Van Driver

Age UK; Colchester; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 24,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Bupa health cashback plan

Car Benefit scheme

Cycle to Work scheme

Wellbeing days

Annual leave

Job summary

Age UK is seeking a physically fit Van Driver to cover the Colchester and Clacton areas. You will collect, transfer and deliver stock between shops, and move furniture as required. The role is a 3-month fixed-term contract and involves lifting heavy items and occasional long drives.

Applicants must have a full driving licence, be able to lift up to 10kg, and be comfortable working on your own in a retail environment while providing excellent customer service. DBS check may apply.

Qualifications

• Full driving licence required.
• Able to lift bags of stock up to 10kg.

Responsibilities

• Collect, transfer and deliver stock between shops.
• Move furniture as required.
• Cover Colchester and Clacton areas.

Skills

Full driving licence

Lifting up to 10kg

Physically fit

Job description

Age UK’s shops are the face of the charity. On high streets up and down the country our retail staff and volunteers deliver a great shopping experience to customers, while generating much needed income for the charity, ensuring we can provide services and support to older people who need it most.

We are looking for a physically fit and active individual to join our team as a Van Driver to cover the Colchester and Clacton areas. This role provides an important service to our shops by collecting, transferring and delivering stock from one shop to another, thereby ensuring that stock is at the right shop, at the right time in the most cost and time efficient manner.

This role will also be responsible for collecting stock from specific locations as requested and moving furniture within or across areas as required.

** PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A 3 MONTH FIXED TERM CONTRACT **

This role is physically demanding and will require frequently lifting and moving heavy items of stock and furniture, often up and down stairs as premises dictate.

Essential requirements

• Full current driving licence
• Able to carry and lift bags of stock up to 10kg’s

Please note that this role is subject to a DBS check.

You will have:

• The ability to positively communicate with all customers, members of the public, work colleagues and volunteers
• A positive and flexible approach to your work
• The ability to attend meetings and training as required
• The opportunity to be an advocate for Age UK
• To occasionally carry out long drives, stay overnight and work nationally where required

What we offer in return:

• Competitive salary, 25 days annual leave(pro rata for our part-time colleagues)+ bank holidays + annual leave purchase scheme
• Wellbeing days– 2 paid days per year (pro rata for our part-time colleagues)
• Excellent pension scheme, life assurance, Bupa health cashback plan and EAP
• Car Benefit scheme, Cycle to Work scheme
• Home & Tech - apply to buy any Home & Tech items from 'Currys' & 'IKEA', up to £1000, and spread the cost over 12 months, interest free.
• Blue Light Card scheme
• You Did It Awards– recognition awards from £100-250.

Additional Information

To comply with UK legislation, we cannot accept applications from candidates under the age of 18 as the successful candidate will be required to work on their own in the shop without the aid of other staff.

Supporting statements and anonymisation

Please submit a Word version of your CV as it will be anonymised by our recruitment system when you apply for a role. Our system is unable to anonymise supporting statements and heavily formatted CVs.Please could you remove any personal information including your name before you upload to support our inclusive recruitment process. All equalities monitoring information is also anonymised and not shared with the hiring panel. Your name and address will only be known to us if invited for interview.

Equal opportunities & Disability Confident Scheme

Age UK is an Equal Opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates, regardless of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital/civil partnership status, or pregnancy and maternity. We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme. Please note that on occasion, due to high numbers of applications, Age UK reserves the right to limit the overall number of interviews offered, and therefore, it may not always be practicable or appropriate to interview all disabled people that meet the minimum criteria for the job.

Is this the job for you? We know that men, of all backgrounds, and menandwomen from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds are currently under-represented in our workforce, and we want to change this! So, we are particularly keen to hear from applicants from these groups.

Reasonable adjustments

Disabled job seekers can access reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process. All requests for reasonable adjustments are considered on a case-by-case basis, in collaboration with the disabled job seeker to best meet their needs, by contacting the Recruitment Team.Disability disclosures will be kept confidential and only shared on a need-to-know basis to support the implementation of adjustments. Disclosures will not be used to inform hiring decisions.

Age UK is committed to safeguarding adults at risk, and children, from abuse and neglect. We expect everyone who works with us to share this commitment.