Household Recycling Operative

Location: Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead, SL6 1AY
Salary: £14.86 per hour plus excellent benefits
Schedule: Fixed Term Contract 3-months, Full-time, 40 hours per week, Monday to Sunday (rota) Summer shift times 8am to 8pm, Winter shift times 8am to 4.30pm.

Ready to impact a better future?

As a Household Recycling Operative in our Waste Management team, you’ll play a vital role in helping communities recycle responsibly, keeping sites safe, clean, and welcoming for everyone who visits.

Every day, your work will support positive environmental outcomes and create a visible impact on local communities. By guiding members of the public and promoting correct waste segregation, you’ll help increase recycling quality, reduce contamination, and contribute to a cleaner future we can all be proud of.

What you’ll do as a Household Recycling Operative

You’ll be entrusted to:

• Assist with opening and closing the household waste recycling site in line with site procedures


• Support members of the public to dispose of waste safely and recycle correctly


• Promote recycling and environmental awareness to site users


• Monitor waste segregation and remove contamination where necessary


• Maintain cleanliness, safety, and organisation across the site


• Use plant, tools, and equipment safely and in line with training and instructions

Does this sound like you?

You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have:

• A strong customer service mindset and enjoy working with the public


• A practical understanding of waste types and recycling, or the willingness to learn


• Good communication skills and basic literacy and numeracy


• Physical fitness and comfort working outdoors in all weather conditions


• A proactive, flexible approach and the ability to work independently or as part of a team

Vetting and checks:

As well as checking eligibility to work in the UK, you will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to help us identify and provide any support you may need to undertake the role effectively.

Discover all you need to keep growing

We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.

What we offer

• Holidays: 20 days plus 8 bank holidays


• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme


• Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (including L3 Team Leader and L5 Operations Manager apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression


• Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime Healthline, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco‑managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service


• Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel


• Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax‑free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity


• Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.

A little bit about us:
At Serco, everyone plays a vital part in delivering essential public services that make a real difference. As a global team of 50,000 people across Defence, Transport, Justice, Immigration, Healthcare, Leisure and Citizen Services, we’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the services that communities rely on. Guided by our values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride, our people make meaningful impact, every single day.
 

Our inclusive recruitment commitment:
We prioritise your skills and potential. As a Disability Confident Leader, the Top Great British Employer of Veterans 2026, and a Gold Inclusive Employer Standard holder, we champion equal opportunities for all. We offer flexible and hybrid working where possible and make reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment and employment.

• Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans and people with convictions, who meet the minimum job criteria, are guaranteed an interview. Simply opt into the relevant scheme on the application form.

• Ban The Box: We also support fair access for those with unspent criminal convictions through our ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some roles may have security exemptions).

For support with your application, please contact [email protected].