Driver Support - CFU
Gloucester
This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
- Job Title: Driver Support - CFU
- Job Location: Tri Centre Fire Service HQ
- Salary: £26,403 - £27,694 per annum
- Hours per Week: 37.00
- Contract Type: Permanent
- Closing Date: 01/02/2026
- Job Requisition Number: 6487
- This post is open to job share
About Us
Our Corporate Fleet Unit (CFU) is an ambitious, fast‑growing and forward‑thinking team supporting both Gloucestershire County Council (GCC) and Gloucestershire Fire & Rescue Service (GFRS) with everything fleet and equipment. Every day is different, and our work is exciting, varied and essential to keeping our communities safe across the county of Gloucestershire.
Our workshops are based at Waterwells in Quedgeley, where we carry out mandatory inspections, maintenance, and repairs on fleet vehicles & Equipment. We also manage external supplier support and oversee lease, pool, and hire vehicles, ensuring full compliance with statutory obligations.
The Role
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Driver to join our vibrant team. This is a hands‑on, varied and rewarding role where you will:
- Drive a wide variety of vehicles across GCC and GFRS locations
- Support equipment and vehicle changeovers, ensuring everything is right first time
- Carry out basic safety checks (AdBlue, bulbs, screen wash etc.) – full training provided
- Help ensure vehicles and equipment are ready, clean, safe, and compliant
- Deliver excellent customer service across multiple teams and departments
As an Equal Opportunities employer, we welcome applicants from all backgrounds. Please note the role involves mobility for vehicle access and occasional outdoor work.
Your work will be key to helping frontline services operate smoothly, and you’ll be supported every step of the way.
Training & Development
We invest in our people, and for the right candidate we offer:
- Vehicle & Equipment Recovery training
- Support to achieve a Category C (HGV) license – desirable on application but development opportunities can be offered.
- Ongoing professional development with experienced workshop and equipment staff
About You
We’d love to hear from you if you are:
- Positive, enthusiastic and eager to learn
- A confident driver with good judgement
- Organised, adaptable and comfortable with varied daily tasks
- Someone who enjoys working with different teams and meeting new people
- Dynamic thinking and solution driven
Benefits of working for GCC:
- Flexible and agile working opportunities (Training will take place in the office. Suitable home broadband capabilities will be required for any agreed home working.)
- Annual Leave entitlement of 25.5 days rising to 30.5 days after 5 years’ continuous service
- Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
- Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees. Available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone.
- Cycle to Work scheme
- Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
- Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&C's apply)
- A welcoming and supportive team environment
Reporting Line
You will report to the Workshop Manager and Equipment Supervisor.
Interested?
If you’re excited by variety, enjoy working with people, and want to be part of a growing, ambitious team, we’d love to hear from you.
For an informal discussion about the role please contact Workshops Manager Iain Butler via email at Iain.butler@gloucestershire.gov.uk
Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview week commencing 9th February 2026.
We appreciate your interest; however, feedback will not be available during or after this recruitment process.
Additional Information
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-
This Position is subject to a standard DBS check.
The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.
If you are an Internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability* as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email to recruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk, as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error.
By providing this information, you can choose to be considered for a guaranteed interview under our Disability Confident pledge if you meet all essential criteria. It also enables the recruiting manager to arrange any reasonable adjustments you may need during the process.
*a disability is defined as: a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial and long-term (more than 12 months) adverse effect on a person’s ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities.
Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities. Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.
It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.
Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.