Removals Porter Driver

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 7 (8.00am – 4.00pm)
• Salary: £25,125 - 27,917, 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.

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