Van Driver

5 months ago

Thirsk, United Kingdom Saint Michael's Hospice Full time

**Van Driver**

**£11.44 per hour**

**22.5 hours per week**

**Permanent**

**Herriot Hospice Homecare Stores. Base to be determined**

Saint Michaels Hospice & Herriot Hospice Homecare Charity Stores are at the heart of our community.

Are you an adaptable and driven delivery driver, comfortable handling a long wheelbase vehicle? We are currently looking for a Retail Driver to support our Herriot shops with furniture collection and delivery, alongside general shop support.

**Please see a copy of the full Job Description and Person Specification for this role at the bottom of this page.**
- **Have you been recommended to this role by a current employee as part of our recommend a friend scheme? Don’t forget to let us know after clicking apply.**_

**Benefits include: -**
- 35 days holiday per year (including Bank Holidays, pro-rata).
- Comprehensive Induction Programme.
- Refer a friend bonus scheme.
- Pension Scheme with an employer contribution of 8%.
- Employee Assistance Programme.
- Access to staff support.
- Free group life assurance.
- Free DBS check.
- Free car parking at Hospice office sites.

You will be joining an organisation that is driven, caring, and responsive and you will be playing an important role in enabling us to provide our highly valued services to the people of Harrogate, Hambleton, and Richmondshire Districts.

At North Yorkshire Hospice Care we believe that children, young people and adults should never experience abuse of any kind. Every member of our organisation has a responsibility to promote the welfare of all who encounter our services. We aim to keep people safe and to operate our services in a way that protects them; to make reporting concerns as easy as possible and respond quickly; to listen to all worries and work in partnership with individuals and agencies. All our staff and volunteers receive annual training on both adults and children/young people’s safeguarding.

North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a registered charity in England and Wales (518905) with a family of services operating as Herriot Hospice Homecare, Just ‘B’, Saint Michael’s Hospice, and Talking Spaces. North Yorkshire Hospice Care is a company limited by guarantee, registered in England and Wales (2121179).

**Our Values at Work**

North Yorkshire Hospice Care is clear about who we are, what we do and why we do it. It is our vision; mission and values that underpin this understanding and all three of these areas continue to evolve as we develop in response to the changing world around us.

we have re-examined our values with our stakeholders seeking to define a sense of who we are today. The result? A set of 10 values/behaviours that crystallize this thinking and act as a yardstick for our thinking and actions.

This shared set of values helps guide our decisions, actions and behaviours and is at the core of our collective aspiration to live in a community where everyone gets the care they need to live their last years, months and days with respect and dignity.

NB: This list is not exclusive or exhaustive but captures those values/behaviours currently at the top of our agenda.
- We put the people who use our services at the heart of everything we do
- We are caring and compassionate
- We are personal and supportive in our approach
- We engage positively
- We are responsive
- We are driven to do better
- We are fair
- We are professional
- We work collaboratively
- We are accountable

**Van Driver - Herriot Area**

1. **Job Purpose**

To support and contribute the work across our Herriot Hospice Homecare stores, undertaking driving, collection and delivery of furniture and shop support across the region.

2. **Key Tasks**

**Operational**
- To follow the planned daily task list undertaking collections or delivery of items of furniture, undertaking house clearances, transporting stock between shops and collecting rubbish or unwanted items according to the schedule.
- To ensure that any delays in collections or deliveries are communicated to customers quickly, maintaining the highest standards of customer service at all times.
- To maximise the income from gift aid by signing up donors on as many occasions as possible, ensuring that the information supplied about the scheme is as up to date as possible.
- Ensure that the vans are kept clean and tidy both inside and out, undertaking weekly washing and cleaning as a minumum.
- To undertake minor repairs to furniture donated to make it safe to sell and use or if necessary dispose of it safely.

**Regulatory**
- To be able to drive a long wheel base vehicle, complying with all road safety and traffic regulations and using the most efficient and effective routes.
- To help review all items for collection to make sure that they meet the requirements of fire safety legislation, are of suitable quality and meet the guidelines for saleable items which will be cost effective to sell. To explain any reasons for not accepting an item are explained in accord

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