Driver

Requisition Title : Driver

Job Number: RIC0487

Richmond Bede Village Hospital Lane Bedworth Warwickshire CV12 0PB

Location Status On site

Salary Amount £10.50

**Driver**

**Richmond Village Bede, Hospital Lane, Coventry, CV12 0PB**

Providing more than just retirement living, Richmond Villages offer an aspirational lifestyle to our residents and our first-class accommodation requires a first-class service. As a Driver at Richmond Village Bede, you’ll organise and facilitate a daily transport schedule that meets the needs of residents within the village, providing scheduled and on-demand trips such as shopping trips, places of interest and medical appointments.

**Working hours and salary**

**£10.50ph Plus Excellent Benefits**

**25hrs per Week**

**What your typical day involves**
- Collecting and delivering items of equipment to and from the village as required using company vehicles
- Carrying out scheduled checks on company vehicles, ensuring all documentation is in order and that vehicles are cleaned and have an adequate supply of fuel
- Reporting any vehicle defects and investigating and documenting the findings as required
- Completing journey logs after each use and monitoring Tax and MOT expiry dates, informing the Administrator near due dates
- Ensuring vehicles are locked and that alarms are activated when parking

**Who we’re looking for**

As a Driver, it’s essential that you hold a full, clean UK driving licence and have experience in a customer focused environment. You’re polite and courteous with a can-do approach to your work. Flexible and adaptable, you’re a skilled and responsible driver that has an ability to build a trusting relationship with people. First aid trained with previous experience driving groups of people, using wheelchair restraint systems and vehicle tail-lifts would be advantageous.

**What we’ll offer you in return**
- 28 days holiday
- Paid breaks
- Hot meal provided
- Comprehensive induction, on-going training and development and options for internal apprenticeship schemes
- Access to MyHealthcare which gives you quick, easy access to free support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP, physiotherapy, and mental health support - all available from one phone number
- Additional health & wellbeing tools including Be Me App, Healthy Minds, Gym Pass & discounted health assessments
- NEST workplace pension, life assurance & bereavement support
- Healthcare Insurance Cash plan (after 18 months’ service) giving you the ability to claim on everyday treatments like dental, optical and private prescriptions
- My Bupa Extras - discounts at your favourite retailers, plus a huge range of tools, content and information to support you with your wellbeing
- Wagestream - Access your income before pay day, if and when you need it

**Who we are**

As a Retirement location, Warwickshire has much to offer. The county is steeped in history and has a wide range of amenities and places of interest to visit. Within easy striking distance of Richmond Bede Village is the town Warwick and its famous medieval Castle and beautiful Royal Leamington Spa. Here you'll find street after street of stunning Regency architecture. You'll also discover that both towns have a great reputation for shopping and eating out.

For more than 20 years Richmond have been at the forefront of luxury retirement living and part of Bupa; a leading healthcare group. Bupa run care homes, health centres, dental centres and hospitals all over the world, as well as providing insurance to over 16 million people and their purpose is simple - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives.
- Richmond Villages is part of Bupa. Bupa is committed to ensuring that every applicant is assessed for employment, promotion and development solely based on personal merit and qualifications, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, pregnancy or maternity, marital or civil partner status, gender reassignment, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, disability or age._
- Here you’ll be welcomed. We champion diversity and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. You’ll find an inclusive environment where you can be yourself and where everyone is driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world._

Unposting Date Ongoing

Care Home Postcode CV12 0PB

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