Retail Driver

Retail Driver

We are a patient-centred charity that delivers palliative and end of life care to those with advanced life-limiting illnesses, who live in Northwest Surrey. We care for patients and provide support to families and carers in the community as well as in our In-Patient Unit and Well Being Centre at the Hospice.

You will, therefore, be joining a passionate and dedicated team of professionals that make a real difference to the families across Surrey community.

*“The best thing about working for the hospice is that you do not feel you are enhancing shareholder value, instead you are working towards enabling the hospice to provide more care to those that need it.”*

Admin Colleague

A successful Retail Driver will be:

• Aged 25-75 years and have a full driving licence for a minimum of 2 years, to comply with our insurance
• Used to working in a customer service environment
• Able to work as part of a diverse team
• An effective communicator with excellent interpersonal skills as this is a very people facing role
• Computer literate

A successful candidate will have:

• GCSE Maths and English (or equivalent)
• A willingness to work flexibly
• Ability to plan, organise and delegate a variety of tasks to staff and volunteers
• Physically fitness and be able to work in a physically demanding role including manual handling and care of heavy and fragile items

Previous experience in a similar role is advantageous, but not limiting in this position.

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

Non-Clinical Staff Benefits

We are passionate about our colleagues’ careers. Along with our commitment to provide every colleague with a personal development plan to achieve their vocational goals, we provide the following industry leading benefits:

Annual Leave:25 days rising to 27 days after 2 years’ service, rising to 28 days after 5 years’ service.

Flexible Working: We fully support flexible working opportunities including working part time depending on the role.

Free Parking:Free parking is available.

Employee Assistance Programme (EAP): through a company called MetLife who also provide our ‘Death in Service’ benefit. This is a benefit that can be accessed by all of our substantive employees.

Discounted Complementary Therapies:Our Wellbeing Team offer discounted therapies to all members of staff including massages and reflexology and Staff Wellbeing Days.

Blue Light Discount Card:Staff can apply for a Blue Light card that offers discounts across 15,000 retailers.

On Site Café:Our Garden Café based at the Hospice in Goldsworth Park offers a range of hot and cold food options including sandwiches and jacket potatoes. Hot and cold drinks and snacks with a discount offered to all members of staff.

*The closing date is 28th April 2025. However, we will be interviewing during the advertising period and reserve the right to make an appointment before the closing date, so early applications are encouraged.*

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