Posted 08/05/2024
£24,702 - £26,421 per annum
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The above posts exist within the Vale of Glamorgan’s Neighbourhood Services and Transport Department Operations Group and sits within a busy Highway Maintenance team.
The Highway Maintenance team are responsible for ensuring all adopted drainage assets are regularly inspected and cleansed, therefore we are looking to recruit a suitably qualified and experienced driver within the team to undertake these works using a JCB vehicle specifically for clearing of highway surface water grips, open channels, soft verges, and the occasional fly tipped material.
The driver will be required to specifically liaise with internal colleagues, members of public and Councillors to ensure good communication throughout, whilst ensuring the highway surface water network is thoroughly cleansed and free flowing, with any defects being identified for further works being recorded on hand held devices for further action.
About the role
Pay Details: Grade 5, SCP 8-12, £24,702 - £26,421
Hours of Work / Working Pattern: 37hrs / 52 weeks
Main Place of Work: Alps Depot and various sites throughout Vale of Glamorgan
Description:
The Vale of Glamorgan Council has approx. 21,000 surface water gullies that we are responsible for maintaining and the construction operative role will primarily be required to attend site each day in a JCB machine and ensure any exposed surface water outlets, open grips, channel assets are safe, regularly maintained, and free of obstructions.
The candidate will also be required to work closely with other Council employees to undertake this role and ensure daily vehicle checks are completed. The candidate will also be responsible for suitable Chapter 8 signs and barriers are used whilst on working on site to ensure safe working practices.
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The Vale of Glamorgan Council is the governing body for the Vale of Glamorgan, one of the Principal Areas of Wales.
The new Vale of Glamorgan Council unitary authority came into effect on 1 April 1996, following the dissolution of South Glamorgan. It replaced the Vale of Glamorgan Borough Council, which had been created in 1974 as a second-tier authority to South Glamorgan County Council.
The council has been under no overall control since 2012. Since the 2022 election the council has been run by a coalition of Labour, the Llantwit First Independents, and one of the independent councillors.
The first election to the reconstituted council was held in 1995, initially operating as a shadow authority alongside the outgoing authorities until it came into its powers on 1 April 1996.
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