Position reference: 50119159
Directorate: Place | Service: Waste, Recycling & Neighbourhood Service
Salary: £26,403 - £28,142
Working Arrangements: Monday - Friday
Hours per week: 37
Contract type: Permanent
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Closing date: 24/07/2026 at 23:59
The successful candidate will be required to speak English to an appropriate standard.
This post requires a Basic Criminal Record Check
Prospective employees will be required to give a reasonable account of any significant periods (6 months or more in the past 3 years) of time living abroad.
When applying, please ensure you are prepared to start work with all the necessary legal documents, such as a valid visa, relevant to the type of work you will be undertaking. Please be aware that our organisation does not possess a Home Office license and, as a result, is unable to provide sponsorship for anyone seeking a visa as a skilled or temporary migrant worker.
This role is defined as a safety critical role within the Drug & Alcohol Testing Procedure. You must therefore be willing to comply in accordance with this procedure.
Pensions Regulations have provisions to reduce pension payments in certain circumstances of those who return to work within local government service. If you are in receipt of a pension upon commencing employment with the authority, this may affect your pension entitlements and you should therefore seek advice from the relevant Pensions Authority.
At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.
We’re an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.
There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent Waste, Recycling & Neighbourhood Service team as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
- We’re an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
- Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.
- If you join the team you’ll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we’ll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
- We’ll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.
- There’s so much happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
- Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.
About the Post:
We are seeking a highly motivated person to join our fast paced and high performing Driver/Grass cutter within Neighbourhood Services, performing a vital function as part of our service.
The key duties associated with this role will include the following: -
- Undertaking operational duties outdoors in all weathers which will involve a range of physically and mentally demanding tasks such as grass cutting, leaf collection, hedge cutting and other grounds maintenance functions as required.
- Be polite, friendly, and approachable ensuring compliance with BMBC customer care policies.
- Driving a council vehicle with and without a trailer
- Operating a ride-on mower along with powered, mechanical and hand tools to complete varied workloads.
- Compliance to relevant legislative and health and safety requirements.
- Working to agreed schedules and workloads to ensure service priorities are met.
- Supporting partner services and departments to assist with delivering different social and cultural events where necessary.
- Working to support the service as requested by management.
(This list is not exhaustive.)
This role will involve working Monday to Friday from 06:30 to 14:30 and Friday 06:30 to 14:00.
The role will primarily be based at one of our depots; however, this could be subject to change depending on service requirements. You will report directly to a Team Leader and will be expected to carry out allocated work in accordance with the respective job profile to a high standard of safety and quality.
You will have experience of working in all weather conditions and will be able to undertake duties, often under pressure to meet targets and deadlines while also always remaining effective and efficient.
You must hold a valid UK driving licence with Category B entitlement.
Please use the documents below to help support you with your application form.
Job Profile: Driver Job Profile.docx
Vacancy Exposure Profile: Exposure Profile HIGH.docx
Help with your application form
Why work for us?
Please ensure you view the job profile for this role, as you will need to demonstrate in your application form how you meet the required criteria.
We welcome the opportunity to have a chat about the role and are happy to address any questions you may have about flexible working arrangements, including as a result of caring responsibilities.
We're committed to creating a workplace where differences are valued and everyone truly feels able to be themselves. If you have any support needs during the recruitment process, please let us know.
CV's are not accepted for this role.
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