We are looking to recruit a reliable and flexible Despatch Driver to join our operational support service. This varied role plays an important part in keeping council services running smoothly across the city, including schools and council buildings. The role You will be responsible for delivering and collecting school meals, internal and external mail, parcels and equipment to and from schools, civic offices and other council premises across Portsmouth. This includes working to agreed delivery schedules and ensuring quality and service standards are met. The role also involves receiving, coordinating and storing major goods-in deliveries, operating the goods-inwards station, and assisting with the moving of furniture and equipment when required.You will undertake daily and weekly vehicle checks, operate a franking machine for outgoing mail, and support mail sorting and distribution. As part of a small team, you will work on a rota that ensures you are familiar with all operational support functions.You will be expected to work flexibly, adapting to changing workloads and covering for colleagues, when necessary, while always following health and safety procedures. The Ideal candidate You will need to: Hold a full, current manual driving licence Have a good working knowledge of the Highway Code Be reliable, organised and able to work to delivery schedules Be physically able to carry out manual handling tasks Be flexible and willing to undertake a range of duties Be able to work independently and as part of a team Have a strong health and safety awareness Experience in a similar delivery, driving or operational support role would be an advantage, but is not essential. Please ensure that you read the full job profile attached for the details and expectations of this role, paying particular attention the section 'Who is the person' as you will need to refer to this when completing your Personal statement. Our Recruitment process We anonymise applications during application & shortlisting to ensure only relevant information is considered. As part of your application, we ask that you complete a personal statement, this statement is crucial and is where you must demonstrate how you meet the requirements of the job against each of the points described in the'Who is the Person'points on the Job Profile using examples from your experience or transferable skills. This might be through qualifications or descriptive examples from your work / personal experience. If you apply without a detailed personal statement, it is unlikely that you will be successful. We are a disability confident employer and Armed Forces Covenant gold standard. More information can be found at Equality, diversity and inclusion - Careers portal You will need to demonstrate that you have the Right to Work in the UK. No post will be offered without it Read more about working at Portsmouth City Council and our benefits on our career's portal homepage: Careers Portal - Find jobs with Portsmouth City Council Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) at Standard/Enhanced level will be required prior to any offer of employment and this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. Please read the relevant DBS privacy notice before submitting any information. Should you require any support in completing the application form please contact recruit@portsmouthcc.gov.uk or call the recruitment team on 023 92 616 800