Delivery Manager - Mobility Aids Service

Job Description

Location: Warmley (potential to be based at other locations - please see below) Contract Type: Permanent Hours per week: 35 Salary: Between £22,633 and £25,908 per annum, depending on experience Are you an experienced leader and manager seeking a new opportunityCould you make an important contribution to a vital service which positively improves the lives of people affected by a lack of mobility As a result of a review of our operating structure, a unique opportunity has arisen for a Delivery Manager to join ourMobility Aids Service based in Warmley*, covering South West England and South Wales..In this role, youll be responsible for supporting with the implementation and continuous improvement of our operating model in the service, which allows customers to accessmobility items, such as wheelchairs, online and in person at our outlets.The MAS Delivery Manager is responsible for a team of Volunteer Coordinators, ensuring a high standard of volunteer management and team leadership to create, supervise and support a servicedelivery team in each outlet. *The Hub for the South West England and South Wales area is located in Warmley, South Gloucestershire. We envisage the successful candidate being based either from that Hub, or alternatively from one of the Mobility Aids ServiceSpokes located in its geographical footprint, for example Abingdon, Poole, Exeter, Newport, or Quedgeley. Please note that regular travel to sites across the area covered by the role will be required.We use kindness to help those in crisis... The British RedCross Mobility Aids Service are committed to ensuring that during a period of personal crisis everyone has access to the equipment they need, whoever and wherever they are. We offer hire and loan of wheelchairs and other mobility items, as well as trainingon how to properly use them. As such, we give people the ability to continue living independently without the need for outside help, whilst also easing peoples transition to living at home again following a hospital stay. In part of the territory, we haverelationships with health commissioners to provide equipment that allows people to maintain their independence whilst living with a health condition. To find out more about the need for short-term mobility aid provision in the UK and the wide-ranging impactof the British Red Cross Mobility Aids Service, please view the attached additional information: Maintaining Mobility and Wheels in Motion. Diversity is something we celebrate... At the British Red Cross, we are looking for the best people to help us providesupport to millions of people affected by crisis in the UK. We want our team to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, offering equal opportunities to everyone, regardless of race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age,or disability. This role might be for you if... You have experience of managing people, services and projects. Youve got great interpersonal and communication skills and youre able to motivate, inspire and lead.You work well with others - youll be workingclosely with internal staff and volunteers as well as external suppliers, so were looking for someone who has experience of working with cross functional teams and collaborative working.Youre well organised, and can plan and manage a varied workload.Youhave excellent IT skills - youre comfortable working with Microsoft Office packages. Closing date for applications is 23.59 on Sunday 3rd October 2021 with interviews to follow during week commencing Monday 11th October (via Zoom) Should you have any questionson this role please email us at quoting vacancy ID 3135 Please note that if we receive a very large volume of applications, we reserve the right to close advertising early. Therefore it would be advisable to submit your application for this vacancy as earlyas possible We offer a wide range of staff benefits, these include: 36 days holiday (including Bank Holidays)Option to buy an extra 5 days annual leaveUp to 6% contributory pensionFlexible working policyDiscounts from a range of online and high street retailersA little bit more about us... The British Red Cross help anyone, anywhere in the UK; get the support they need if crisis strikes. From hiring a wheelchair or dealing with loneliness, to adjusting to life in a new country - were there when you need us. Ourorganisation was born out of a desire to bring help without discrimination. Impartiality and neutrality have been central values for the Red Cross since we started. At the British Red Cross, we are looking for the best people to help us provide support tomillions of people affected by crisis in the UK. We want our team to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve, offering equal opportunities to everyone, regardless of; age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancyand maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation. Diversity is something we celebrate and we want you to be able to bring your authentic-self to the Red Cross. We want you to feel that you are in an inclusive environment, and a great positionto help us spread the power of kindness. In the British Red Cross we will not tolerate any form of misconduct, including sexual harassment, exploitation and abuse. We have a code of conduct in place, and are committed to creating a culture of integrity inthe organisation where misconduct is not tolerated, situations of abuse are quickly investigated and perpetrators are dealt with effectively. If you are appointed to a role within BRC you will be subject to the organisations Code of Conduct, a copy of whichyou can find on our website. As part of its recruitment and selection process the British Red Cross undertakes DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) checking of all individuals who regularly work with or have access to children and vulnerable adults. If drivingis an essential requirement of the role, appropriate driver checks will be completed in line with current policy. The British Red Cross, incorporated by Royal Charter 1908, is a charity registered in England and Wales (220949) and Scotland (SC037738). Followus on Twitter @RedCrossJobsUK and on Linked in - British Red Cross, to hear about our latest job vacancies. Connecting human kindness with human crisis