LES Operative 2 (M - F)(4 Posts) - GLA14102

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Location: Various areas throughout the City Glasgow

Salary: £27,140.10 per year

Contract Type: Permanent

Position Type: Full Time

Hours: 37 hours per week

Job Description

An opportunity has arisen within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability for 4 LES Operative 2s to join our Neighbourhood Clean Team on a permanent basis.

NRS brings together a diverse range of Glasgow City Council operational, technical and development services that focus on sustainable transport, place making and delivering essential city services.

If you’re interested in working within a service that touches on all aspects within the city, please read on.

Duties will involve assisting with the delivery of a range of tasks covering the general maintenance of highways, properties, open spaces, inland waterways, and parks. You will also assist higher graded operatives / tradesmen with more skilled work.

Good communication skills, an ability to deal with the public and work within a team are essential. Previous experience of labouring and operating equipment is advantageous although full training will be provided. The location is city-wide, and candidates must be prepared to work at any Depot location as required.

Further details regarding what this role entails are noted within the Role Profile for the post, whilst the Person Specification document confirms the key competencies you are required to demonstrate in your application.

It is anticipated that interviews will take place from week commencing 14 April 2025.

Weekly Hours: 37 per week

Work Pattern: Monday to Thursday, 8am to 4pm; and Friday, 8am – 3:30pm inclusive of a 30-minute unpaid break each day.

Additional Payments: In addition to the annual salary the role attracts an annual non-standard work pattern/hours (NSWPH) payment of £1,357 plus an annual working context & demand (WCD) payment of £1,172.

Key Pre-Employment Information

As part of the pre-employment checks for this post the successful candidate will require to undergo a pre-employment online medical questionnaire.

Benefits of working with us

Glasgow City Council employees have access to a wide-ranging and generous benefits package. If you’re successful in your job application, you’ll have access to these benefits which include:

• 26 days (182 hours) paid annual leave, rising to 29 days (203) hours after 5 years’ service (pro rata to shift pattern and start point in year)

• 12.5 days (87.5 hours) paid public holidays each year (pro rata to shift pattern and start point in year)

• Life and Personal Accident Insurance

• Occupational Sickness Pay

For guidance on completing your application, and to view other benefits on offer for employees of Glasgow City Council, please visit the following link: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/vacancies.

Application Packs

The following alternative Application Packs can be requested in other format for example, Braille, Audio and other languages. To request an alternative Application Pack please phone 0141 287 1054. Packs will be posted out to you 2nd class within 3 working days of receiving your telephone request. Please note the closing date of the job advert if requesting this to ensure that you give yourself plenty of time to complete your application form and return to us.

Further Information

Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see

For further information about working for us please refer to our website GCC HR Policies

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