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Huntingdon and other Cambridgeshire sites as needed.
Closing Date:
13/07/2026
Job Category:
Libraries
Organisation:
Cambridgeshire County Council
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage…
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro‑rate) through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
- An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in‑store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
About the role
This vital role provides a courier collection service transferring stock around library sites and council offices throughout Cambridgeshire.
We are looking for a relief van driver to cover a number of different routes, often at short notice to provide cover for both planned and unplanned absences.
Full training will be given on all of the locations as part of the induction to the role.
What will you be doing?
Driving a 3.5 tonne Luton van around sites across Cambridgeshire to provide a courier collection service for library stock and internal mail.
Accessing library sites during both staffed and unstaffed sessions.
Collecting and sorting boxes of books / items on route, occasional delivery of furniture and equipment as required.
About you
We are looking for candidates who can be flexible to meet the varying demands of this role.
You will
- Hold a full clean driving licence and confidently able to drive vehicles up to 3.5 tonnes in weight.
- Be confident accessing library sites and council buildings outside staffed hours.
- Be able to communicate well and have good interpersonal skills
- Be competent in manual handling as this role can be physically demanding.
- Confident working alone and able to manage your time and workload.
About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.
Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We fully support providing reasonable adjustments throughout our recruitment process, and we encourage candidates to contact the Hiring Manager to discuss any adjustment needs. Through a Guaranteed Interview Scheme, we will offer an interview to all applicants who disclose a disability and meet the essential criteria for a job vacancy. On your application form you can indicate you are disabled. Some examples of reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process could include additional time to complete an assessment or printing a document on pastel coloured paper with larger font size and line spacing. We would value talking about what might be possible to enable you to join us and thrive, so if there is something that would help you to do your best during your journey with us, please get in touch.
Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.
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