Driver - Kildare Day Care Centre

Reference No: VA476

Location: Kildare Day Care Centre - Bride Street, Kildare Town, Co. Kildare, R51 AH36

Duration: Permanent Full Time

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

Closing Date: 13th June 2025

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 volunteers and 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:

We are currently looking to recruit a permanent full time Driver to join our Day Care Centre team in Kildare. The post holder will have responsibility to further the work of the SVP in the Day Care Centre in Kildare, by ensuring the smooth transportation of users of the Centre to and from their homes while also assisting in the delivery of Meals on Wheels on a daily basis. This is a great opportunity to join one of Ireland’s largest voluntary organisations and make a difference in your community.

Candidate Requirements:

EDUCATION

• Full Clean D1 License and CPC licence is essential.
• A First Aid qualification would be desirable.

KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of the Society and of its mission and values.
• Knowledge of needs and issues of the poor, elderly and disadvantaged.
• Good knowledge of street and area locations within the Kildare area would be desirable.

EXPERIENCE

• 1 years + driving experience with D licence and CPC licence is essential.
• Experience of working with the elderly or vulnerable people would be desirable.
• Experience of conducing regular road worthiness inspections of vehicles is desirable.

SKILLS

• Excellent organisation skills.
• Be customer focused with strong interpersonal skills.
• Possess good problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work on own initiative or as part of a team.
• Be able to establish and maintain working relationships on an ongoing basis.

The person must also demonstrate the following personal attributes:

• Be honest and trustworthy.
• Be respectful.
• Possess cultural awareness and sensitivity.
• Be flexible.
• Demonstrate sound work ethics.

​​If you meet these requirements and have the desire to join one of Ireland’s best known, trusted, and respected not-for-profit organisations please complete the online application www.svp.ie/careers.

Appointment is subject to Garda Vetting and 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.

​PLEASE NOTE: If you are interested in being considered for this ​position, please apply as soon as possible as the role may be closed in advance of the date shown above due to high volume of applications.

​SVP is an Equal Opportunities Employer