Salary: £25,620 - £25,989
Grade: CD
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 per week
Weekend Working Occasional
Location: Skipton, North Yorkshire
Do you want a rewarding role that allows you to work outside in some of the most scenic places in the Country? Do you want a role with the opportunity to develop a career pathway?
We currently have a vacancy in Skipton for a Loader (Waste & Street Scene)
The role
- Loader plays a key role in ensuring the safe and efficient collection of refuse and recycling and street scene duties which is a critical function for the Council.
- Collection crews led by the driver are among the most visible members of the Council workforce.
- This post is deemed to be a Safety Critical post in line with the Council’s Workplace Substance Misuse Policy. In addition to those circumstance listed in the policy where a test will be required, this post will be subject to random testing.
- Responsible for the health and safety of self and colleagues, ensuring that all safe working practices are followed, including wearing of Protection Personal Equipment (PPE), and reporting any issues/accidents/incidents to line management.
- To follow all guidance and instruction given by the driver during the working day.
- Responsible for completion of the daily allocated tasks through periods of annual leave and absence cover, working with team members across service areas, e.g. street scene, in daily specific routes and activities.
- To support the driver in undertaking dynamic risk assessments and to act as Reversing Assistant, to ensure manoeuvres are completed safely and mitigate the risk to Pedestrians, all other road users, Public and Commercial property.
- Communicating with the Driver using approved hand signals and vocal commands to prevent incidents occurring.
- Comply with all required training as requested and ongoing responsibilities. To operate any and all equipment in line with training provided.
- Ensuring all collections, including assisted/communal, are completed and receptacles returned, where appropriate.
- Collection and emptying of receptacles, ensuring high levels of customer service – removing spillages, checking of service lists and reporting instances outside of acceptable presentation – over-weight, contamination, damaged receptacle, lapsed contract etc. Working with the driver to use paperwork or digitally on phones/in-cab devices to promote high standards of service delivery, efficiency and customer service. Communication of any refusal to the public via bin tag/sticker etc.
- To work as a team to ensure services are completed and responsive to external factors – breakdowns, blockages etc. to minimise risk of service failure. Making suitable attempts to access all locations on the collection round.
- Having knowledge of and undertaking a wide range of duties in the public realm including Cleansing and litter picking Emptying of litter and dog waste bins Removal of weeds, graffiti, dead animals, and fly tipping
- Cleaning of Public conveniences (if applicable), Winter snow clearing and gritting.
- Provide support for specific activities such as flood events to effectively distribute sandbags or to search illegally dumped waste to support fly tipping prosecutions.
More information:
For more information regarding the role please contact Lisa Holdsworth via Lisa.Holdsworth@northyorks.gov.uk
Key dates:
Closing date: 10th May 2026
Interview Date: From Tuesday 12th May 2026
Venue for Interview: Engine Shed Lane Depot, Skipton
Key documents:
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.
North Yorkshire Council are committed to the health and safety of our employees and of others including the general public. It has a responsibility to ensure employees who hold a position that is deemed to be safety critical as it requires the performance of duties which are directly related to the safe operation or security of a facility, piece of equipment or vehicle, handling of chemicals or work at height or in confined spaces and which, if not performed properly, could result in a serious safety risk or environmental hazard to employees, a facility or the general public , do not attend work whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Individuals offered employment with North Yorkshire Council will be subject to the Workplace Substance Misuse policy. For safety critical roles as detailed above, random alcohol and drug testing may take place during the course of employment.