Performance and Improvement Officer
LCC’s Waste Services, Performance and Improvement Team is expanding!
Join us as we enter an exciting new phase. LCC is seeking a motivated, creative, and adaptable individual with a positive outlook to help us tackle waste management challenges across the county. This opportunity has opened up due to internal progression, and we’re looking for someone enthusiastic to build on our successes and drive further positive change in waste services. If you’re ready for a rewarding and impactful role, we’d love to hear from you!
About the Role
If you’re eager to escape the routine of a ‘typical’ working day, this role may be exactly what you’re looking for! As a Performance and Improvement Officer, you’ll experience variety every day and face new challenges that make a real difference in waste management across Lincolnshire. Here’s a snapshot of your potential responsibilities:
- Community Engagement: Connect with residents and local businesses to provide support and personalised advice on waste practices, with a focus on improving recycling quality across the county’s diverse communities.
- Supporting Operations: Collaborate with District Council waste teams, provide training, work with collection crews, and help identify contamination issues to maintain consistent waste collection practices.
- Investigations and Analysis: Conduct in-depth reviews on bin rejections, contamination levels and additional waste capacity requests to identify improvement opportunities.
- Waste Minimisation: Contribute to broader waste reduction goals across the entire waste team.
- Educational Outreach: Lead workshops and talks in schools, at community events, and at group meetings, educating on the environmental impact of waste, disposal methods, and the journey of waste beyond collection day.
- Public Interaction: Represent LCC at events like the Lincolnshire Show and local markets, providing information and answering questions on waste disposal and management.
For more about the role, check out this video with our Senior Performance and Improvement Officer, Alistair Wood: Watch Here
About the Team
Our team works across Lincolnshire, often in varied conditions and early hours. Despite the occasional rainy day, we stay connected and support each other, whether through team catch-ups, our WhatsApp group, or occasional social events. While team outings aren’t mandatory, we enjoy the chance to unwind together—karaoke included (no pressure to sing!).
This is a mobile role, so a valid driver’s license and access to a car are essential.
If you’re ready to embrace a dynamic role within a fun and dedicated team, we encourage you to apply!
About Our Offer
Along with a competitive salary we are offering:
- A Contributory pension
- Comprehensive benefits package including excellent discount schemes and cycle to work
- Flexible working policies
- Career progression opportunities
- A generous annual leave entitlement plus the option to buy more
Further details can be found here: Rewards and benefits – Lincolnshire County Council
If this sounds like the role for you, then please read through the full Job Description, before clicking apply! If you would like to know more about Lincolnshire County Council and our current vacancies then click on over to www.lincolnshire.gov.uk.
Applications will close on 24/11/24 and interviews will take place WC 09/12/24
For a confidential and informal discussion about the role please contact:
Alistair Wood via email alistair.wood@lincolnshire.gov.uk
PLEASE NOTE: It is imperative that your covering letter/personal statement clearly states why you have applied, how you meet the essential and desirable criteria for the role as set out in the Job Description (attached on LCC jobs Site) and what you feel you can bring to this role, the team and the wider County Council.
Best of luck with your application
A Smarter Working Employer
We have embraced new ways of working and hybrid working will be a feature of this role. You will be given a nominated contractual work base and you will be required to commute to this work base when necessary. Working arrangements regarding hybrid working will be discussed as part of the appointment process.
Our technology platform and equipment is very good enabling you to connect and collaborate remotely. We require that you have in place good connectivity, and we will discuss during the recruitment process if support with this is needed.
Please be advised that this position may be subject to a criminal record check.
All candidates are advised to read the attached job information pack prior to making an application.
On occasion we receive significantly more applications than expected for some vacancies and under such circumstances we reserve the right to bring forward the closing date of the advertisement. We therefore strongly advise you to apply for the role promptly to avoid disappointment should the closing date be brought forward.
We operate a talent pool scheme whereby candidates who are not successful on this occasion may be considered for a period of up to 3 months for equal positions.
Lincolnshire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Fluency Duty
In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post.