Education Driver | R|2450

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Education Driver

Contract Services is the in-house school catering provider for London Borough of Tower Hamlets operating in over 60 school sites.

We are seeking to employ Education Drivers to work Term Time only, for 16.25 hours per week (this equates to 3+ weeks per year - pay pro rata).

As an Education Driver you are at the heart of our operation, and we are looking for individuals who share our energy and passion and will contribute to our on-going success. You will be delivering food to a variety of schools, council buildings and around the Borough. You will be part of a catering team who are committed to delivering service excellence and feeding pupils and adults healthy freshly cooked food on a daily basis.

You will primarily be responsible for the delivery of meals and equipment to the school kitchens be responsible for a regular post delivery service to sites around the council. You will maintain the cleanliness of your van. You must ensure the correct use of all machinery and equipment and assist as and when required with the loading or unloading of meals. You will be required to attend a 2-day induction course whereby a literacy and numeracy test will be taken.

If you have any questions about the job, please call WorkPath on 020 7364 3727 or email WorkPath@towerhamlets.gov.uk

Applicants will be required to complete a short screening and attend an information session where you will be asked to complete Literacy Numeracy assessments. Total duration of the session will be 2.5 hours.

Tower Hamlets vision for our borough is that: people are aspirational, independent and have equal access to opportunities; we are a borough that our residents are proud of and love to live in; and we are a dynamic, outcomes-based council using digital innovation and partnership working to respond to the changing needs of our borough. We want people who aspire to our TOWER values: Together; Open; Willing; Excellent; Respect.

Tower Hamlets has a zero-tolerance approach to, and works to eradicate, all forms of discrimination on the basis of race, sex, disability, age, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marital status, status as a civil partner, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy and maternity and looks to employ a diverse workforce representative of those groups. We recognise that people can also be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class.

We welcome applicants interested in flexible working arrangements and also applicants who live in the borough.

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