College Minibus Driver

College Minibus Driver x 2

Location: Rotherham / Worksop

Salary: £23,650 (£15,488.04 pro-rata) per annum

Hours: Part Time (30 Hours per week), Term Time Only (36 weeks per year)

The Role

The driver fulfils a key role, transporting learners from community locations to colleges and between campuses within the Group.

They are looking for minibus drivers to join the Colleges’ Support Teams. As a member of the Support Team, you will work closely with other support staff, teaching assistants and teachers to drive the minibuses transporting young people to college, home, between sites and support young people on trips and visits into the community.

Main duties would include (but are not limited to):

• To transport young people in accordance with Group policies, using any Group owned or hired vehicles as may be required. (This could be between colleges and around communities)
• To ensure the Groups vehicles are kept roadworthy through regular and routine maintenance, compliance checks, record keeping and reporting faults in a timely manner as required.
• To assist the Facilities/Information Governance and Assurance teams with the coordination of the fleet bookings system.
• To ensure faults are rectified in a timely manner through liaison with the Facilities Management team.
• To undertake daily housekeeping routines associated with the role which includes ensuring vehicles are kept clean and tidy.

Skills and Qualifications

You Will:

• Have experience driving small - medium vans and/or minibuses
• Have completed MIDAS Minibus Driver Training and hold a Full UK driving licence (no Endorsements), held for over 2 years
• Be willing to undertake any training connected with the post including Safeguarding and First Aid at Work
• Work in a professional and confidential manner with a high degree of integrity
• Be highly flexible and able to respond to quick changes in demands upon you including responding to urgent jobs and supporting colleagues across the Group’s Support Teams

Benefits

• Access to local government scheme
• Up to 41 days annual leave per year (22-26) including closure during Christmas period
• Access to the gyms, restaurants and salons
• Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including in-house Occupational Health service
• Full, part time and flexible working hours available in many roles
• Parking available at all of their sites
• Fantastic career development opportunities including funding for teacher training, apprenticeships and various other industry recognised qualifications
• New FE teachers can also apply for grants of up to £6,000 in STEM subjects (conditions apply) through the levelling up premium payments initiative
• Recruitment Referral Scheme for all employees, worth by to £200 per referral made

To Apply

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