Driver - Care Home

As a Driver at a Barchester care home, you'll provide a service that helps the organization give its residents the best possible care and support. You'll get behind the wheel to make all kinds of journeys involving residents, staff and visitors, and you'll be responsible for keeping the vehicles in tip-top condition.

The Driver role at Barchester Healthcare involves providing transportation services to support the care and wellbeing of the residents. You'll be responsible for making various journeys, interacting with residents, staff, and visitors, and maintaining the cleanliness and roadworthiness of the vehicles. The role requires a courteous, respectful, and patient approach, as well as a commitment to high standards of care, support, and cleanliness.

Barchester Healthcare is a leading provider of care homes in the UK, offering a range of services to support the wellbeing and quality of life for its residents. The organization is dedicated to providing personalized care and creating a warm, comfortable, and fulfilling environment for those in its care.

ABOUT THE ROLEAs 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 YOUCourteous, 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 PACKAGEAs 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.

• You should have a clean driving licence and have completed NVQ Level 2 Health & Safety, Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH), and infection control training.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.