IntroductionPermanent
37.5 hours Per Week
£12.71 per hour
Fulltime role based in South Devon, combining van driving, delivery/collection, warehouse support and physical/manual handling duties.
Join a leading local charity and make a real difference.
Are you an experienced van driver with a full UK driving licence? Are you looking for a role where your skills can support your local community and help a great cause?
At Rowcroft, we believe in making every day the best day possible for our patients and those closest to them, and our Retail Team play a vital role in generating income to make that vision a reality.
Make your work count
If you love being on the move, enjoy practical hands-on work, and want to use your driving and customer service skills in a positive way, this could be the role for you. Our team is friendly, energetic and passionate about making a difference.
This role requires energy, teamwork and a positive attitude to deliver a first-class delivery/collection service to our shops and customers, as well as supporting the growth of our exciting new house clearance service with care and professionalism.
No two days will ever be the same. One morning you might be supporting our new house clearance service, the next delivering stock to our shops across South Devon, problem solving with colleagues, or helping customers with donations. It’s busy, physical, rewarding, and you’ll finish each day knowing your work directly supports local patients and their loved ones.
It can be tough at times, heavy lifting of large furniture items, busy schedules, and tight turnaround times, but you’ll be working with a supportive team who look out for each other, pull together, and have fun along the way.
What you’ll bring:
To be successful in this role you will need:
· Full UK driving licence and van driving experience
· Good communication skills with a professional approach that builds positive working relationships across the team
· A willingness, the energy and physical ability to undertake regular heavy lifting and manual handling tasks, this is a physically demanding, handson role.You’ll need good levels of physical fitness, stamina and confidence when undertaking manual handling.
· The ability to complete paperwork to ensure full compliance with current transport legislation and internal procedures, i.e. conducting and completion of daily logistics audits
· A commitment to Rowcroft’s values: Honesty, Integrity, Team Spirit, Generosity of Spirit, and Respect.
You will be driven by our cause and will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment as part of a close team – to deliver on our strategy takes real teamwork, energy and passion, no two days are ever the same, so if you’re enthusiastic, reliable and ready to roll up your sleeves, we’d love to hear from you!
What’s in it for you?
We work together with passion and pride in an environment where people are caring, considerate, inclusive and welcoming. It can be tough. We don’t shy away from that, but you’ll see clearly see the importance and impact of your work and feel recognised and part of something remarkable.
Working at Rowcroft Hospice
Rowcroft Hospice is an independent charity that provides comfort, support and specialist care to over 2,000 patients and their loved ones across South Devon each year.
We work together with passion and pride in an environment where people are caring, considerate, inclusive and welcoming. It can be tough. We don’t shy away from that, but you’ll see clearly see the importance and impact of your work and feel recognised and part of something remarkable.
For more Information
Please see below to download the Job Description and Person Specification for this role.
For more information or an informal discussion about the role please contact Robert Collins, Furniture & Logistics Manager, on 07759 895 000, or [email protected]
Applications will be shortlisted as and when received and this advert may be withdrawn at any time, so please apply early.
Pay: £12.71 per hour
Work Location: In person
