The Role:

Our drivers are the 'face' of our organisation, so you need to be a special type of person, who really puts our customers and the people we serve first. You will be required to work with our busy transport team located at our Altona Delivery Centre, collecting donated furniture as well as helping our shop network by picking up excess donations. You will bring a "hands on" flexible approach and be a proactive operator who thrives on delivering outstanding customer experience.

Vinnies is a special place and encourages all employees and volunteers to grow with us, add value and truly make a difference to the lives of others.

More specifically you will have: 

• A MR driving license or higher.
• Previous commercial driving experience, multi drop preferred
• Experience in loading & unloading trucks safely
• Experience in furniture removal / delivery
• Excellent communication and customer service skills
• Possess strong values and character
• A superior commitment to safety

Responsibilities:

• Unload and load trucks in a safe and timely manner
• Multi-stop pickups and deliveries - dedicated runs
• Load restraint compliance
• Legibly complete and hand in all paperwork
• Be part of a proactive safety culture and participate in all safety initiatives 

In return we offer:

• Tax reducing salary packaging 
• Knowledge that you will be part of a team helping to make a difference to your community
• We have some great talent who are happy to share their experience and skills to help you on your way
• A supportive and collaborative work environment - we value our employees and the excellent work that they do
• We are growing and there are lots of opportunities available

About us:

The St Vincent de Paul Society aspires to be recognised as a caring Catholic charity offering ‘a hand up’ to people in need. We do this by respecting their dignity, sharing our hope and encouraging them to take control of their destiny by providing practical support, advocacy and friendship.

The Society is one of the most recognised and highly regarded charitable organisations that has been providing support to Victorians for 160 years.

We operate over 100 retail shops throughout Victoria, commonly called “Vinnies” that raise much needed funds to support those who are vulnerable in the community.

Vinnies is much more than a retail store.

Learn more about Vinnies!

St Vincent de Paul Society has over 110 retail shops across Victoria known as “Vinnies”, selling new and pre-loved fashion and homewares.

The beauty of our Vinnies Shops is that you never know what unique and special treasures you might find!

Over 12 million items were sold within our retail shops last year, which saved 12 million items from going to landfill!

The proceeds from items sold in our shops go directly into our communities to help support some of the most vulnerable people that may be experiencing hardship and loneliness.

Across 9 Soup Vans we were able to provide over 88 thousand meals to people that would have potentially gone hungry.

40,000 calls for welfare assistance were answered last year in our Call Centre and assistance was given in the form of material goods, food vouchers and of course a compassionate ear.

Our 5 Education Programs offered reading, companionship, and homework help to 977 students who attended the programs in 2019. None of this would be possible without our Vinnies Shops.

next steps:

If making a difference in your local community is important to you and you meet our essential requirements we can’t wait to hear from you. Please submit to us your updated CV and complete the form via the Apply Now link to tell us a little more about you and why you would be perfect for the role.

Please don’t delay in submitting your application as applications will be reviewed upon submission.

A position description is attached.

Please note that prior to any offer of employment, pre-employment checks must be completed. These will include reference checking, a national criminal history check, proof of COVID-19 vaccination, current working with children check.
 
St Vincent de Paul Society Victoria is proactive in supporting child safety.

We value diversity and aim to build an inclusive environment that champions, embraces and respects differences.

We support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions.