Warehouse Operatives – Margate

We are looking to add a new member to our team within the warehouse at Pilgrims Hospices, the successful candidate would be placed within the book department – the main role of the successful candidate would be to help supply our bookshops with the relevant books for each of our shops across East Kent. In doing so you would be processing donated books determining which are saleable / recyclable. The ideal candidate would have a passion for books and literature, any knowledge around art would be most advantageous. This role is a physically demanding role with a large volume of books to process each day

The Role

As a Warehouse Operative you will support the day to day running of the Warehouse and Logistics Operation.  Your main responsibilities will include:

• Receive, sort, prepare and label stock to be sold in our retail stores
• Identifying donations that would sell in specialist shops or on Ebay
• Demonstrating good housekeeping when sorting and storing goods
• Preparing and pricing stock
• Being ‘till trained’ to support the Warehouse shop(s) when customers need assistance and wish to pay for goods.
• Acting as ‘stand in’ support for the Retail Shops, covering lunch breaks and on occasion holiday or absence.

The post holder must ensure that Supervisor duties are completed to a high standard, in line with standards expected within a Warehouse environment.

Working Arrangements

These are part-time roles (either 21 or 14 hrs per week)  and are based at Pilgrims Hospice Tivoli Brooks. Please indicate your preference of hours (14 or 21) on your application.
The successful candidates should be flexible, able to work Monday to Sunday in a regular shift pattern and be able to do additional hours from time to time, covering sickness and holidays. You will be provided with free on-site parking.

About You

To be a successful Warehouse Operative you should:

• Be able to lift heavy goods.
• Have an eye for interesting items
• Ability to work without supervision and maintain pride in your work
• A flexible attitude and ability to work as a part of a team

About Us

As an award-winning employer, Pilgrims provides end of life care services to patients and their families across east Kent.

Our commitment is to provide open, compassionate care and expertise for patients and their families – both in the community and in-patient units.

Our Vision

“Of a community where people with a terminal illness and their family and friends are supported and empowered to live well in mind and body until the very last moment of their life”.

We recognise that our workforce is integral to the delivery of our Vision and our charitable aims. Pilgrims Hospices continues to create a highly skilled, motivated, engaged and healthy workforce by providing an environment where staff and volunteers feel highly motivated to perform their roles to a consistently high standard, and actively role model our charitable behaviours and values.

To achieve our Vision, we have a shared set of values and behaviours that enable us to be the people and the charity that patients and their loved ones need us to be. They form our CODE, which guides us in our daily working and decision making:

Compassionate We treat everyone with compassion and care

Open We communicate openly, honestly and effectively

Dynamic We are dynamic, improving and developing our service

Empowered We empower people to achieve their outcomes

Our Benefits

As an Employer of Choice we are committed supporting our employees and volunteers through both a holistic benefits package, but also through wellbeing and work/life balance.

Our hospices offer:

• Generous annual leave entitlement
• A great work-life balance with realistic working hours
• Free onsite parking
• Financial discounts, provided through the Blue Light Card Membership Scheme
• Standard Life Workplace Pension. Those joining us from the NHS may retain eligibility to membership of the NHS pension scheme
• Access to Dover Counselling Services
• Enhanced Maternity/Paternity pay to match the NHS
• Friendly and highly professional working environments alongside passionate people
• Opportunities for professional development through a range of extensive learning

We invest in our employees, which is one of the key things that makes us an award-winning employer of choice!

How to Apply

To learn more about this role, please download the full job description document as attached.

If you are interested in applying for the role and wish to join our passionate team, please complete the online application form.

As part of our commitment to be an inclusive employer, ensuring fairness and consistency in selecting the best candidate for this role, identifying details will not be considered during our selection process.