Performance and Improvement Officer

If you're eager to escape the routine of a 'typical' working day, this role may be exactly what you're looking for! As a Performance and Improvement Officer, you'll experience variety every day and face new challenges that make a real difference in waste management across Lincolnshire. Here's a snapshot of your potential responsibilities:

Community Engagement: Connect with residents and local businesses to provide support and personalised advice on waste practices, with a focus on improving recycling quality across the county's diverse communities.
Supporting Operations: Collaborate with District Council waste teams, provide training, work with collection crews, and help identify contamination issues to maintain consistent waste collection practices.
Investigations and Analysis: Conduct in-depth reviews on bin rejections, contamination levels and additional waste capacity requests to identify improvement opportunities.
Waste Minimisation: Contribute to broader waste reduction goals across the entire waste team.
Educational Outreach: Lead workshops and talks in schools, at community events, and at group meetings, educating on the environmental impact of waste, disposal methods, and the journey of waste beyond collection day.
Public Interaction: Represent LCC at events like the Lincolnshire Show and local markets, providing information and answering questions on waste disposal and management.

For more about the role, check out this video with our Senior Performance and Improvement Officer, Alistair Wood: Watch Here

About the Team

Our team works across Lincolnshire, often in varied conditions and early hours. Despite the occasional rainy day, we stay connected and support each other, whether through team catch-ups, our WhatsApp group, or occasional social events. While team outings aren't mandatory, we enjoy the chance to unwind together-karaoke included (no pressure to sing!).

This is a mobile role, so a valid driver's license and access to a car are essential.

Join us as we enter an exciting new phase. LCC is seeking a motivated, creative, and adaptable individual with a positive outlook to help us tackle waste management challenges across the county. This opportunity has opened up due to internal progression, and we're looking for someone enthusiastic to build on our successes and drive further positive change in waste services. If you're ready for a rewarding and impactful role, we'd love to hear from you!, In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post., Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

If you're ready to embrace a dynamic role within a fun and dedicated team, we encourage you to apply!

About Our Offer
Along with a competitive salary we are offering:

A Contributory pension
Comprehensive benefits package including excellent discount schemes and cycle to work
Flexible working policies
Career progression opportunities
A generous annual leave entitlement plus the option to buy more
Further details can be found here: Rewards and benefits - Lincolnshire County Council