have an accepted certified medical contraindication
• No I have neither
• Please advise of any possible conflict of interest which may need to be considered as part of your application. Do you have any relationship with employee/s that are current or have previously been associated with Sutherland Shire Council? This may be a partner, parent, sibling, friend, neighbour and/or previous work colleague. If yes, please disclose details. (Please note: Conflict of interest must be appropriately managed to ensure a consistent and fair recruitment process for all candidates).
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