Driver - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare; Sydenham; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 17,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free learning and development

Automatic enrolment into profit share 

Holiday, retail and leisure discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Job summary

Barchester Healthcare is seeking a Driver for a care home in Sydenham. You will provide essential transport for residents, staff and visitors, while ensuring vehicles remain clean and roadworthy. A courteous, patient approach and a commitment to high standards of care are essential.

You will need a clean driving licence and have completed NVQ Level 2 Health & Safety, COSHH and infection control training. This role offers a rewarding place to contribute to residents’ lives.

Qualifications

• Clean driving licence and a commitment to maintaining high standards of care, support and cleanliness.

Responsibilities

• Drive residents, staff and visitors between locations as required.
• Keep vehicles clean and roadworthy at all times.
• Interact professionally with residents, colleagues and visitors while driving.
• Support the care home's aims of providing varied and fulfilling lives for residents.

Skills

Clean driving licence

Education

NVQ Level 2 Health & Safety

COSHH training

Infection control training

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Driver at a Barchester care home, you'll provide a service that helps us give our residents the best possible care and support. We want everyone here to enjoy varied and fulfilling lives, and you'll have an important part to play in making that happen. You'll get behind the wheel to make all kinds of journeys involving residents, staff and visitors, and you'll be happy to interact with everyone you drive. As a Driver, we'll also rely on you to keep our vehicles in tip-top condition so that they're always clean and roadworthy.

ABOUT YOU

Courteous, respectful and patient, you'll see this Driver role as an opportunity to help our residents get the most out of life. We'll need to see a clean driving licence and a commitment to maintaining high standards of care, support and cleanliness. You should have completed NVQ Level 2 Health & Safety, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) and infection control training.

REWARDS PACKAGE

As well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:

• Free learning and development
• Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme
• A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts
• Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme

If you'd like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.