Make a difference in your community every day
At St Teresa's Hospice, our retail operation plays a vital role in raising funds to support specialist palliative and end of life care across our local communities. We are looking for a reliable, friendly and hardworking Hospice Driver to join our Retail Team.
This is a varied and rewarding role where no two days are the same. You'll be collecting and delivering donated goods, supporting our charity shops and warehouse operations, meeting members of the public, and helping to ensure donations are handled safely and efficiently.
If you're looking for a practical, community-focused role where your work directly supports local hospice care, we'd love to hear from you.
Location: St Teresa’s Hospice Retail Warehouse, Unit A, McMullen Road, Darlington, DL1 1XY
Hours: 37.5 hours per week – 5 out of 6 days Monday to Saturday on a rota basis.
St Teresa’s Hospice Band 1: £24,785 per annum.
Important application info:
Successful applicants are required to provide a basic disclosure. Disclosure expense will be met by St Teresa’s Hospice. All posts are subject to a five-month probationary period.
The closing date for this job is: Wednesday 26 August 2026 or as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply as soon as possible to be considered for this role.
Please be aware that we do not have a sponsor license, and are therefore only able to appoint candidates who are eligible to work in the UK.
What you'll be doing:
- Driving Hospice vans to collect and deliver donated goods and furniture.
- Supporting the movement of stock between our retail locations.
- Assisting with house clearances when required.
- Working within the warehouse, sorting and organising donated items.
- Working alongside colleagues and volunteers to provide an excellent service.
- Promoting Gift Aid opportunities to donors and supporters.
- Carrying out daily vehicle safety checks and reporting any issues.
- Ensuring all collections and deliveries are completed safely, professionally and efficiently.
What we're looking for:
You'll be someone who enjoys working with people, takes pride in delivering excellent customer service, and is comfortable undertaking van driving and manual handling duties.
Essential requirements:
- Full UK manual driving licence.
- Experience and confidence driving larger vehicles/vans.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills.
- Experience of working with the general public.
- Ability to safely lift and move furniture and donated goods with care.
- Organised, reliable and self-motivated.
- Ability to work effectively as part of a team and independently.
- Commitment to the values and mission of St Teresa's Hospice.
For further details, please see the job description and person specification which is available from our website at https://darlingtonhospice.org.uk/work-with-us/ or from the HR Team via [email protected]
An induction and ongoing training will be provided.
About Us:
At St Teresa's Hospice, you'll be joining a dedicated team that makes a real difference to people living with life-limiting illnesses and their families. Every donation collected, every item delivered and every supporter you meet helps us continue providing compassionate care across our community.
Benefits of working for St T's include:
- Training and development opportunities
- Generous company annual leave, sick pay, and maternity/paternity/adoption pay entitlements
- Opportunities to attend and participate in fun and exciting fundraising and awareness events
- Workforce events, including long service awards
- Employee Assistance Programme including free counselling/CBT
- Discounted complementary therapies including acupuncture & massage
- Free eye tests for computer users
- Free will-writing service via Octopus Legacy
- Discounted local leisure centre membership and eligibility for Blue Light discount card
Please contact HR for further details.
St Teresa’s Hospice complies with GDPR during the recruitment and selection process. For information on how we process your data, please see the NHS Jobs Privacy Notice and St Teresa’s Hospice Recruitment Privacy Notice.
St Teresa’s Hospice is a Disability Confident Employer. We are committed to employing and retaining disabled people, and we encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
To apply:
You can submit your CV online via Indeed.
For more information about the role, please contact the HR Office on 01325 254321.
Pay: £24,785.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Company pension
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Sick pay
Work Location: In person
