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Bank House Clearance & Retail Driver

Be the difference. Clear homes with care. Power hospice care in Birmingham.

BANK HOUSE CLEARANCE & RETAIL DRIVER 

Location:  Flexible/area-based role covering Birmingham and Solihull

Hours:       Bank (as and when required)

Salary:      £14.24 per hour (includes 12.07% per hour holiday pay)

Join our award‑winning Retail Team and help Birmingham Hospice provide vital specialist end‑of‑life care for local people. Our charity shops raise essential funds to support patients and families – and every collection, delivery and cleared room helps make that possible.

We’re looking for an enthusiastic, reliable Bank House Clearance & Retail Driver to support our logistics and retail operations on an as‑and‑when basis.

What you’ll be doing

In this role, you will:

  • Support our house clearance service, including collections from donor homes.
  • Move stock between retail locations and assess donations in line with Trading Standards guidance.
  • Carry out PAT testing on electrical donations (full training provided).
  • Provide short‑notice cover for our driver team to keep the retail operation running smoothly.
  • Deliver friendly, professional customer service to donors, supporters and customers.
  • Help maximise income and maintain high standards across our retail operations.

What we’re looking for

 

  • A full, clean driving licence and confidence travelling across all Birmingham Hospice retail locations and donor homes in our commercial vehicles (vans).
  • The physical ability to lift and move heavy items – this is a key part of the role.
  • A positive, organised and motivated approach, with empathy and a genuine desire to help others.
  • Flexibility to cover sickness, annual leave and operational gaps – sometimes at short notice.
  • No previous retail experience is needed – just a willingness to learn, a can‑do attitude and pride in doing a great job.

For an informal chat about this role, please email Simon Mitchell, Retail Area Manager: simon.mitchell@birminghamhospice.org.uk

To learn more about the role, please read the job description.

 

 

 

"I am so glad to be here."

Karen Toon swapped the heat of a school kitchen for the friendly surroundings of our new Balsall Common shop when she started as an assistant manager and is loving the opportunity to meet and help customers.

She had previously worked in an office before spending 12 years in a school kitchen but wanted a fresh challenge once her children had got older.

“My children are getting older so don’t need me around as much and I saw the advert for the role and thought ‘I’m really interested in that’. I learned more about the hospice and decided to apply, and I am so glad to be here,” said Karen.

She’s relishing the chance to meet customers and work with volunteers.

Karen added: “I realised I enjoyed meeting and speaking with people. When you are working in a kitchen you are cut off from everyone, apart from your own team. I enjoy meeting and chatting with people, and it cheers me up every day.”

 

The hospice is committed to developing a dynamic and diverse team, representative of the communities it serves. We ask you, therefore, to complete the Equal Opportunities monitoring form to help us in this aim.

We value each person as an individual – whether they are colleagues, patients, family members, carers or supporters, every person matters. We embrace diversity of culture, background and environment knowing it enriches our workplace and our relationships with our local communities. We are committed to building a culture of inclusion and belonging. We would love to hear from you, about what makes you uniquely you and how this opportunity will support you to succeed.

Our Values

Our values are at the heart of everything we do as we continue in our mission to enable more people from all communities to access the care of their choice at the end of life.

Kindness
Togetherness
Positivity
Openness
Respect
Innovation