WAREHOUSE AND LOGISTICS COORDINATOR | PERMANENT CONTRACT | £28,598 TO £31,022 PER ANNUM (SCALE F) | 37 HOURS PER WEEK | MILLENNIUM LIBRARY, NORWICH

We are looking for Warehouse and Logistics Co-ordinator in Adult Social Services to work within our specialist, award-winning, social work service catering for the support needs of people from abroad. This post will involve collecting furniture donations, furnishing and preparing properties including managing a small team of staff who help us to deliver a comprehensive support scheme in Norfolk. The post involves working with people from a wide range of backgrounds and cultures, and with both adults and children. You will have a wide range of skills to offer the team, including supporting vulnerable people in the community, working with other organisations in both the public and voluntary sector, able to think creatively, be well-organised with a positive outlook, able to prioritise effectively and able to work calmly under pressure and to tight timescales. Good IT, communication and networking skills are essential as you will be working with multiple organisations.
You will be working across Norfolk at multiple locations. Duties include line management of four staff members, site management of our warehouse, co-ordinating and planning visits in the community and ensuring the team is able to meet tight deadlines. You must hold a full GB driving licence, with experience of driving a long-wheelbase van, ideally with D1 category. Enhanced DBS clearance is required for this post. You will need to be able to use our Liquidlogic systems, SharePoint, Outlook, Excel and Word and other national databases.
Experience of working with migrants, refugees, asylum seekers, people from other cultures and confidence around using interpreters is essential, as is a positive, creative and non-judgmental approach. A knowledge of fleet management principles will be required to ensure the vehicles the team uses are compliant with the relevant legislation and local procedures.
If you are committed to delivering excellent support and can evidence that you meet the requirements above, are a true team player with a “can do” approach, then we would welcome your application.
These are some benefits you can enjoy by working for Norfolk County Council:

Competitive salary

• Generous holiday entitlement
• Health and Wellbeing services including fast-track physiotherapy and a free counselling service
• Flexible working opportunities including flexi-time, part time, remote and hybrid working – dependant on your job role and business need.
• Financial benefits such as:
• ‘ Norfolk Rewards’ our employee discounts programme which helps you save money on almost anything, from everyday groceries and clothes, to holidays, new technology, gym membership, trips to the cinema and days out.
• A Blue Light card for Fire Service and Social Care Workers
• Relocation expenses (where applicable)
• An advance of your expenses if you travel for work
• Local Government Pension Scheme with generous employer contribution, life assurance, death in service payments and dependants’ pensions.
• Tax efficient ways of getting extra pension and new bikes
• Access to our tax efficient car lease scheme for greener travel enabling you to lease a brand new, ultra-low emission vehicle (subject to eligibility)
• A payment if you refer someone you know to a hard to fill job

Before you apply, we recommend reading the full Job Description and Person Specification to help you demonstrate you meet the criteria. You can also find information on our Terms and Conditions here.
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