Driver - Ballarat

Join one of Victoria's leading not for profits and be a part of something big!

Competitive Salary + Tax reducing salary package

Full time | Maximum Term | Location: Ballarat

About St Vincent de Paul Society

For more than 170 years we have been providing practical and compassionate support to people across Victoria whose daily struggles can include putting food on the table, paying essential utilities and ensuring their children remain at school to obtain an education.

Our organisation provides many services and programs, including soup vans, education programs, home visitation programs and VincentCare Victoria (VCV), which assist some of Victoria’s most vulnerable communities, such as people experiencing homelessness, the housing crisis and family violence, and the elderly.

Little bit about the role

Vinnies Transport is an essential component for supporting our retail stores. The major functions performed by Vinnies Transport are the collection, sorting, storage and distribution of donations. The role of the Driver is to collect donated goods from public homes, business and SVDP donation bins and deliver them to the target location, as well as to load and unload the goods. The Driver is also expected to have a total commitment to safe operating practices at all times and high levels of customer service with all contacts. 

Your responsibilities

 As the Driver, your responsibilities will include: 

• Driving in a safe, courteous and timely manner
• Supervising the Jockey
• Collecting and delivering donations from private homes, corporations and donation bins as directed by the Team Leader
• Loading and unloading as per safe work practices
• Completing a daily vehicle checklist

About you

To be successful in this role, we need you to:

• Have a valid MR driving license
• Can easily travel to and from Ballarat
• Pass a Medical Test
• Be able to fulfil the physical requirements of the role outlined in the Position Description (including lifting, carrying, pushing, etc.)
• A positive, can-do attitude
• Right to work in Australia
• A background in commercial driving is preferable but not essential

 Why work for us?  We offer

• Salary packaging, sometimes called salary sacrificing is a huge attraction here! It is a popular way of providing employees in the community sector with tax benefits over and above their salary. It means the real value of a salary package can be significantly higher than the nominal value.
• We make an incredible difference in the lives of over 300,000 people every year.
• We believe in families, so we like to provide a family-friendly environment in which to work.
• We offer a place where you know you are contributing to a firm committed to helping others. We are passionate about #SocialJustice.
• Hybrid working model.

Where good happens #Goodworks

If this opportunity sounds perfect to you and you meet our essential requirements, we can’t wait to hear from you! Please send us your updated CV and a cover letter that tells us a little more about you and your suitability for the role.

Please click here for a copy of the Position Description.

Applications close: 13th June 2025 at 12.00 am.

Please note: Candidates may be reviewed and progressed as applications are received, rather than after the advertised closing date. SVDP reserves the right to close the advertisement at any time. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible to ensure due consideration is given to your suitability.

Prior to any commencement to employment, pre-employment checks must be completed. This will include reference checking, a national criminal history and right to work check and a 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 encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientations, and gender identities and expressions.

No agencies please.