Recycling Attendant

Permanent part-time position based at the Willawong Resource Recovery Centre - Minimum 40 hours per fortnight, including weekend shifts. Additional hours offered where available. - If you are a customer orientated person and passionate about recycling, then this is the role for you **Who is Endeavour Foundation?** Endeavour Foundation support people with disabilities to live, learn, work and flourish according to their own interests and priorities. We are people working together, making possibilities a reality for people with a disability. **About Endeavour Foundation Recycling Solutions** - Endeavour Foundation currently operates 26 Transfer Stations and Resource Recovery Centres, 3 accredited e-waste re - Our recycling solutions often engage local councils as our key clients. In 2014-15, our recycling operations processed 50,000 tonnes of cardboard, paper, e-waste, têxtiles, plastic, glass, metals, commons and general household goods - assisting councils, business and households divert waste from landfill. **What can Endeavour Foundation offer you?** - Salary Packaging Benefits Package up to **$15,900 **of your annual salary tax free. Less tax = more take home pay for you - In addition to your tax-free benefit, you can also use up to **$2,650** of your pre-tax income to pay for entertainment expenses (meals, holiday accommodation etc.) - An Employee Assistance Program - a free and confidential counselling service available to all staff and their family members - Discounts on Corporate Private Health Insurance Plans, whitegoods and appliances - Paid Parental Leave and Salary Continuance - Reward and Recognition Program - Free flu vaccinations **A little bit about the role...** Endeavour Foundation is a member of **Charitable Recycling Australia (CRA)** which promotes the impact of the charitable reuse, recycling and retail sector. As a **Recycling Attendant**, you will play an integral role in the coordination of recyclable goods to ensure objects are recycled appropriately, you will also: - Inspect the load of each recycling truck entering the waste facility to ascertain the contents of each load and direct drivers to the appropriate recycling areas - Assist customers to unload contents and advise the most appropriate methods of disposing of contents by providing instructions for the separation of specified materials to ensure safety requirements are met - Drive our Endeavour Foundation recycling trucks when fellow staff members are on annual leave - Maintain a high level of tidiness and presentation of premises to ensure Endeavour and the waste facility’s image is of the highest standard - Comply with Endeavour’s Work Health and Safety policies and procedures to ensure safety in and out of the workplace is upheld **What will you bring to the role?** - Superb customer service, great communication, and excellent time management skills - Comfortable with heavy lifting and working on your feet all day - You can work with mínimal supervision, but with high levels of respect for others - Intermediate computer skills - A current Driver's Licence and own transport due to limited public transport at some sites - Availability to work every second weekend **How you can join Endeavour Foundation?** Please note, before commencing with Endeavour Foundation, you will be required to undertake a **“Fit2Work” National Criminal History Check, **hold or be willing to obtain a **Working with Children Check (Blue Card) **and a** NDIS Worker Screening Check/Yellow Card.** Additionally, in line with the direction from State Government, all authorised workers defined under the Queensland Public Health Order are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Endeavour Foundation requires all new employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If this is the opportunity for you, click ‘Apply’ below. We look forward to hearing from you **_ "We are a 2021 Circle Back Initiative Employer, and we commit to respond to every applicant"_