Activities Driver - Bank
Job Description
Job summary
Avery Healthcare is one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, committed to creating meaningful lives together for their residents. They are seeking a compassionate, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join their friendly, award-winning team as an Activities Driver.
Main duties of the job
As an Activities Driver, your focus will be on providing safe, timely, and courteous transportation for residents to and from various activities, while ensuring quality service. You will assist residents with any special needs during transportation, focus on driving while directing tasks and passenger interactions to onboard support staff, and provide miscellaneous pickup and delivery services as needed.
About us
Avery Healthcare is one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK. They believe that the later years of their residents' lives should be as enriching as any other, and their vision of 'creating meaningful lives together' is achieved through the exceptional care and experience they offer across their growing portfolio of over 100 care homes.
Job responsibilities
Package Description:
At Avery Healthcare, we believe in caring for those who care for our residents. We recognise and celebrate our hard-working colleagues,support your career development with a variety of apprenticeships, and provide you with access to a range of leisure and retail discounts.
We are now seeking a compassionate, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our friendly, award-winning team as an Activities Driver.
ABOUT THE ROLE
Your focus as Activities Driver will be providing safe, timely and courteous transportation for residents to and from various activities while providing quality service.
Other responsibilities will include:
- Providing transportation services for residents.
- Assisting residents with any special needs during transportation, such as carrying packages, opening doors, assisting residents onto and out of the vehicle, and assisting residents to the point of destination required.
- Always focusing on driving; directs tasks and passenger interactions to onboard support staff while the vehicle is in motion.
- Providing miscellaneous pickup and delivery services as needed.
ABOUT YOU
To be successful in your application, you must live our values of caring, support, honesty, respect, and accountability in everything you do.
Our ideal candidate must:
- Have a PCV license with Cat D1 and an acceptable driving record.
- Attend periodic Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) training as required.
- Be knowledgeable of all safety precautions and comply with safety procedures.
- Be able to react calmly in emergencies and be considerate.
ABOUT AVERY
As one of the largest providers of luxury elderly care homes in the UK, we believe that the later years of our residents' lives should be as enriching as any other.Our vision of creating meaningful lives together is achieved by the exceptional care and experience we proudly offer throughout our growing portfolio of over 100 care homes while establishing ourselves as the preferred choice for residents and employees.
Please note this role will require:
- A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
- Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- You must have a PCV license with Cat D1 and an acceptable driving record. You will also need to attend periodic Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) training as required, be knowledgeable of all safety precautions, and be able to react calmly in emergencies and be considerate.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.
Address
Avery Healthcare
Beckenham Park Care Home, 2 Roman Way, Beckenham
BR3 3FH
