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Tamus

Recovery Coordinator & SOC Liaison

Austin, TX · On-site

... Austin, Texas Job Type Staff About Disaster Assessment and Recovery (DAR) The Disaster Assessment ... This position develops, evaluates, and delivers innovative programs and resources designed to ...

Santa Maria Hostel

Caring for Two Recovery Coach

Manor, TX · On-site

$18.25 - $24/hr

This position requires extensive travel across the greater Austin area and surrounding counties ... resource referrals/linkages, conducting recovery support groups, and outreach and engagement.

Santa Maria Hostel

Caring for Two Recovery Coach

Manor, TX · On-site

$18.25 - $24/hr

This position requires extensive travel across the greater Austin area and surrounding counties ... resource referrals/linkages, conducting recovery support groups, and outreach and engagement.

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As of Aug 27, 2026, the average hourly pay for austin resource recovery in the United States is $20.62, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $19.47 and $21.88 per hour, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What is Austin Resource Recovery?

Austin Resource Recovery is a department of the City of Austin that provides waste collection, recycling, composting, and other resource management services to residents and businesses. Their goal is to reduce landfill waste and promote sustainability through innovative programs such as curbside recycling, compost collection, and hazardous waste disposal. They also educate the community about proper waste sorting and ways to minimize environmental impact. The department plays a key role in supporting Austin's goal of achieving Zero Waste by 2040.

What are some typical daily responsibilities for an Austin Resource Recovery employee?

Austin Resource Recovery employees are typically responsible for tasks such as collecting and transporting waste, recycling, and compost materials from residential and commercial locations. They also inspect waste for compliance with city guidelines, operate specialized vehicles and equipment, and provide customer service by answering questions about proper disposal methods. Team members frequently collaborate with each other and other city departments to ensure routes are completed efficiently and that the community stays informed about sustainability initiatives.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive as an Austin Resource Recovery worker, and why are they important?

To thrive as an Austin Resource Recovery worker, you need knowledge of waste management procedures, safety protocols, and often a high school diploma or equivalent. Familiarity with collection vehicles, route optimization software, and safety equipment is commonly required. Dependability, teamwork, and strong communication skills help workers efficiently coordinate tasks and serve the community. These skills ensure safe, timely, and environmentally responsible waste collection and disposal for Austin residents.

What is the difference between Austin Resource Recovery vs Waste Collection Driver?

AspectAustin Resource RecoveryWaste Collection Driver
CertificationsDriver's license, CDL often preferredDriver's license, CDL often required
Work EnvironmentMunicipal waste management, public serviceOn-route waste collection, outdoor work
Employer & IndustryCity of Austin, public sectorPrivate waste management companies or city contracts

Austin Resource Recovery primarily manages waste collection, recycling, and disposal for the city, focusing on sustainable waste management practices. Waste Collection Drivers operate vehicles to collect waste and recyclables, often working for private companies or city contracts. While both roles involve driving and waste collection, Austin Resource Recovery encompasses broader responsibilities like program management and community outreach, whereas Waste Collection Drivers focus on the physical collection process.

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Infographic showing various Austin Resource Recovery job openings in the United States as of August 2026, with employment types broken down into 1% As Needed, 87% Full Time, 10% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 88% Physical, 4% Hybrid, and 8% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $42,900 per year, or $20.6 per hour.

Austin Resource Recovery Associate (Driver Helper) - Temporary

Austintexas

Kenneth, MN • On-site

$17 - $20.25/hr

Full-time

Medical, Retirement, PTO

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About This Position


Job Description:
Austin Resource Recovery Associate
Purpose:

Under close supervision, this position performs tasks of general labor in the collection and disposal of trash and recyclables and the recovery and processing of recovered resources or in the support of the operations in the collection or disposal process.

Duties, Functions and Responsibilities:

Essential duties and functions, pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act, may include the following. Other related duties may be assigned.

  • Picks up, processes, or disposes of trash, brush, litter, recyclables, bulky items, re-use items, or compostable items by operating trash collection equipment as appropriate.

  • Pre-trips all equipment as required by management and maintains detailed vehicle and equipment records.

  • Constructs and maintains operational equipment including carts.

  • Performs basic vehicle inspections, maintenance, and repairs including trash carts.

  • Learns and follows routes, reads street maps and micro routes to locate route destinations.

  • Completes paperwork, forms, and other reports related to collection activities.

  • Uses hand tools such as backpack blower, rake, shovel, and sweep to stack, load, and unload smaller debris and litter.

  • Cleans up illegal dump sites parkland, targeted encampment sites, and other sites with high volume of trash-related complaints or concerns throughout the City of Austin.

  • Provides information to customers, when appropriate, and responds to routine customer questions about work being performed. Places customer notices, door hangers, and public information literature.

  • Follows all safety rules. Observes and reports accidents, burglaries, and hazardous situations.

  • Assists other Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) crews, as directed, and performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities - Supervisor and/or Leadership Exercised:

None.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Must possess required knowledge, skills, abilities, and experience and be able to explain and demonstrate, with or without reasonable accommodations, that the essential functions of the job can be performed.

  • Knowledge of equipment and vehicles used in waste services.

  • Skill in establishing and maintaining good working relationships with others.

  • Skill in learning simple tasks.

  • Skill in using small hand tools.

  • Skill in lifting and carrying equipment or materials applicable to the assigned work.

  • Skill in lifting and carrying equipment or material applicable to work being performed.

  • Skill in reading and writing English necessary to the level of tasks performed.

  • Ability to understand oral and written instructions in English.

  • Ability to operate required vehicles safely.

  • Ability to read, understand, and follow maps and mapping directions.

Minimum Qualifications:

Six (6) months of experience performing general labor.

Licenses and Certifications Required:

  • Valid Texas Class C Driver license, as required by position.

  • To be considered for employment in this position applicants must comply with Department of Transportation Federal Regulations and the City of Austin Drug Policy.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in the waste management industry, construction, and other general labor fields.
  • Experience working in a manual labor job outdoors in extreme heat, cold and other inclement weather.
  • Experience operating heavy equipment.


Notes to Candidate:

Austin Resource Recovery (ARR) is a department of the City of Austin with over 530 employees. We provide essential services that protect people and our planet. We collect recycling, composting, trash, large brush, bulk items, household hazardous waste and dead animals. We also sweep the streets, offer Austin and Travis County residents a service to recycle and safely dispose of household hazardous waste and provide community outreach and education. ARR is driving the global transformation of traditional waste management to sustainable resource recovery. Learn more at AustinRecycles.com.

Curbside Collections:

Collects residential compost/recycle/garbage from 700-1500 homes a day across the City of Austin. Employees work on and around large commercial vehicles such as Rear Loader commercial vehicles and transport materials to designated processing facilities. Duties include performing routine vehicle checks (cleaning, refilling fluids, pre and post inspections), reading street maps to locate route destinations, operating fleet technology, maintaining vehicle records, and training others in proper equipment use-all while providing courteous customer service to residents along the route. This is a physically demanding, outdoor position that requires frequent stretching, bending, lifting, and stooping in various weather conditions.

Underpass/Clean Creeks:

Supports Austin Resource Recovery by keeping creeks, watersheds, underpasses, rightofways, illegal dumpsites, and encampment areas clean. This role involves removing litter, debris, and bulk items from both active and inactive encampment sites. The work includes handcollecting litter and bulk materials, entering and exiting refuse collection vehicles, and stepping on and off the rear platform using hand and foot holds pulling your own body weight. This is a physically demanding, outdoor position that requires frequent stretching, bending, lifting, and stooping in various weather conditions.

Litter Control:

Thia team provides daily cleaning of downtown areas, illegal dumpsites, rights-of-way and during special events. They operate backpack blowers, collect hand-picked litter and will perform pre and post trips on equipment. This is a physically demanding, outdoor position that requires frequent stretching, bending, lifting, and stooping in various weather conditions.

Days/Hours:

Curbside Collections: Monday - Friday: 5:30a.m. - 2:00p.m.

Underpass/Clean Creeks: Monday - Friday: 6:30a.m. - 3:00p.m.

Litter Control: Wednesday - Saturday: 2:30a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Litter Control: Sunday - Wednesday: 2:30a.m. - 1:00p.m.

Employees are assigned to work groups and shifts according to business needs. Employees must also be available to work holidays, weekends, after hours, seasonal shift changes, and in other work groups as needed to meet business demands.

Worksite Location:

4108 Todd Lane. Austin, Texas 78744

Pay Range:

Temporary - Austin Resource Recovery Associate: $22.05 - $23.39 per hour

Criminal Background Investigation: This position does not require a Criminal Background Investigation.

Additional Information:
A competency assessment may be required to verify your skill set.

Benefits: Working with the City of Austin atAustin Resource Recovery (ARR)provides a number of health and welfare benefits, such as medical, paid leave time, a great retirement plan, training opportunities and more! Learn more about City of Austin benefits.

This position is considered an essential position, which means it is expected that an employee comes to work during any City Closure or emergency to include bad weather and any other unexpected events or shutdowns.
Physical requirements for Operational Positions:
The employee is required to perform the following tasks during the normal course of an approximately eight (8) to ten (10) hour day, four (4) to six (6) days a week.

  • This position involves sitting while driving a commercial refuse vehicle as well as entering or exiting the cab and the rear step of the truck using hand and foot holds pulling body weight about 18-36 inches around 1250 times per day. The employee will apply up to 100 pounds of force occasionally and less force frequently to move objects. The position requires constant standing and grasping of hand holds roughly 32-54 inches from step to handle while riding on the back of the truck with frequent stops. This will involve continuous use of arms, shoulders, legs and feet to operate drive/steering inputs. Additionally, the employee will frequently be expected to perform tasks involving stretching, bending, twisting, squatting, kneeling, pushing/pulling, lifting and stooping while inspecting vehicle, while pushing/pulling 50+ pound refuse containers or throwing items into a refuse truck at approximately 5 feet high.
  • This position walks from house to house to retrieve carts, brush, bulk, and bags for approximately 8-10 hours during a normal workday and works in extreme heat, cold, rain and other bad weather. Additional hazards include working close to mechanical parts, oils, fumes/odors/gases, noise, repetitive motions and vibration which expose joints and muscles to vibration and shock produced by the truck as well as walking near traffic, uneven surfaces, mud, snow, ice or rain daily. Employees may come in contact with blood and/or other potentially infectious materials.
  • Employees must have sufficiently good eyesight to drive and inspect trucks and other equipment. Additionally, listening while driving is necessary to hear emergency vehicles and other issues with traffic or operational equipment. Employees must also be able to hear and speak to communicate with supervisors, dispatchers, and citizens.

If required, as a condition of your employment for this position, you will be required to obtain the Commercial Learners Permit (CLP), which is required prior to Entry Level Driver Training (theory), which should be completed within the first 30 days of hire. Additionally, you will be required to obtain a State of Texas commercial driver license (CDL) within 120 days of hire date. To be considered for employment in this position applicants must comply with Department of Transportation Federal Regulations and the City of Austin Drug Policy.

Application:Each individual who submits an Application as provided in the Municipal Civil Service Rules and meets the Minimum Qualifications for a Competitive Position, shall be considered a Candidate for that Position. Employees in Good Standing who are Candidates within the Department or division that the Position resides in and who meet the Minimum and Preferred Qualifications (if any) of the Position will be included in the initial interview.
A detailed and complete employment application is required to help us better evaluate your qualifications and will be used to determine salary if you are selected for this position. Your application should reflect your complete employment history (to include all job duties responsibilities and employment dates) on your online application. The application is an official document; incomplete applications will not be considered (e.g., "see resume" or "see LinkedIn Profile"). The responses to the supplemental questions inquiring about experience should be reflected on your application.

When completing the City of Austin employment application: A detailed and complete job application is required and helps us to better evaluate your qualifications. In completing your job application, please be sure to provide aCOMPLETEemployment history regarding any and all relevant work experience that you would like for us to consider.If you are applying for a driving position that requires a Commercial Driver License (CDL), please list ALL CDL employers on your application. This information is used to determine your salary forCDLjobs.

References and Employment Verification: If selected you will be required to provide three professional references, with one being your current or most recent supervisor.


Please be thorough in completing the employment application and list all experience and education that is relevant to this position. For each position, please describe your specific experience as it relates to the minimum and preferred qualifications. This information will also be used to determine salary in the event that you are selected for this position. You will not be given the opportunity to provide additional work experience once you complete and submit your job application. Furthermore, if selected as the top candidate, you will not be permitted to present additional work experience for salary calculation purposes.
Each individual who submits an Application as provided in the Municipal Civil Service Rules and meet the Minimum Qualifications for a Competitive Position shall be considered a Candidate for that Position. Employees, in Good Standing, who are Candidates within the Department or division that the Position resides in and who meet the Minimum and Preferred Qualifications (if any) of the Position will be included in the initial interview.
Veterans:
Veteran candidates will be required to provide a copy of their DD214 at the time of interview.
Driving Requirement:

This position requires a valid Texas Class C Driver License or the ability to acquire one by your hire date. External New Hires must meet theCity of Austin's Driver Record Evaluation (DRE) requisite. To be considered for a driving position, applicants cannot have more than three moving violations or a total of six Driver Record Evaluation points within a period of thirty-six (36) months.

NOTE:All Austin Resource Recovery locations are tobacco-free. Use of tobacco products and/or e-cigarettes is not permitted on anyARRworksite - including parking lot or in any personal vehicle located on the premises.

Important Note to Applicants:
Please be aware that the Job Posting Close Date reflects the final day to apply, but the posting will close at 11:59 PM the day before the date listed. All application steps, including attachments and submission, must be fully completed before that time.

We also recommend that you save or print a copy of the job posting for your records. Once a posting has closed, it will no longer be viewable in the system.

Tobacco and Vape-Free Workplace:All Austin Resource Recovery locations are tobacco-free. Us...

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