Driver - Care Home

Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited; Harrow; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable care home organization is seeking a Driver to provide essential transport services for residents and staff. This role involves driving to various locations, ensuring vehicles are clean and roadworthy, and interacting courteously with all passengers. Candidates should possess a clean driving licence and have completed relevant health and safety training. A generous rewards package includes free learning opportunities, discounts, and a profit share scheme, making this position both rewarding and fulfilling.

Benefits

Free learning and development

Profit share scheme

Holiday, retail, and leisure discounts

Refer a Friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Courteous, respectful, and patient with residents and visitors.
• Commitment to maintaining high standards of care and cleanliness.
• Ability to interact positively with a diverse group of people.

Responsibilities

• Drive residents, staff, and visitors to various locations.
• Keep vehicles clean, roadworthy, and well maintained.
• Assist in providing care and support to residents.

Skills

Clean driving licence

Attention to detail

People skills

Education

NVQ Level 2 Health & Safety

Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH)

Infection control training

Job description

ABOUT THE ROLE

As a Driver at a Barchester care home, you’ll provide a service that helps us give our residents the best possible care and support. We want everyone here to enjoy varied and fulfilling lives, and you’ll have an important part to play in making that happen. You’ll get behind the wheel to make all kinds of journeys involving residents, staff and visitors, and you’ll be happy to interact with everyone you drive. As a Driver, we’ll also rely on you to keep our vehicles in tip-top condition so that they’re always clean and roadworthy.

ABOUT YOU

Courteous, respectful and patient, you’ll see this Driver role as an opportunity to help our residents get the most out of life. We’ll need to see a clean driving licence and a commitment to maintaining high standards of care, support and cleanliness. You should have completed NVQ Level 2 Health & Safety, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) and infection control training.

REWARDS PACKAGE

As well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:

• Free learning and development
• Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme
• A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts
• Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme

If you’d like to use your attention to detail and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you’d expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding place to be.