Retail Van Driver

St Barnabas Hospices; Hove; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent hospice care provider in Hove is seeking an experienced van driver to collect and deliver donations, particularly furniture. Responsibilities include transferring stock within the retail chain and communicating effectively with donors and customers. A valid driving license is necessary, along with excellent interpersonal skills. The role offers various benefits, including a pension scheme and generous holiday allowance.

Benefits

Company pension scheme

Up to 35 days’ annual leave

On-site education support

Free parking

Corporate rate gym membership

Qualifications

• Experience of working in a client/customer contact delivery/collection role.
• Full driving licence with a maximum of 3 points.
• Ability to safely handle heavy and awkward furniture/household items.

Responsibilities

• Collect donations, especially furniture, and transfer stock throughout the retail chain.
• Deliver purchased furniture to customers.
• Communicate confidently and sensitively with a wide range of people.

Skills

Customer service experience

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Team player

Education

Good standard of education to GCSE level or equivalent

Job description

About the role

We are looking for an experienced van driver to join our team, collecting donations (particularly furniture), transferring stock throughout the retail chain and delivering purchased furniture to customers.

Essential criteria

• Good standard of education to GCSE level or equivalent or qualified by experience
• Experience of working in a client/customer contact driving delivery/collection role
• Full driving licence (maximum 3 points)
• Able to communicate confidently with a wide range of people and with sensitivity
• Good interpersonal skills with the ability to interact and collaborate effectively with
• colleagues
• Good communication skills with the ability to receive and give written and verbal instructions clearly
• A team player who responds positively to change
• This role involves the safe manual handling of heavy and awkward furniture/household items

The anticipated interview date for this post is 15 December 2025.

About us

Southern Hospice Group is the largest group of hospices in Sussex and one of the largest in the UK. We are committed to providing exceptional and compassionate care to adults, children and their families across Sussex. Bringing our teams and resources together as one organisation means we can focus on new and exciting visions and plans for our people and patients and provide even greater opportunities for our workforce.

St Barnabas House provides specialist palliative care to adults in the Worthing, Adur, Arun and Henfield areas through a range of services, including in-patient care and community living well services.

Chestnut Tree House is the children’s hospice for East and West Sussex and South East Hampshire, providing specialist palliative care for children and young people with life-limiting conditions.

Martlets provides essential care to people affected by terminal illness in Brighton and Hove and surrounding areas. Our expert teams provide the very best care and support, helping patients and their loved ones to live life to the full during the precious time they have together.

We warmly welcome applications from all sections of our community. We also invite applications from suitably experienced people for all industry sectors who can demonstrate the skills, ability and enthusiasm to work with a people-centric organisation like ours.

Benefits

• Company pension scheme or NHS pension scheme for eligible employees
• Up to 35 days’ annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
• On-site education support and study leave opportunities
• Option to access Health Shield and cover your everyday cost of healthcare for less
• Free parking, subsidised meals and various social activities
• Corporate rate gym membership, discounts with local complementary therapies and Blue Light Card
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Death in Service

Please note that we reserve the right to close this vacancy before the published closing date where applicant volume is high.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for an Enhanced submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.