Recycling Communications Officer
Cardiff Council
Recycling Communications Officer
Salary Range: Grade 4 - £25,989 - £28,142
Location: Cardiff
Closing date: 13/02/2026
Contract: Temporary until 31st March 2028.
Cardiff is growing faster than any other capital city in Europe, and we have an exciting opportunity for 10 dynamic individuals to join Recycling Neighbourhood Services. This role puts you at the heart of a city-wide campaign to improve recycling, reduce waste sent to incineration, and support Cardiff in meeting national recycling and environmental targets.
As a Recycling Communications Officer, you will play a direct role in changing behaviours, supporting residents, and helping communities make positive, lasting environmental changes.
The role of a Recycling Communication Officer is to be 'the voice' of Cardiff's recycling and waste service, empowering residents to use the recycling services available to their full potential.
This includes speaking with residents, community groups, schools and trade customers through a range of door knocking and community outreach sessions. Your conversations will include the correct presentation of waste, the benefits of recycling, how to reduce waste etc.
Key responsibilities include:
- Carrying out early-morning waste and recycling participation monitoring ahead of collections
- Recording and analysing data to identify recycling trends and areas for improvement
- Speaking with residents through door-knocking and follow-up visits to understand barriers to recycling
- Delivering outreach and engagement sessions at community venues, events and schools
- Promoting waste reduction, reuse and correct recycling practices
- Supporting the development of Cardiff’s waste and recycling strategy through surveys and research
You will help to provide key data, to develop Cardiff's waste strategy. This will include the completion of face-to-face surveys, on street monitoring and desk based research.
Swyddog Cyfathrebu Ailgylchu
Ystod Cyflog: Gradd 4 - £25,989 - £28,142
Lleoliad: Caerdydd
Dyddiad cau: 13/02/2026
Contract: Swydd dros dro yw hon tan 31 Mawrth 2028.
Mae Caerdydd yn tyfu'n gyflymach nag unrhyw brifddinas arall yn Ewrop ac mae gennym gyfle cyffrous i 10 unigolyn deinamig ymuno â’r Gwasanaethau Cymdogaeth ac Ailgylchu. Bydd y rôl hon yn eich rhoi wrth wraidd ymgyrch ledled y ddinas i wella ailgylchu, lleihau gwastraff sy'n cael ei anfon i’w losgi, a chefnogi Caerdydd i gyrraedd targedau ailgylchu ac amgylcheddol cenedlaethol.
Fel Swyddog Cyfathrebu Ailgylchu, byddwch yn chwarae rhan uniongyrchol wrth newid ymddygiad, cefnogi preswylwyr a helpu cymunedau i wneud newidiadau amgylcheddol cadarnhaol a pharhaol.
Rôl Swyddog Cyfathrebu Ailgylchu yw bod yn 'llais' gwasanaeth ailgylchu a gwastraff Caerdydd, gan rymuso preswylwyr i ddefnyddio'r gwasanaethau ailgylchu sydd ar gael i'w llawn botensial.
Mae hyn yn cynnwys siarad â phreswylwyr, grwpiau cymunedol, ysgolion a chwsmeriaid masnach trwy amrywiaeth o sesiynau mynd o ddrws i ddrws ac allgymorth cymunedol. Bydd eich sgyrsiau'n cynnwys cyflwyno gwastraff yn gywir, buddion ailgylchu, sut i leihau gwastraff ac ati.
Mae’r cyfrifoldebau allweddol yn cynnwys:
- Monitro cyfranogiad gwastraff ac ailgylchu yn gynnar yn y bore cyn casgliadau
- Cofnodi a dadansoddi data i nodi tueddiadau ailgylchu a meysydd i'w gwella
- Siarad â phreswylwyr trwy fynd o ddrws i ddrws ac ymweliadau dilynol i ddeall rhwystrau i ailgylchu
- Cynnal sesiynau allgymorth ac ymgysylltu mewn lleoliadau, digwyddiadau ac ysgolion cymunedol
- Hyrwyddo lleihau gwastraff, ailddefnyddio ac arferion ailgylchu cywir
- Cefnogi datblygiad strategaeth gwastraff ac ailgylchu Caerdydd trwy arolygon ac ymchwil
Byddwch yn helpu i ddarparu data allweddol, i ddatblygu strategaeth gwastraff Caerdydd. Bydd hyn yn cynnwys cwblhau arolygon wyneb yn wyneb, monitro ar y strydoedd ac ymchwil pen desg.