Postperson with Driving
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Postperson with Driving
[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is hiring a Postperson with Driving for the Melrose Delivery Office. This is a permanent, part-time role (30 hours per week, working 5 days across Monday to Sunday, including Sundays on a rota basis). The role involves delivering mail and parcels, walking long distances, and driving. Candidates must have a full UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points. The hourly rate is £13.06 with paid overtime at 1.25x for hours over 40 per week. Benefits include 22.5 days holiday, pension scheme, uniform, and various wellbeing and discount schemes.
Job Details
- Job reference: 337796
- Location: Melrose Delivery Office, TD6 9LE
- Job type: Permanent contract
- Hours: 30:00 hours per week, working 5 days across Monday - Sunday, working between 10.00 and 16.00
- Due to operational demand, you will be required to work Sundays on a rota basis.
A bit about you
- Upbeat, independent and self-motivated
- Organised, punctual and ready to deliver great customer service
- Think of yourself as a people-person and a friendly face in the community
- Happy walking for long periods and working outside in any weather
- Has a strong sense of community and takes pride in what you do
- Has a full UK manual driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points
What we do for you
- A guaranteed hourly rate of £13.06p/h (paid monthly and adjusted to your working hours).
- Paid overtime, with an enhanced rate of x1.25 for any hours worked over 40 hours a week.
- 22.5 days holiday, rising with length of service (adjusted to your working hours if below 40 hours a week).
- Full uniform provided
- Company pension scheme with competitive contribution rates
- Lots of opportunity to develop a career, including our trainee manager roles and Apprentice Schemes
- Excellent family friendly support - enhanced maternity pay, paternity leave, adoption leave and shared parental leave
- Your Wellbeing - you and your family have 24/7 free access to services and tools to help support your physical and mental health, including financial and social support and advice
- Various discounts including high street vouchers, travel and attraction discounts, and savings on beauty products and gym membership
- Free stamps at Christmas
Notes
For candidate search purposes, roles offering between 35-40 hours per week are listed as full-time. However, any role under 40 hours per week will be classified as part-time in the employment contract. As a Postie, you’re expected to securely deliver all items on your route, including handling and delivering election materials and certain items (such as food products or alcohol) in line with [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] business standards.
Time to apply
Ready to become a Postie and deliver for the people in your local community? Hit the apply button now. If your application is successful, the first step will be to invite you to an interview, so please expect an update from one of our recruiters shortly. Please click here, which will take you to the Information Checklist which lists the acceptable documents. In addition, please also view the Health Matrix, as this provides details of health-related elements you may need to consider. Please ensure your contact details are up to date when submitting your application. [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Group is committed to inclusion and representing the diverse communities we serve. We welcome applications from all individuals. As a proud Gold signatory to the Armed Forces Covenant, we especially encourage applications from the Armed Forces community, including cadet instructors and spouses/partners. We are committed to ensuring an inclusive recruitment process. If you require any adjustments to support you during the hiring process, please discuss these with your recruiter when contacted. For more information on [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] Group and our values please click here: https://www.internationaldistributionsservices.com/en/about-us/