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Recycling Officer – Food Waste Collection Location: PL4, Plymouth Contract: Temporary (Dec 2025 – June 2026, subject to departmental needs). Possible temp to perm opportunity.  Hours: 37 per week Pay Rate: £15.56 per hour Pertemps are recruiting on behalf of our client for a Recycling Officer to support the rollout of a new Food Waste Collection service. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a high‑profile project due for delivery by Spring 2026. You’ll play a key role in engaging with residents, promoting the benefits of food waste recycling, and helping ensure a smooth transition to the new service. As this is a public‑facing role, confidence, professionalism, and strong communication skills are essential. Key Duties: Resident Engagement: Visiting households to explain the new service, answer questions, resolve issues, and encourage participation. Community Outreach: Attending schools, community groups, and events to promote recycling and environmental awareness through talks and workshops. Event Planning & Delivery: Supporting community clean‑ups, campaigns, and environmental events, including risk assessments, H&S compliance, and supervising staff/volunteers. Enforcement & Compliance: Working with enforcement teams on issues such as fly‑tipping, contamination, and container misuse, ensuring standards are met. Customer Service: Acting as a first point of contact for queries and complaints, providing clear information in line with Council policy. Monitoring & Reporting: Completing daily site visits, recording findings, reporting issues, and supporting record‑keeping, inventories, and budget monitoring (projects up to £75k). Partnership Working: Liaising with Councillors, voluntary groups, and external partners to develop projects that boost recycling participation. Education Projects: Creating and delivering initiatives for children and young people to promote recycling and environmental responsibility. Operational Support: Assisting operational teams when required, including moving equipment and coordinating service requests. Essential Skills/Experience: GCSEs in Maths and English (A*–C / 9–4) or equivalent Full UK driving licence Experience in customer service, community engagement, and problem solving Knowledge of Health & Safety and risk assessments Strong organisational and interpersonal skills Desirable: Local authority experience Experience sourcing funding or grants Supervisory experience PACE training To apply, click Apply or contact Emily on (phone number removed) for more information. Please note: Due to high application volumes, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. If you do not hear from us within 14 days, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion - but do keep an eye out for future opportunities with Pertemps