Vehicle Driver

Vehicle Driver

Job Type: Part Time

Location: Wickford & Braintree, Essex

Salary: GBP19,830 - GBP21,681 per annum

We are The Forward Trust (formerly RAPt and Blue Sky), the social enterprise with charitable status that empowers people to break the often-interlinked cycles of crime and addiction to move forward with their lives. For more than 25 years we have been working with people to build positive and productive lives, whatever their past. We believe that anyone is capable of lasting change. Our services have supported thousands of people to make positive changes and build productive lives with a job, family, friends and a sense of community.

We believe and are committed to providing opportunities to all people including those with 'Lived Experience' we encourage applications from all background including those in recovery from addiction, co-dependency or gambling, have experience of previous offending or homelessness.

The Role

This role is involves working 3 hours in the morning and 3 hours in the afternoon. The role is Monday to Friday. This role could be also considered as a job share.

What will you be doing?

• To drive the vehicle, usually kept at Wickford, to collect and return clients as directed across Essex attending the SHARP programme at either Braintree or Wickford.
• Correct care and use of the vehicle, including regular visual checks of the vehicle for defects, ensuring that all regulatory and mechanical appointments are kept, e.g. service and MOT, as arranged by the Senior Administrator.
• Safe transport of clients that use the vehicle, ensuring that all clients are collected and/or returned to the specified address.
• Maintenance of client confidentiality and clear professional boundaries during journeys.
• Awareness of when to relay any issues of note or concern, discussed by clients on the journey, to the relevant Lead Practitioner or Administrator at the centre.
• To follow all the rules and regulations relating to use of the roads, reporting any incidents or issues that might arise during a journey in a full and timely manner.
• Ensure that, as far is reasonably practicable, all scheduled timings are adhered to.
• Alert the Lead Practitioner or Senior Administrator to any concerns/issues arising out of these journeys.

Skills &Qualifications

• A minimum of 2 years' driving experience
• Experience of adhering to health & safety legislation, policies and procedures
• Experience of reporting accidents/incidents in accordance with policies and procedures
• Hold a full, clean standard UK Driving Licence and hold the Driving Licence for a minimum of 2 years.
• Previous experience of driving passengers.
• Open and non-judgemental attitude to clients and their families.

Benefits

• Training and Development Opportunities
• Flexible working
• Season Ticket Loan Scheme
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Crisis Loan Scheme
• Electric Car Scheme
• Simply Health Cashback Scheme
• GBP90 per month - External Therapy Allowance
• 3 x Wellbeing Days (pro rata'd for part time employees)
• Access to Blue Light Card
• 25 days (rising to 30 with length of service) Annual Leave plus Bank Holidays
• Contributory Pension Scheme - Employer matched contributions of up to 6% in the first two years' service and up to 9% thereafter
• Death in Service Payment (2x annual salary)
• Critical Illness Insurance (subject to qualifying criteria)

To Apply

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