Rowcroft Hospice
Bank Driver/Logistics Assistant
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Torquay, TQ2 5LS
Contract Type: Bank
Contract Details: Bank
Salary: £12.71 per hour
Job Category: Retail
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Introduction
Hours dependent on Business Need
£12.71 per hour
Join our Logistics Team – Make your work count!
Are you a confident van driver with a full UK driving licence? Looking for a flexible role where your skills can support your local community and help a great cause? At Rowcroft, we believe in making every day the best day possible for our patients and those closest to them, and our Retail Team play a vital role in generating income to make that vision a reality.
We now have an opportunity for a Logistics Assistant to join our friendly Retail Team as our business continues to grow and expand. This is a role that requires energy, teamwork and a positive attitude to deliver a first-class delivery/collection service to our shops and customers, as well as supporting our exciting new house clearance service with care and professionalism.
What You’ll Bring
To be successful in this role you will need:
- Full UK driving licence and experience driving vans
- Good communication skills with a professional approach that builds positive working relationships across the team
- Willingness and ability to undertake manual handling tasks, as this is a physically active role – full training will be provided
- Ability to complete paperwork to ensure full compliance with current transport legislation and internal procedures, i.e. conducting and completion of daily logistics audits
- Commitment to Rowcroft’s values: Honesty, Integrity, Team Spirit, Generosity of Spirit, and Respect.
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You will be driven by our cause and will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment as part of a close team – to deliver on our strategy takes real teamwork, energy and passion, no two days are ever the same, so if you’re enthusiastic, reliable and ready to roll up your sleeves, we’d love to hear from you!
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You will be supported and encouraged to innovate and to try new things. Our scope of work and our confident organisational vision create opportunities for progress and development. And we work together with passion and pride in an environment where people are caring, considerate, inclusive and welcoming. It can be tough. We don’t shy away from that. But you’ll see clearly see the importance and impact of your work and feel recognised and part of something remarkable.
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Working at Rowcroft Hospice
Rowcroft Hospice is an independent charity that provides comfort, support and specialist care to over 2,000 patients and their loved ones across South Devon each year. Our Vision is to make every day the best day possible for patients, and those closest to them, living with life-limiting illnesses in South Devon.
Take a look here to find out what our team says about working at Rowcroft and the employee benefits on offer.
For more Information
Please see below to download the Job Description and Person Specification for this role.
For more information or an informal discussion about the role please contact Robert Collins, Furniture Logistics Manager, on 07759 895 000, or via email at robert.collins@rowcrofthospice.org.uk
Applications will be shortlisted as and when received and this advert may be withdrawn at any time, so please apply early.
Attached Documents
- Bank Driver-Logistics Assistant- Sep 25 - JD.pdf
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