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We have a fantastic new job opportunity for an Employee Access Assistant/Driver that has a full, clean driving licence and strong administrative skills.

Working as the Employee Access Assistant/Driver you will be driving and supporting colleagues who may be vision impaired or have another impairment or lifelong condition on a day-to-day basis, enabling them to carry out their duties efficiently and effectively.

As the Employee Access Assistant/Driver you will form a close and trusting working relationship with the employees you support, and having a person-centred approach, good communication skills, flexibility and understanding are extremely important.

As a successful candidate, you will have an exciting opportunity to work in a growing and fulfilling environment where your efforts will be greatly appreciated by Guide Dogs and the thousands of people they help.

This role is 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday, 35 hours per week, with 26 days paid holiday (excluding bank holidays) a year. Flexibility including overnight stays and significant travel may be required.

We recognise that the world looks a little bit different since the pandemic. Therefore, we’re committed to enabling our staff to work where best suits the needs of the individual, their team and the organisation. For this role, there may be opportunities to work from home as well as the office. We want our staff to flourish and work in environments which maximises their potential and best serves our stakeholders.

We offer a generous pension scheme, life assurance and enhanced pay for parenting and sickness leave. In addition, we provide an Employee Assistance Programme, flexible benefits package and discounts and cashback scheme to care for our people.

More details about this role, the Organisation and the recruitment process can be found in the attached candidate pack and job description.

We reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date.

Diversity

We strive to be a diverse and inclusive employer, ensuring our workforce reflects the communities we support. We welcome applications from anyone interested in joining Guide Dogs, regardless of age, race, gender, religion, sexual orientation, disability or nationality.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we guarantee an invitation to interview for all candidates who declare a disability and sufficiently meet the essential criteria for the role.

Safeguarding

Guide Dogs is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all children, young people and adults at risk of harm with whom we work. We expect all our employees and volunteers to fully share this commitment.

To be able to fulfil this role, the skills and experience we are looking for in a potential candidate include;

Essential

• A full UK driving licence, and confidence driving in new locations.
• Achievement of GCSE passes or equivalent at least at grade C in Mathematics & English (QCF level 2/SQCF level 5).
• Evidence of dealing with confidential issues sensitively and with total integrity.
• Positive, team player, flexible, thorough, uses initiative and able to work effectively under pressure.
• Excellent interpersonal skills are essential as the role will require close working relationships with the people being supported and a range of other stakeholders, including Executive Directors and Trustees.
• Computer literate with a good knowledge of all Microsoft Office packages.
• Excellent listening and communication skills particularly verbal.
• Proven, demonstratable ability to take a person-centred approach, build trust and work in a close one to one working relationship.
• Excellent planning and organisation skills.
• Self-motivated and able to work on own initiative.

For the complete list of essential and desirable criteria necessary to be successful in this role please see the Person Specification within the Job Description below. The candidate pack contains more information about this role & the recruitment process at Guide Dogs.

If you are successful you will need to provide evidence of your right to work in the UK. We cannot provide sponsorship for this role.

How to apply
If you have any accessibility issues, please contact our Recruitment Team on 0118 3540345 or [email protected].

Applications need to be made using the online application form, accessed using the ‘apply’ button above.

As part of your application ensure you provide evidence and examples of how your skills & experience meet the criteria as set out in the attached job description.

The system has a one-hour time limit. We would advise you to prepare your answers separately and then copy and paste into the online form once finalised.
If any mandatory fields are missed, a pop-up box will appear at the top of the page advising which sections require completion.

Please note that you’ll have to upload a CV as this is a mandatory requirement as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy.

Guide Dogs follow Safer Recruitment practices to ensure we are safeguarding the vulnerable people we work with. As part of this, we require a full work history with any gaps accounted for & a minimum of 2 professional referee details fully covering the past 5 years. If there is not enough space in your application form to provide this information, please ensure you upload additional documentation containing the additional detail.

Please contact our Recruitment Team on 0118 3540345 or [email protected] if you require any support with your application.