Job Vacancy:
Driver

About The Wood Shack

4.5 million tonnes of wood are wasted each year in the UK. The Wood Shack is here to change that!

We provide innovative solutions to embrace sustainability and help reduce wood waste. Our friendly solutions include:

  • A Reclaimed Wood Shop

  • Unique Products

  • Waste Wood Collections

  • Hands-On Community Workshops

Join us in the journey to MAKE • WOOD • WORK

About JERICHO

JERICHO is a charity and family of seven social enterprises that provide supported work opportunities for people facing challenges in getting a job. These challenges could include trauma, insufficient work experience, health and wellbeing needs, education barriers and communication difficulties. Currently we primarily support survivors of modern slavery and young people.

There is more to JERICHO than just work. What makes us different is our combination of vital support and activities. These reduce isolation, support recovery and promote inclusion to transform lives and help people become more employable.

What’s the job?

The driver is part of the Collections Team going out onto building and manufacturing sites to collect waste timber.

The driver will work with the Management team and closely with another driver on a daily basis to attend sites and assist with the manual loading and unloading of the vans. They will be working on a range of sites, including HS2 sites, so they must adhere to strict health and safety procedures at all times. There will also be deliveries to be completed.

You will be working on all elements of the job, including on and off-site operations, vehicle logistics, apprentice supervision, business development and all associated documentation and administration.

You will be working 1:1 with Apprentices and other participants on supported programmes, being a supportive role-model to them and providing on-the-job Banksman training. You must be a supportive team-player who is adaptable and willing to problem solve and see and encourage the potential in all of our participants.

This is a manual job that requires working in all weathers. You must be able to climb onto the back of vans and safely lift pallets and full plywood sheets.

  • Driver

  • £24,004 per year

  • 37.5 hours per week (Mon-Fri)

  • 28 days of paid holiday (including bank hols)

  • Based at The Wood Shack

Main duties and responsibilities

Operations

  • Drive a 3.5t caged tipper across the West Midlands to fulfil collection needs

  • Call ahead to site managers and customers in advance of deliveries to finalise arrangements

  • Manually load waste timber into the van safely, working safely and supervising Banksman

  • Ensure paperwork is correctly completed by site managers and book in future collections if required.

  • Ensure that sites are called in advance

  • Working closely with Management and other drivers to plan out logistics and problem solve

  • Report any issues with the van to management asap. Arrange and ensure routine van maintenance takes place following consultation with Management

  • Keep the van clean and tidy; reporting any issues to Management

  • Adhere strictly to all site safety rules and wear required PPE

Participant Supervision

  • Provide Banksman training to our Apprentices and other participants

  • Be a supportive role-model to all of our participants; always demonstrating honesty and integrity and a strong work ethic

Other activities:

  • Complete mandatory training, which includes Health and Safety, First Aid, and Banksman

  • Completion of any other required training.

  • Gather names of new sites by driving around feeding them back to management

  • Any other reasonable duties the Manager asks of you

Who are we looking for?

Essential

  • Full driving licence to enable you to drive 3.5T van

  • Must have been driving for a minimum of 3 years and have no more than 3 points on your licence

  • Must have a CSCS card

  • Must be able to get a satisfactory DBS (this is paid for by JERICHO)

  • Able to lift up to 25KG items, including larger items such as plywood and long lengths

  • Able to achieve a satisfactory ‘safety critical medical’ (paid for by JERICHO)

  • Able to interact with customers in a professional and respectable manner

  • Knowledge and practice of Health and Safety policy and procedures

  • An understanding of the need for co-operation and responsibility within a small team

Desirable

  • Experience of working with people with a wide variety of backgrounds who need additional support. Fostering a belief in empowerment through inclusion, skill learning and collective responsibility

  • A basic knowledge of vehicle maintenance

To Apply:

Please email your CV to hrenquiries@jericho.org.uk ensuring you cater your CV to the job description and person specification.

For an informal conversation about the role please contact Lucy Watkin on 0121 327 6102 or Lucy.watkin@jericho.org.uk.

Applications will be reviewed as they are received.

To get a feel of JERICHO’s values and our overarching mission, please take a look at our Recruitment Pack.

Equal Opportunities

JERICHO actively welcomes all suitably qualified applicants regardless of gender identity or expression, ethnic origin, nationality, religion or beliefs, age, sexual orientation, disability status or any other protected characteristic. We recruit and develop our people based on merit and their passion for creating better outcomes, and we're committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Help us understand who is applying for and getting roles with us by completing our Equality and Diversity Questionnaire. This information is not accessible to the recruiting manager and it does not form part of your application.

We guarantee an interview to disabled candidates who meet the minimum criteria under the Disability Confident Scheme.