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We adopt an ‘anonymous recruitment’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made.
We are committed to recruiting, retaining, and developing a workforce that reflects the communities we serve. Sharing your equality monitoring data allows us to assess the impact our recruitment and employment policies and practices have and gives us the opportunity to improve them where possible. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.
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About the vacancy
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Vacancy ID:
3395
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Organisation:
Carmarthenshire County Council
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Number of vacancies:
1
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Contract type:
Temporary/Secondment - Full Time
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Contract end date:
19 December 2026
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Location:
Carmarthen
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Grade:
Grade D
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Salary:
£25,949 (Including Real Living Wage Supplement) - £26,403
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If part time and/or term time, the full time salary quoted (based on 37hrs) will be pro-rata'd accordingly
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Hourly Rate :
£13.45 (Including Real Living Wage Supplement) - £13.69
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Contract Hours
37 hours
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Come and join our team
We are looking for motivated, driven and customer focused individuals who believe they can make a real difference on advising Carmarthenshire residents of our recycling initiatives.
As a division we service all households within County, by providing residents with a kerbside recycling scheme and various other reuse and recycling initiatives. Your role will be to ensure that residents are equipped with the information required to participate in the blue bag recycling and food waste schemes in particular. In doing this raising awareness of what should not be placed in the black bag, and advising of other schemes available.
You will help and support residents by raising awareness of the recycling schemes available to them, and assist the Authority in progressing with achieving Welsh Government recycling targets.
You will be committed to delivering the best outcomes for residents whilst following the reuse, reduce, recycle ethos.
You will be an excellent team player with the ability to work effectively with others and confident in your approach. You will need to have an assured approach to dealing with residents on a one to one basis as well as in public meetings where you will be confident in presenting on waste and recycling information to community groups.
You will need to be able to accommodate flexible working patterns, comprising of predetermined weekend working and varying weekday hours. You will need an understanding of Carmarthenshire recycling schemes although training will be given on appointment.
For an informal discussion please contact: Karen Fulham: 07919 592634 –
[email protected]
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Job Description:
Community Recycling Advisor.pdf – 278KB Opens in a new window
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Welsh language level - verbal
Level 3 - You will need a good level of conversational Welsh. Reasonable support can be provided on appointment to reach this level
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Closing Date:
26/07/2026, 23:55
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The Rewards
We’re proud to offer a range of benefits to our staff. Please note that the examples shown are just some of what may be available, and eligibility can vary depending on your role or contract type. For instance, certain benefits may not apply to casual workers.
Competitive salary
Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme
Generous annual leave entitlement with the option of purchasing addition annual leave
Access to staff health and wellbeing support
Personal development and career progression
Staff discount schemes and other benefits e.g., cycle-to-work scheme
Flexible working and family friendly policies
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Additional Information
We are committed to safe and fair recruitment, safeguarding, and protecting those we care for and serve. We make sure all our staff are vetted, selected, trained, and supervised fairly and to a high standard so that they can provide safe, effective, and compassionate care.
Please note, we have a legal obligation to consider employees for suitable alternative employment if their posts are at risk; prior consideration will be given to existing employees who meet the essential criteria and are registered on our redeployment pool.
Eligibility: You will be asked about your nationality and if you are legally allowed to work in the United Kingdom. This is to find out if you are eligible to apply for this vacancy. This is a requirement for working within the Council or partner organisations: https://www.gov.uk/prove-right-to-work. Please Note: If you do not meet the eligibility criteria your application will not progress. If it becomes clear at a later stage in the process that you are not eligible to apply, your application may be withdrawn, or the offer retracted.
How to Apply: All applications for this vacancy must be made using our online application system. If you have an impairment which prevents you from applying online, please email:
[email protected] or contact 01267 234567 and ask for ‘Recruitment’ to discuss alternative arrangements to support you in the process.
Please see the ‘How we Recruit’ guidance on the Careers Page for more information on the recruitment process.
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