Driver and Service Assistant
| Posting date: | 20 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | Competitive |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 20 July 2025 |
| Location: | Bolton, BL1 1SE |
| Company: | inploi |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 75710765 |
Summary
Grade C £24,404 £25,183 per annum.
Contract: Permanent, Full-Time.
Role specifics A full and clean UK driving licence with experience of driving a 3.5 tonne box van with a tail lift.
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The Role
We are looking for someone to drive a 3.5 tonne van and a smaller van to make deliveries to library and museum sites as well other sites outside the borough. To carry out porterage duties such as the loading and unloading of vehicles and moving equipment where necessary. To undertake security duties including locking and unlocking buildings and carry out building checks as directed by Customer Services staff. To prepare and clear down meeting rooms and remain in attendance when necessary. To help staff and members of the public as required.
About You
Great practical skills and the ability to use your initiative are essential for this role. We are looking for someone who has knowledge of the Bolton area and a clean driving licence. You will be required to drive a Luton Box van with a tail lift and be able to lift and carry boxes of books and move museum artifacts. The post involves some long shifts, and long periods of standing. We are looking for someone who is physically fit, with the ability to work unsupervised. In addition, you will have excellent customer service skills, be polite and welcoming and be able to communicate easily with visitors to the Central Library and Museum building.
About Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.
Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.
As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.
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This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.
This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the comitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.
For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk
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