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Recycling & Waste Engagement Supervisor
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Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council,
This is an exciting opportunity to join the newly created Waste Client team, who have a clear ambition to reduce waste, increase recycling and support the borough's environmental and sustainability goals.
As our Recycling & Waste Engagement Supervisor, you will be at the forefront of this transformation, driving innovation, influencing behaviour change, and delivering services that make a real difference to residents and communities.
If you are passionate about sustainability, service improvement, and delivering tangible environmental outcomes, we would love to hear from you.
About The Role
As Recycling & Waste Engagement Supervisor, you will manage a team of Recycling Support Officers. Working closely with the Recycling & Waste Minimisation Officer, you will deliver a programme of community engagement activities aimed at reducing contamination and increasing recycling.
Engaging with residents, community groups, schools, other Council teams and elected members, you will oversee the delivery of initiatives that reduce waste, increase participation in recycling collections, and support the Council's wider environmental priorities.
In this role you will:
- Supervise and monitor the activities and performance of the team of Recycling Support Officers
- Support the Recycling and Waste Minimisation Officer in the development and implementation of waste and recycling education programmes and initiatives
- Work closely with Sandwell’s waste partner on relevant waste communication campaigns to improve service performance and provision
- Attend and participate in educational events including at schools and community groups, occasionally working outside of normal office hours
- Produce reports, reviews and statistics to evaluate the effectiveness of initiatives carried out
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Essential Requirements
To be successful in this role you will need:
- A good standard of education to GCSE and A level equivalent, particularly in English and Maths
- Significant supervisory experience
- Experience in waste management, particularly waste minimisation and recycling
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to work effectively with residents
- Experience of dealing with a frontline service, contractors, management, elected members, residents and external agencies
- Experience of producing a variety of media, recycling campaigns and education materials
The organisation operates to a hybrid working model, currently with 3 days at an office location.
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A Standard DBS Is Required For This Role
Closing date: 21 July 2026
To Apply:
Please submit a CV and supporting statement to jennie_webb@sandwell.gov.uk before the closing date.
We reserve the right to close vacancies prior to their advertised date if we receive a large number of applications. Therefore, you are strongly advised to submit your CV as soon as possible. When submitting your CV and supporting statement, please refer to the supporting documents attached.
If you are an internal candidate and currently at risk, please let the recruiting manager know.
If you wish to apply as Care Leaver or a Disability Confident candidate, please make sure to state this when submitting your CV.
If you have a disability and require assistance in submitting your CV, please contact jennie_webb@sandwell.gov.uk
For more information about working for Sandwell Council, our recruitment process and our offer to you please visit https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/counciljobs
Click here to find out more about our One Team Framework: Values and Behaviours https://www.sandwell.gov.uk/WeAreSandwell/council/story
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