Evening Driver

The Nelson Trust; Stroud; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days pro rata holiday

Pension 6% employer contribution

Training and development

Wellbeing and employee assistance

Death in service benefit

Cycle to Work scheme

Job summary

The Nelson Trust is a charity dedicated to supporting people affected by addiction, trauma, homelessness and multiple disadvantages to achieve positive and lasting change. We are seeking an Evening Driver to join our Residential Services team in Brimscombe, Brimscombe, Stroud.

You will provide safe transport, practical assistance and help clients engage with vital health and support services. Salary is £24,500 pro rata for 16 hours per week with flexibility to work outside normal hours.

Qualifications

• Full clean driving licence required.
• Category D1 entitlement to drive a minibus is essential.
• Excellent communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to develop professional relationships with clients.
• Understanding safeguarding, health and safety, and professional boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Safely transport clients to and from appointments, including prescriptions.
• Support clients to attend GP, hospital and other off-site appointments.
• Meet, greet and welcome new clients to the residential service.
• Build positive relationships with clients to encourage engagement and recovery.
• Carry out regular vehicle safety checks and maintain mileage records.
• Provide practical support and crisis intervention where appropriate.

Skills

Driving licence

Category D1 entitlement

Communication skills

Organisational skills

Client engagement

Safeguarding knowledge

Job description

Evening Driver

The Nelson Trust is a charity dedicated to supporting people affected by addiction, trauma,homelessnessandmultiple disadvantages to achieve positive and lasting change.

We are looking for a compassionate and reliable Evening Driver to join our Residential Services team inBrimscombe. This is a rewarding role where you will play an important part in supporting individuals on their recovery journey, providing safe transport, practicalassistanceandhelping clients engage with vital health and support services.

Salary:£24,500 pro rata
Hours:16 hours per week, with flexibility to work outside normal hours as required
Location:Brimscombe, Stroud

What will you do?

• Safely transport clients to and from appointments, including collecting prescriptions
• Support clients to attend GP,hospitaland other off-site appointments
• Meet,greetand welcome new clients to the residential service
• Build positive relationships with clients that encourage engagement and recovery
• Carry out regular vehicle safety checks andmaintainaccuratemileage records
• Provide practical support and crisis intervention whereappropriate

What we are looking for

• Full clean drivinglicence with Category D1 entitlement to drive a minibus is essential
• Excellent communication andorganisationalskills
• Ability to develop positive and professional relationships with clients
• Understanding ofsafeguarding, health and safety and professional boundaries
• Experience working in a residential or support setting is desirable
• Flexible approach to working hours, including occasional evenings and weekends

What we offer

• Holidays:25 daysannual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), increasing by 1 day for each year of service up to a maximum of30 days
• Pension:6% employer contribution
• Investment in your development through training,supervisionand career pathways
• Access to wellbeing and employeeassistancesupport
• Death in service benefit (2x salary)
• Refer a Friend scheme
• Blue Light Card discounts
• Eye care scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme

Applications will be considered as they arereceivedand the advert may close early if suitable candidates areidentified.

The Nelson Trust is committed to safeguarding, the successful applicant willbe requiredto undergo an enhanced DBS check

We have become known for the quality of our work andabilityto provide bespoke care and support services.While we are proud of our achievements so far, we are ambitious and want to continue to grow and diversify our workforce.

Werecognisethat employees fromdifferent backgroundsbring unique knowledge, perspectives andexperiencesand we are committed to increasing the diversity of our workforce and welcome applications from individuals across all sectors of society.

This is an opportunity for new,challengingand highly rewarding experiences. Our staff make a real difference to people’s lives and in return for your commitment and enthusiasm, we offer a comprehensive training and developmentprogrammea generous pension scheme and a positive working environment.