We are looking for a friendly & helpful Removals Porter Driver to provide an efficient clearance and furniture collection service across the greater Bristol and surrounding areas.
You will be working as part of the Retail Logistics Team out of our warehouse in Avonmouth, mainly within the Furniture and House Clearance team and with occasional support for our shops and other areas of the charity.
The warehouse (Victoria Road, Avonmouth BS11 9DB) is near the park and ride and we also have free parking onsite – your day will start and finish from this point.
No experience is necessary as full training will be given.
The details:
* Hours: 37.5 hours per week, 5 days in am – 4.00pm)
* Salary: £25, ,917, per annum dependent on experience
* Permanent position
Duties to include:
* Carry out house clearances, ensuring the safe loading of the van
* Collect and deliver furniture
* Dispose of unwanted items from a clearance in the appropriate manner
* Stock movement between all St Peter's Hospice shops
* Logistics support for events and Fundraising (usually one major event per year)
The ideal candidate will:
* Be able to use their own initiative
* Be able to work without constant supervision
* Be able to manage workload and work to deadlines/schedules
* Be able to deal politely with members of the public
* Be able to communicate clearly and effectively, and understand instructions and customer needs
* Have good team working skills
* Have knowledge of the local area
Please note –
This is a physically demanding role; you will need to be able to unload volumes of items on a daily basis.
Candidates MUST be over 21 for insurance purposes
Candidates MUST have a valid clean manual UK driving license and have held it for over 3 years.
For more information about the role, working in charity retail and to meet the retail team please:
* Download the job description located at the bottom of the page
* Contact Barry James, Furniture & House Clearance Manager at
* Click here
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We will review applications as they come in and therefore, we may close the vacancy before the closing date.
About Us
We've spent over 40 years helping people die in peace, and with dignity. Combining compassion with clinical expertise, we provide patients with the best possible care at the end of their lives.
We're here for the people around our patients too – those closest to them. Before, during and after a bereavement, we provide support that's remembered forever.
We think it's that unforgettable support that inspires people to give back to St Peter's. To fundraise for us. Donate. Volunteer. We're not exaggerating when we say that we couldn't do what we do without our wonderful supporters. We really can't thank them enough.
We want to help many more people to die well. And we're doing this by teaching others. As a centre of educational excellence, we share our skills with other health professionals, helping the NHS and care homes to provide better end-of-life care.
We're here for all, for free, forever.
The Benefits
If you join our clinical team, we offer NHS Agenda for Change benefits such as:
* NHS equivalent salaries
* Generous holiday entitlement and recognition for previous NHS service (up to 33 days for 10 years' service)
* Continuation in the NHS pension scheme for existing members
* Recognition of previous NHS service for sick pay
There are many benefits to working at St Peter's including:
* 27 days' holiday plus bank holidays pro rata. This increases the longer you're with us
* Competitive salary
* Pension, with employer matched contributions up to 6%
* Enhanced sick pay, rising with service to a maximum of 12 weeks' full and 12 weeks' half pay.
* Birthday leave – a day off in the month of your birthday
* Ability to buy or sell up to three days of annual leave per year
* Volunteer leave
* Life insurance scheme
* Employee assistance programme
* Access to discounts and offers through the Blue Light Card
* Home and electronics salary sacrifice scheme
* Free parking at our main office sites
* Cycle to work salary sacrifice scheme
* Travel discounts
* Eye care scheme
* Annual flu vaccine scheme
* Comprehensive induction
* In-house learning & development team
* Continual professional development
Life is busy and we all want to enjoy a healthy work/life balance. That's why we offer flexible working hours, and if it's practical for your role, we also offer hybrid working.
You can split your hours between your home and our offices in Brentry and Long Ashton. We think this is a good way to work – it gives you the convenience of working from home and the camaraderie of being with colleagues in the office.
Equity and Diversity
We want our teams to reflect the diversity of our community – and we want everyone to feel that they belong. That's why we've joined ENEI: Employers Network for Equality and Inclusion. This is a UK based, not-for-profit organisation that helps employers build and maintain diverse teams and inclusive cultures. We're really pleased to have ENEI supporting us on our Equity, Diversity and Inclusion journey.
Just as we offer care to all, we welcome applications from everyone. We want to hear from you regardless of your age, disability, religion or belief, sex, race, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, and pregnancy and maternity.
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