Cleansing Operative

Cleasing Operative - NAY17914

Company: North Ayrshire Council

Salary: £26,112.53 to £26,112.53 a year

Hours: Full-time

Location: Irvine, KA11 5DF

Working pattern: On-site

Job type: Temporary

Posting date: 5 Oct 2026

Closing date: 19 Oct 2026

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Summary

Job Summary

Temporary until 31st March 2027

We may conduct our interviews in person or using Microsoft Teams for video calling. All you need is a device with a camera and access to the internet. We will provide guidance and instructions on how to use this method if your interview is being held virtually.

We are a disability confident leader and we support reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process - for more information click here.

This is a temporary position to join North Ayrshire Council as part of a dedicated operational team. This is a collaborative environment where frontline staff work together to deliver high quality services to the communities across North Ayrshire. The post is Monday to Thursday 7am to 3pm and on Friday's 7am to 2.30pm. All candidates must be able to carry out all aspects of manual handling within the waste collection service. The post holder may be required to work overtime.

For more details see the attached Role Profile below.

Before you apply, find out a little bit about us and why we are a Great Place to Work.

Staff Values & Behaviours

North Ayrshire Council uses behavioural based approach throughout the recruitment process. Our staff values of Focus, Passion & Inspiration will be explored for this vacancy.

Further information on our Staff Values and how to complete behaviour based application form questions is available on the Staff values and behaviours.

Additional Information

References

For your information if this post requires references you will be notified of further details if you are successful in gaining an interview. Not providing relevant references when requested may delay the outcome of the interview process.

Our Workstyles

As an employer of choice, North Ayrshire Council has identified four different Workstyles. Each post in the council has been allocated one of these styles:

In Building - More than 90% of time spent primarily at a single base or location.

This post has been allocated the workstyle: In Building

More information on our workstyles can be found in our HR Guide -

Workstyles (north-ayrshire.gov.uk)

If you have any questions on the allocated Workstyle for this post, please ask at interview.

Use of AI in Applications

Applicants may use AI tools to assist with drafting or refining their application. However, AI should only be used to enhance an application and must not replace personal experience or be used to generate content wholly on the applicant's behalf. Where it is identified that AI has been used to create an application in full or to falsify responses, this will be taken into account within the scoring, and your application may not be progressed.

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This is a temporary position to join North Ayrshire Council as part of a dedicated operational team. This is a collaborative environment where frontline staff work together to deliver high quality services to the communities across North Ayrshire. The post is Monday to Thursday 7am to 3pm and on Friday's 7am to 2.30pm. All candidates must be able to carry out all aspects of manual handling within the waste collection service. The post holder may be required to work overtime.