Job Title: Driver Services Coordinator
Perm/Fixed Term: 37.5 hours per week (hours to be worked over Monday - Friday)
Salary: £24,071- £25,674 per annum pro rata
Closing Date: 24th November 2024 (this post may close early due to high numbers of applications , so you are advised to apply promptly).
Interview Date: 2nd of December 2024
This post may close early due to high numbers of applications , so you are advised to apply promptly.
All correspondence for this vacancy will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk and SPAM areas.
A great and friendly place to work, so bring your passion, commitment and expertise and enjoy the opportunities to make a difference every day.

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To have principal responsibility for the day to day running, receiving and issuing requests of the Trusts volunteer driver service.
To have principal responsibility to keep current and maintain the volunteer driver service key documents [schedule, Calendar, Task Log] and inbox. Ensure that written and verbal communication is accurate and professional.
To promote and directly assist in developing the voluntary transport service in line with the voluntary services strategy to support and complement Trust objectives.
To oversee the volunteer drivers with regards to training, wellbeing and reimbursement [through the Trust finance department].
To act as the main link with other volunteer Transport / Drive organisations including Blood Bikes and Swift Assist.
To be a daily point of contact for enquiries, from staff, service users, patients and drivers.
To provide statistics, record and report adverse events [example; failed deliveries] to the Voluntary services team to aid monitoring, effectiveness and to review the on-going success of the programme.
Here at George Eliot, our vision to ' excel at patient care’ takes centre stage. An ever-evolving clinically-led acute service provider, we are on a journey to continually provide high quality, safe and responsive services delivered by inspiring, friendly and compassionate staff who share our corporate values, which underpin everything we do. Our values are not just words on a piece of paper, and they bond us together, reflect our ambition and shape who we are:
E ffective open communication
E x cellence and safety in everything we do
C hallenge but support
E xpect respect and dignity
L ocal health that inspires confidence
Benefits: On-site nursery, 27 days minimum annual leave plus bank holidays, cycle to work scheme, flexible working, extensive in-house course learning directory, buying and selling of annual leave, subsidised restaurant, tranquillity garden and generous subsidised on-site parking.
Co-ordinate the day to day running of the voluntary transport service involving complex planning to tight deadlines to ensure that requests are met efficiently.
Use agreed Key documents to record driver availability organise, implement rotas and delivery schedules to ensure the provision of a robust and reliable service.
Be prepared to respond calmly to exceptional situations which may necessitate the immediate re- organisation and re-allocation of drivers’ rotas and provide reassurance and practical assistance for the volunteer drivers to ensure continuity.
To be responsible for the timely collection of a range of data for the voluntary services manager for official reporting and monitoring purposes. Including questionnaires and surveys
Attend the Weekly Team and Talent Pool meeting, to participate, receive and provide information relating to the driver service, volunteering services and the Trust.
Ensure plans are in place to mitigate any risks associated with volunteer driving scheme for [example extreme weather], raising where necessary to the Voluntary Services Manager.
For a full comprehensive list of main responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to job description and personal specification attached

Please refer the Job description for details