Driver, Community Health, Social Work

Salary range: €16,253.25 per annum; paid monthly

Experience:

Full Clean D1 License and CPC licence is essential.

Description:

SVP is a large, national, voluntary organisation with extensive experience of working with a diverse range of people who experience poverty and exclusion. Through its network of volunteers and staff, it is strongly committed to working for social justice and advocates the creation of a more just and caring society. SVP employs people to support volunteers in a variety of settings including housing, community care, shops, administration, and other specialist areas.

The Role:

We are currently looking to recruit a Driver (Permanent Part Time;37.5 hours over two weeks, working a 5 days on, 5 days off rotation from Thursday to Wednesday) to join our Children & Family team in Kildare Day Care Centre
. The post holder will have responsibility to further the work of the SVP in the Day Care Centre in Kildare, by ensuring the smooth transportation of users of the Centre to and from their homes while also assisting in the delivery of Meals on Wheels on a daily basis.

This is a great opportunity to join one of Ireland’s largest voluntary organisations and make a difference in your community.

• Full Clean D1 License and CPC licence is essential.
• A First Aid qualification would be desirable.

• 1 years + driving experience with D1 licence and CPC licence is essential.
• Experience of working with the elderly or vulnerable people would be desirable.
• Experience of conducing regular road worthiness inspections of vehicles is desirable.

• Knowledge of the Society and of its mission and values.
• Knowledge of needs and issues of the poor, elderly and disadvantaged.
• Good knowledge of street and area locations within the Kildare area would be desirable.

• Excellent organisation skills.
• Be customer focused with strong interpersonal skills.
• Possess good problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team.
• Be able to establish and maintain working relationships on an ongoing basis.

Appointment is subject to Garda Vetting and satisfactory references. Canvassing will not be accepted and may lead to disqualification. Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to candidates who are not shortlisted.