Retail Driver

Pilgrims Hospices; Margate; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 15,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Blue Light Card discounts

Subsidised meals

Flexible working hours

Job summary

Pilgrims Hospices is seeking a part-time Retail Driver to support day-to-day collection and delivery of donations from the Tivoli Brooks Warehouse. You will work under the Warehouse and Logistics Manager and Driver Supervisor, handling donations and responding to customer queries with sensitivity.

The role emphasizes manual handling, loading/packing, and learning about donated items while contributing to Gift Aid growth and the charitable mission of Pilgrims Hospices.

Qualifications

• Experience with manual handling on a daily basis.
• Experience driving a variety of vehicles with a clean license.
• Good loading and packing skills.
• Strong organisational and planning abilities.
• Ability to interact with customers and volunteers sensitively.
• Willingness to learn about donated items.

Responsibilities

• Collect and transport donations safely and responsibly.
• Interact with customers and handle queries with sensitivity.
• Maintain and grow Gift Aid processes.
• Assist in clearance and sorting of donations in the warehouse.

Skills

Manual handling

Clean driving license

Loading/packing

Organisational skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Item knowledge

Job description

As a Retail Driver you will be responsible for the day to day collection and delivery of donations, under the guidance of the Warehouse and Logistics Manager, and Driver Supervisor. Your main responsibilities will include:

• Responsibly collecting, assessing the suitability and transporting donated items
• Interacting with customers and dealing with queries and feedback in a sensitive manner
• Maintaining and growing the 'Gift Aid' scheme
• Assist in the clearance and sorting of donations from shops and in the warehouse.

The post holder must ensure that services are provided to a high standard. For a more extensive list of responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description document.

Working Arrangements

This is a part time role (14h per week) working days will be between Monday and Sunday 8.30am-4.30pm, based at Tivoli Brooks Warehouse., Offering care and support for people with incurable illness where and when it's needed.

To be successful in this role you will need to be hands on, physically fit as this is a role that requires repetitive manual handling. You should also have:

• Previous experience of manual handling and the ability to do this on a daily basis.
• Experience driving a variety of different sized vehicles and a clean license.
• Good loading/packing skills
• The aptitude to learn about a wide variety of items that are donated.
• Good organisational skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills, personable, able to relate to staff, volunteers and customers.

As an award-winning employer, Pilgrims provides end of life care services to patients and their families across east Kent.

Our commitment is to provide open, compassionate care and expertise for patients and their families - both in the community and in-patient units.

As an Employer of Choice we are committed supporting our employees and volunteers through both a holistic benefits package, but also through wellbeing and work/life balance. Our hospices offer:

• Friendly and highly professional working environments alongside people passionate
• Opportunities for professional development through a range of extensive learning
• A workplace pension scheme. Those joining us from the NHS may retain eligibility to membership of the NHS pension scheme
• Subsidised meals
• A good work-life balance and realistic working hours
• Financial discounts, provided through the Blue Light Card scheme
• A sense of achievement in supporting a worthwhile cause
• A sense of wellbeing

We invest in our employees, which is one of the key things that makes us an award-winning employer of choice!