Highways cleaner

You may:

• drive street cleaning vehicles
•  use cleaning machines and hand tools such as brushes
•  clear drains and gullies
•  use a pressure washer to clean paved areas
•  remove litter, graffiti and fly posters
•  use specialist machines to remove chewing gum from pavements
•  clean equipment at the end of each day

• to be thorough and pay attention to detail
• customer service skills
• physical skills like movement, coordination, dexterity and grace
• the ability to work well with others
• knowledge of public safety and security 
• the ability to use your initiative
• the ability to operate and control equipment
• the ability to use, repair and maintain machines and tools
• to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device

You may need a C1 licence in some jobs to drive service trucks up to 7.5 tonnes.

You can get into this job through:

• a college course
• applying directly

With qualifications and experience you could progress to become a supervisor or manager.