Retail Van Driver and Donation Centre Assistant
6 months ago
**Retail Van Driver and Donation Centre Assistant**
**Harrogate - with travel around Yorkshire in company vehicles**
**We are committed to paying the Real Living Wage.**
**Part time - 2 varying shift patterns. Either 14.5 hours across Sunday and Monday or 15 hours across Friday and Saturday per week.**
**FTE of £23,088.00 per annum based on 37 hours per week (Pro-rated £9,048.00 per annum based on 14.5 hours per week or £9,360 per annum based on 15 hours per week)**
**About Us**
Yorkshire is one of the regions hardest hit by cancer. Together, we can change this.
Yorkshire Cancer Research is a charity dedicated to funding research so that you and those you love live longer healthier lives, free of cancer.
Thanks to supporters, the charity funds vital cancer research and pioneers innovative new services for people with cancer. These life-giving medical breakthroughs are helping more people survive cancer - in Yorkshire, and beyond.
As an inclusive employer, our aim is to ensure our workforce reflects the rich diversity of our region. We believe a diverse workforce is vital to us taking action to prevent, diagnose and treat cancer more effectively in Yorkshire. We offer equal opportunities regardless of race, religion or belief, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, marriage and civil partnerships.
**The Benefits**
We offer all employees a wide range of benefits including an enhanced contributory pension scheme, 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays (increasing to 30 days after 5 years’ service), flexible working arrangements, private medical insurance, enhanced maternity leave, career progression, learning and development, wellbeing initiatives, offices within walking distance of Hornbeam Park train station, free onsite parking and a whole lot more.
We’ve got a strong set of values that inform everything we do and we’re looking for people who are aligned with these. As our Retail Van Driver and Donation Centre Assistant you will put people in Yorkshire at the heart of everything you do, unite with colleagues and other organisations in this cause, and dare to think big and bold to make positive solutions happen.
To find out more about our values and how important they are to us, please visit our website.
**The Role**
As our Retail Van Driver and Donation Centre Assistant, you will be part of the team responsible for ensuring the efficient running of the donation centre.
Supporting the Donation Centre Manager, the primary focus of your role is to deliver stock to our retail shops across Yorkshire in a timely manner. However, at busy times you will also be required to assist with sorting and selecting of stock, collecting and accepting donations at the centre or from donors, assisting with general maintenance tasks and supporting with the removal of general waste through the appropriate channels whilst working in compliance with all relevant Health and Safety legislation and our Driving for Work policy.
**Specifically, you will**:
- Carry out deliveries of donated stock to shops ensuring that the shops receive the stock that they have requested from the Donation Centre.
- Complete collections of furniture and goods across Yorkshire, including the disposal of waste materials, as directed.
- Assist with the moving of furniture and other goods between shops and the Donation Centre. There will also be a requirement to collect goods from donors.
- Be responsible for day-to-day vehicle maintenance, including completion of the weekly vehicle maintenance checklist and daily visual checks.
- Create a positive, professional, warm welcome for all visitors when accepting donations.
- Seek opportunities to actively engage with visitors to enhance their visit and further promote the profile of the charity.
- Be responsible for assessing the quality of goods collected, including furniture which will include declining donations that are unsuitable for sale and may contravene the Sales of Goods Act 1979.
- Support with the sorting and selecting of stock, as required or directed by the Donation Centre Manager.
- Assist with basic maintenance tasks at all sites, including:
- Minor repairs to fixtures and fittings
- Basic grounds/exterior maintenance
- Painting & decorating
- Work safely at all times, adhering to the hazards highlighted in associated risk assessments and within own personal abilities.
- Where tasks require a relevant tradesperson, raise it to the Shop Manager and/or Facilities Manager so that the appropriate trade can be organised.
- Have a basic working knowledge of the Yorkshire Cancer Research compliance system (EVERY), including reacting to and closing reactive tasks at properties.
**About You**
To be considered for this role, you will need:
- To be educated to at least GCSE standard or equivalent, including Maths and English.
- To have proof of your eligibility to work in the UK.
- To have a full UK driving licence with less than
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