Trading Van Driver - BANK

Do you have a passion for daily driving, working in part of a busy team, and getting stock where it needs to go – including lifting it yourself? If this sounds like you, come and join the driving team at St Christopher’s where you will be responsible for moving stock, whether its bags or bulky goods, as a vital member of a driving team that are part of a successful retail operation all over the South East.

• Job Title:
  
  Retail Van Driver
• Salary: £14.13 per hour
• Employment
  
  Terms:
  
  BANK, Flexible Hours - Monday – Sunday based on a 7‑day rota.
• Location:
  
  St Pauls Cray base with travel across SE London

You’ll typically be part of a two‑person team on a large van moving multiple bags or furniture items where they need to go, either on to the next store on the route or into customers’ homes. You’ll report into a Logistics Lead and complete ad‑hoc work as necessary.

• completing H&S and vehicle checks each day and reporting any issues to keep the vehicles road‑worthy and presentable
• executing work swiftly and efficiently with Store Management and other staff at each stop
• managing bulky goods deliveries and collections with a Logistics Assistant
• moving items in our stores using manual handling ability, including bulky and heavy items
• representing St Christopher’s positively and interacting with customers

• Excellent experience working multi‑drop delivery routes
• Experience with removals or bulky goods collection or delivery routes
• Driving Licence Class B, B1
• Physically fit for manual handling that includes heavy items such as furniture
• Experience completing H&S, compliance and maintenance related checks for vehicles
• Good customer service skills and a can‑do attitude

We are proud to offer world class palliative and end of life care to everyone who needs it, whenever or wherever that may be. We are also here for the people closest to you. However, as we often say, we’re more than just a hospice. We are proud of our community programmes that offer practical, emotional and spiritual support to over 7,500 people in the local area, most of whom we will help to continue living at home.

Being part of the retail and trading arm of the Hospice means raising vital funds to support this mission.

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Closing Date: 1st March 2026

In the event we receive a high amount of applications, we reserve the right to close the job earlier than the initial closing date.