Wellington Free Ambulance Looking for Fleet Drivers at Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand Full Time

Introduction:

Come and join our team here at Wellington Free Ambulance! Part time positions, working up to 24 hours per week!

Description:

Why join Wellington Free Ambulance

We are the one and only paramedic service for Wellington and Wairarapa, and the only ones in the country who are free.

We are proud of the place we hold in our community, and the high-quality, leading-edge patient care that our people deliver every day. As well as emergency paramedic care, we provide patient transfer services; have paramedics who are part of the Life Flight crew and rescue squad, plus operate the 111 clinical communications centre for our region. We respond on average to around 57,000 emergency incidents per year.

We consider ourselves to be the best little ambulance service in the world, with an awesome team around 400 staff and over 80 volunteers who cover from Cook Strait to just north of Waikanae on the Kapiti Coast, and across to Mt Bruce in the Wairarapa. Being this size means when you join you do become part of our whanau and you really do make a huge impact for our community!

If you would like to learn more about our great place to work, please visit Wellington Free Ambulance’s website www.wfa.org.nz . You can also see more about our fantastic organisation by viewing our page on Facebook.

Wellington Free Ambulance is committed to being an equal opportunity employer with a focus on ensuring diversity, equity and inclusion to provide a stronger internal and external culture. We value and embrace differences in all people and encourage diverse ways of thinking and being.

The role

Join our team in exciting role of Fleet Driver, where you’ll play a key role in ensuring our vehicles are where they need to be, exactly when they’re needed. This is a dynamic and vital position that requires a proactive and detail-oriented individual like you!

As a Fleet Driver you will be responsible for assisting with Certificate of Fitness inspections, collecting parts and efficiently delivering vehicles to supplies for necessary repairs and recalls. Your role will be pivotal in keeping our fleet in optimal condition and ensuring a seamless operational flow.

Specifically, you role will include:

• Driving vehicles to externals suppliers for repairs and COF checks, ensure our vehicles meet the highest safety standards
• Moving Vehicles to different stations, contributing to the smooth function of our operations
• Providing valuable assistance with workshop and station tasks
• Undertaking occasional transportation of vehicles from outside the Wellington region

Your flexibility and willingness to go the extra mile will be highly valued as you may be required to work additional hours on occasion to meet the operational demands of our service.

Skills and Experiences:

What we can offer:

You will get fulfilment from your work and a sense of pride knowing that you are working for a not-for-profit that is an iconic part of the Greater Wellington region. We also have more benefits to joining our team including:

• Staff benefits including Employee Assistance Programme, annual flu vaccinations and discounted health and life insurance
• Great discounts at a number of supportive businesses across our region

Who We Are Looking For

To succeed in this role you must hold a clean and current Class One Driver’s Licence. Your experience in mechanical service and repair environments will be highly valued as you contribute to keeping our fleet in top-notch condition.

COVID-19 vaccination WFA’s COVID-19 risk assessment has determined that we require all staff to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 prior to commencing work with WFA. It remains a condition of your ongoing employment to maintain your vaccination status, which may include booster or additional vaccinations as required. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination will be required as part of the recruitment process.

Please click here for the full position description or Press “Apply” to view this job and the position description on our vacancy page https://www.wfa.org.nz/work-with-us/current-vacancies/.

Applications close 15 August 2023. If you require further information, please email [email protected]