Cash Carrying Crew

**Salary**:£29,688.35 per annum **Grade**:CHD Crew **Contract Details**: Permanent **Location**: Newcastle CVIT **Reporting to**: Shift Manager Part of Post Office Ltd, our Cash and Valuables in Transit division provides a high value delivery and collection service for a range of corporate and retail sectors. Supported by our national network of depots and vehicles we process cash, coin and highvalue items 24 hours a day. Operating from a secure site either alone or as a team you will be the professional face of the Post Office. Interacting with customers from both Post Office Ltd and external organisations. The Purpose of the Role - To provide excellent customer service to Post Office Branches and our other CVIT customers, delivering value items in a timely, safe, compliant and secure way. - To provide excellent efficiency that enables costs for the business to be minimised and to ensure that the business operates legally at all times. **Principal Accountabilities** - Operation of business vehicles that enable the delivery of consignments to and from Post Office Branches and our other CVIT customers, whilst remaining secure, safe and legal, whilst delivering all targets. - Ensure that all road traffic regulations and vehicles checks are performed, whilst ensuring that proper care is taken of all business assets, treating them as you would treat your own. - Stay aware when operating vehicles on the road and that you remain vigilant, driving and acting in a way that avoids/reduces the risks of Road Traffic Accidents. - Demonstrate personal ownership when adopting new and revised process, technology and when new ways of working are introduced. - Operate across of all of the CVIT disciplines including but not exclusive of Driving CVIT vehicles, receipt and despatch, opening up / closing down of CVIT unit. - Actively participate in own performance reviews and to take on board any learning points that lead to improved performance. - Demonstrate a flexible attitude in day to day operations which may mean your daily scheduled is changed at short notice. - Observe dignity and respect of all colleagues and work effectively alone or as part of the team. - Operate all manual handling equipment responsibly and to ensure that you take responsibility for undertaking training as required. - Personal Ownership of all aspects of Health & Safety, quality of service and compliance, contributing to the overall success of your respective workplace. - Loading and unloading of all value from secure vehicles, ensuring that control of assets protects the business against loss. - Responsible for ensuring compliance with any specific legislative, regulatory, or contractual requirements. **Qualifications, Experience & Skills** Knowledge required - A full understanding of road traffic regulations and remaining legal and compliant when on the road, including proper use of a digital tachograph. Experience required Previous experience providing excellent customer service is a definite advantage. Qualifications required - A C1 license would be beneficial when operating "inscope" vehicles in excess of 3.5 tonnes. Alternatively, training can be given to gain a C1/C license during the probationary period. - A valid SIA license is required to operate as a CVITCrewmember (this is applied for during the onboarding process and paid by the Post Office). - A valid driving license is required (clear driving license preferred or a maximum of 6pts). - NOCN Functional Skills Level 1(equivalent to GCSE grade D (level 3 pass) - Applicants who are unable to provide evidence of a Qualification in English will be required to pass an NOCN approved written assessment to be carried out during the recruitment process. Skills required - An ability to work unsupervised but to very high standards. - An ability to adapt to new process and ways of working quickly as and when required. - Excellent driving ability. - Good People skills and customer service. **About Post Office** The Post Office has thrived at the heart of high streets and local communities across the UK for over 370 years. As one of the country’s most trusted brands, we take our commitment to providing essential services to customers across the UK very seriously. We’re the UK’s largest retail network, as well as the largest financial services provider in the UK, with over 11,600 branches nationwide - more than all of the UK’s banks and building societies put together. Working at the Post Office: Post Office colleagues are the driving force behind our business. Whether they are in our branches or supporting from our offices, we are proud of the energy, commitment and customer focus our people all have in common. All Post Office people are guided by our three values and behaviours, see Code of Business Standards: We care by always thinking customer We strive to make things ever better through honest challenge We commit to decisive deliver