Society of Saint Vincent de Paul Hiring For Warehouse Operative at Dublin, County Dublin Full Time

Location: Broombridge, Cabra, Dublin 7

Salary range: €13.85ph

Experience: 1 Years / Education

Closing date: Fri, 27 Oct 2023

Description:
SVP is a large, national, voluntary organisation with extensive experience of working with a diverse range of people who experience poverty and exclusion. Through its network of over 12,000 volunteers and 700 staff, it is strongly committed to working for social justice and advocates the creation of a more just and caring society. SVP employs people to support volunteers in a variety of settings including housing, community care, shops, administration, and other specialist areas.

The Role:
The purpose of the role is to work under the direction of the Warehouse Manager and or the Team Leaders, East Region. The Warehouse Operative will be required to assist on an on-going basis in receiving, sorting, grading, categorizing, storing and re-distributing donated and new goods as directed. This includes loading and unloading approximately 400+ donation bags ranging between 10 to 20kg throughout the day. Donated goods will be collected from and prepared for use by the Vincent’s charity shops and will include clothing, shoes, fashion accessories, household items, textiles, books, toys and collectibles. Candidates will be expected to maintain the highest standards of housekeeping and comply fully with SVP policy and procedures.

Candidate Requirements:
Experience of working in the charity sector is an advantage

Experience of working in a similar fast paced and physically demanding warehouse environment would be an advantage.

Understanding of best practice in the area of Manual Handling.

The ability to work under pressure and on own initiative.

Ability to maintain the highest standards of house keeping

Ability to comply fully with SVP policy and procedures

Why work with SVP?

SVP Benefits

23 days annual leave for all staff; Additional day’s leave at 5, 10, 15 & 20 years, with a cap of 27 annual leave days.

Pension: 5% employer and employee contribution with an option to increase to 7%.

2 discretionary days (Good Friday & Christmas Eve)

Group discount for Hospital Saturday Fund (HSF)

Paid Sick Leave (following probation period with entitlement increasing with length of service)

Education Support for job relevant courses

Paid Maternity & Paternity Leave (18 weeks full maternity leave pay for staff with more than 12 months service & 2 weeks full paternity leave pay for staff with more than 12 months service

Life Appreciation Recognition: Additional one-off 5 days annual leave allocated in year that 25-, 30-, 35- & 40-years’ service achieved, plus €250 voucher

Life Assurance – four times annual salary

Employee Assistance Programme

Christmas Voucher: €250 voucher for all staff (subject to terms of policy)

Retirement: Staff with 10+ years’ service will receive a €250 voucher on retirement

Appointment is subject to satisfactory references. Canvassing will not be accepted and may lead to disqualification. Due to the large volume of applications, we are not in the position to provide individual feedback to candidates who are not shortlisted.

SVP is an Equal Opportunities Employer