Street Cleansing Operative

Location: Watton, IP25 6JB
Salary: £26,509.50 plus excellent benefits
Schedule: Permanent, Full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 5.30am to 2pm. Overtime available on night shifts, day shifts and weekends.


Ready to impact a better future?

As a Street Cleansing Operative in our environmental services team, you’ll help keep local streets, public spaces, and communities clean, safe, and welcoming. Your work has purpose, supporting the delivery of high-quality street cleansing services that make a positive impact every day.

Our work touches lives, and this role plays an important part in maintaining the environments people rely on. Working alongside colleagues who take pride in what they do, you’ll help create cleaner public spaces, build trust within local communities, and contribute to a positive impact on communities and a better future.

What you’ll do as a Street Cleansing Operative

• Carry out programmed and responsive street cleansing activities in line with service requirements and environmental standards.
• Operate cleansing machinery and equipment safely and effectively, using the skills and knowledge required for the role.
• Support the achievement of key performance indicators by delivering work to agreed standards.
• Complete daily inspections of machinery and vehicles, reporting any issues and ensuring equipment remains clean and serviceable.
• Maintain excellent customer and client relationships, including positive interactions with members of the public.
• Follow all health and safety requirements and take part in training to support growth, development, and continuous improvement.

Does this sound like you?

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Self-motivated with a positive and reliable approach to work.
• Willing to undertake training and develop new skills.
• Able to work effectively as part of a team and contribute ideas for service improvement.
• A full UK Driving Licence

What we offer

• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year)
• Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (we currently offer over 60 different apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression.
• Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
• Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
• Paid volunteering day, tax-free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
• Our employee networks support connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including veterans, LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

Vetting and checks:

As well as checking eligibility to work in the UK, you will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to help us identify and provide any support you may need to undertake the role effectively.

 
Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.

A little bit about us:
At Serco, everyone plays a vital part in delivering essential public services that make a real difference. As a global team of 50,000 people across Defence, Transport, Justice, Immigration, Healthcare, Leisure and Citizen Services, we’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the services that communities rely on. Guided by our values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride, our people make meaningful impact, every single day.

Our inclusive recruitment commitment:
We prioritise your skills and potential. As a Disability Confident Leader, the Top Great British Employer of Veterans 2026, and a Gold Inclusive Employer Standard holder, we champion equal opportunities for all. We offer flexible and hybrid working where possible and make reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment and employment.

• Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans and people with convictions, who meet the minimum job criteria, are guaranteed an interview. Simply opt into the relevant scheme on the application form.
• Ban The Box: We also support fair access for those with unspent criminal convictions through our ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some roles may have security exemptions).

For support with your application, please contact recruitmentuk@serco.com.

Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.