Van Driver

The Best Connection Group Limited; Rawmarsh; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency in the UK is seeking a Van Driver to deliver and install disability equipment in various settings. The role requires driving large vehicles, ensuring proper loading and unloading, and providing empathetic service to users. Responsibilities include vehicle checks, customer interaction, and compliance with safety protocols. The job offers ongoing work, paid leave, weekly pay, and other benefits.

Benefits

Ongoing assignments

28 days paid annual leave

Weekly pay

Online payslips

Pension contribution

NEW Perks at Work scheme

Qualifications

• Experience in delivering and installing equipment.
• Ability to handle heavy items.
• Competency with scanners for job completion.

Responsibilities

• Delivering and installing disability equipment.
• Performing vehicle checks and ensuring cleanliness.
• Adhering to company processes for loading and unloading.

Skills

Driving large vans

Customer service

Empathy

Risk assessment

Tools

Scanner

Job description

The Best Connection Sheffield are recruiting for a Van Driver to join our client based in Rotherham.This is a great opportunity offering consistent, ongoing work with immediate starts available.

As a van driver you would be delivering, Collecting and installing disability equipment within the community setting, including to service user's homes, hospitals and health centres.

· Driving a large van and completing fully all the mandatory vehicle checks on a daily basis and weekly including cleanliness inside and out.

· Loading equipment in the van in a safe manner and strapping down where appropriate.

· Multiple deliveries daily, some of which can be heavy and may include beds and other large, heavy items.

· Providing polite, empathetic and client focused service, taking into account that service users may be bereaved, angry or vulnerable and some houses may be in a poor state of repair or dirty.

· Understanding and demonstrating the correct functionality and safe installation of items, identifying repair and replace and damaged or faulty stock.

· Being able to identify and report immediately any perceived safeguarding issues to your line manager.

· Undertake dynamic risk assessments on activities relating to themselves, modifications, and fabrications prior to undertaking any work/duties, and should they believe that there be a risk of injury to any person then they should seek further instruction - at all times service users should not be put at risk.

· Adhering stringently to the Company processes especially around loading and unloading of equipment

· Use of a scanner to complete jobs, competent in adding notes/comments onto the scanner to keep prescribers and the depot fully informed of the days progress.

· Adhering to time slots and liaising with service users and line management if this is not possible.

· Being on call on a rotational basis receiving enhanced allowance during this period.

· Ensuring a high standard of personal hygiene and appearance and general cleanliness to comply with statutory and Company regulations, wearing company uniform as specified and identity at all times.

Benefits of working for The Best Connection Group Limited include:

* Ongoing assignments

* 28 days paid annual leave pro-rata for PAYE (inclusive of statutory holidays)

* Weekly pay

* Online payslips

* Pension contribution

* NEW Perks at Work scheme