Refuse Collector - ORK10834


Company:	Orkney Islands Council
Salary:	£30,758 to £30,989 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Orkney Islands, KW15 1FL
Working pattern:	On-site
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	29 Sept 2026
Closing date:	18 Oct 2026

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Refuse Collector

Various Locations, Orkney

37 hours per week

Permanent

£30,758 - £30,989

£15.94 - £16.06 per hour

The above amounts include Distant Islands Allowance.

You will be reporting to the Team Manager, Environmental Services Operations.

Your working pattern is 8.00am - 4.00pm Monday to Thursday and 8.00am to 3.30pm on Friday. We are happy to talk flexible working where possible.

The purpose of this role the removal of household and commercial refuse from a variety of locations including special collections and refuse for recycling. Street sweeping is also included and litter collection and any other duties associated with this service function and commensurate with this grade.

You will be a member of a service concerned with refuse collection, disposal and recycling of waste. You will be required to work either individually or as part of a team to ensure the efficient operation of the service.

Working as a member of a team, you will require a flexible attitude to work and a willingness to undertake a variety of duties. You must also have a positive approach to health and safety.

In addition to the normal range of duties you must be able to undertake standby duties and winter maintenance works as required and also other out of hours working will be required for weekends and evenings. This will involve out of hours working, for which an appropriate overtime or standby payment will be made, and may be on either a planned rota or relief basis, to cover for sickness and holidays.

• participate in a standby rota covering out of hours,

click here for Standby Information

The necessary qualification, experience and skills required for this role are detailed in the ‘must have’ section of the attached job profile. These criteria are used for decisions on shortlisting and appointment of applicants.

This post requires a Level 1 Disclosure check.

Applications close at 23.59 on Sunday 18 October 2026, with shortlisting taking place week commencing 19 October 2026 and interviews are scheduled for week commencing 2 November 2026.

For a discussion about the role, contact Robert Thomson, Team Manager Environmental Services Operations at robert.thomson@orkney.gov.uk or on 01856 873535.

For information on applying and our recruitment process,

click here for Information for Applicants.

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feedback on our recruitment process.

Orkney Islands Council is an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of age, gender, race or ethnicity, disability, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership status, pregnancy or maternity status or gender reassignment status.

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