Job summary
- Main area
- Van/Delivery Driver
- Grade
- NLH 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (5 days per week covering a seven day period)
- Job ref
- Van Driver
- Employer
- North London Hospice
- Employer type
- Private Sector
- Site
- 120 High Street
- Town
- Barnet
- Salary
- £28,786 - £30,491 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Van Driver
NLH 3
Job overview
North London Hospice is a registered charity that has been caring for local people since 1984. We help those with a potentially life-limiting illness who have specialist needs.
We welcome people from all faiths and communities within the boroughs of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey and we provide physical, emotional and spiritual care to patients and families, friends and carers.
We have 17 charity shops across the North London boroughs of Barnet, Enfield and Haringey that sell pre-loved goods which helps our hospice, and the planet because we accept donations of unwanted clothing, furniture and household items (we recycle your pre-loved goods!).
When we receive donations, or our customers buy these donated goods this provides an income to support end of life patient care and also helps to reduce the amount that goes into landfill.
Main duties of the job
Our Van Drivers collect donated goods by the public (such as large furniture items and other household goods).
Our Van Drivers are integral to our retail business because they move goods around our hospice outlets to ensure we can maximise our sales which raises an income for our Charity!
Our Van Drivers always provide excellent customer service and work within relevant hospice policies, ensuring the safety of associated colleagues, volunteers and members of the public.
The hospice prides itself on being able to provide our staff with more opportunity to deliver better qualify care by spending time with our patients. This has been greatly received by all our nursing and clinical teams making us an employer of choice in the North London area.
We are currently seeking a Van Driver to join our team! If you like making a differences to the lives of the people in Barnet, Enfield and Haringey please apply today!!
Working for our organisation
In return, the North London Hospice offers:
- Personal pension plan
- Life Assurance
- Generous leave entitlement
- Fully funded health cash plan
- Blue light and other health discounts
If you require any further information regarding the role, please contact [email protected].
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Our core values are listed below, and we would encourage you to apply if these qualities are important to you and you have experience of.
Collaborative and learning – share learning, educate and work supportively together.
Open and honest – be clear and transparent in the way we work and respond to others.
Respectful and empowering – be kind, enable and value everyone’s contribution.
Equal and inclusive – treat people fairly, be welcoming and involve them.
Person specification
Education and Qualification
Essential criteria
- Full clean UK driver’s license & aged over 25 years (for insurance reasons)
- Knowledge of safe and effective manual handling
Skills
Essential criteria
- Skills in xyz
Experience and Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Experience driving a van (ideally Luton and Long-wheel base)
- Experience working with customers
Personal Qualities and Abilities
Essential criteria
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent organisational and interpersonal skills –
- Strong team working skills and ability to work well under pressure
- Able to work autonomously, using own initiative
- Able to comfortably manage physically demanding work
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post will require a submission for Disclosure to be made to check for any unspent criminal convictions.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Micheala Nolan
- Job title
- Assistant Business Partner
- Email address
- [email protected]
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