Collection & Delivery Driver
Job Description
Job summary
PLEASE APPLY FOR THIS ROLE DIRECTLY ON OUR WEBSITE, USING THE LINK BELOW:
https://stcatherineshospice.peoplehr.net/Pages/JobBoard/Opening.aspx?v=d8b93f5b-c44a-41f0-bf40-4675bbb47ed7
This is a vital role within our Income Generation Team to deliver high levels of customer service and contribute to the vital work of maximising our sales and profits.
Main duties of the job
We are seeking a reliable, motivated driver to support the collection and distribution of donated goods across the Surrey and West Sussex area.
This key role supports our retail operation to run smoothly, ensuring efficient movement of goods between the shops and warehouses and representing the hospice in a positive manner.
If you have driving experience, effective customer service skills and enjoy working independently and as part of a friendly team, then we would love to hear from you.
This post is offered on a part time, permanent basis, working 16 hours per week. The hours for this post are Monday and Friday.
The successful candidate will be an essential car user, therefore candidates must have a full, clean and current UK driving licence.
About us
Employees at St Catherines Hospice can enjoy a variety of benefits including:
- Generous annual leave starting at 25 days, rising to 30 days with length of service, plus Bank Holidays, and an opportunity to buy / sell annual leave days. Plus we offer a day off for volunteering & moving house.
- Generous Pension scheme with up to 9% employer contributions or honour of NHS pension.
- Life Assurance Scheme, Counselling Offering, and a range of discounts.
- Enhanced maternity and adoption pay.
If you join St Catherines, youll be joining a supportive team all working towards a big ambition: a future where everyone approaching death and those who love and care for them can access compassionate, specialist palliative and end of life care. If that sounds like something youd find fulfilling, please apply today.
Job responsibilities
Collection & Deliver Driver Responsibilities:
Experience of driving a variety of vehicles
- Ability to safely handle large and/or heavy items
- Stamina for hands-on work
- Working independently and as part of a team, working closely with the Superstore Manager to prioritise collections and deliveries
- Professional manner, with the ability to represent the hospice positively at all times
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience of driving a variety of vehicles
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability
- to communicate effectively and diplomatically with public, staff and volunteers
- Basic maintenance knowledge of transport vehicles
- Personal organisational skills
- Excellent customer service skills and experience
- Ability to safely manage heavy loads and follow Manual Handling techniques
Desirable
- Experience of goods deliveries
- Vehicle maintenance knowledge/experience
- Experience of route planning and organisation
- Some knowledge of St Catherine's
- Hospice work in the community, including its charity shops
- Awareness of statutory regulations including H&S legislation, trading standards, hygiene etc
Qualifications
Essential
- General proficient level of literacy and numeracy
- Full, clean, current driving
Desirable
- Customer service-related qualification or experience
- Advanced driving qualification or training
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
St Catherine's Hospice
Address
St. Catherines Hospice
Grace Holland Avenue
Pease Pottage
West Sussex
RH11 9SL
United Kingdom
