Minibus Driver

Job title: Mini-bus driver Salary: £12.85 per hour + wellbeing cash plan + pension scheme (LGPS) + additional Lift Schools benefits School: Lift Broadlands, St Francis Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 2DY Contract type: Permanent, term-time only, hours will roughly be 7.30am until 9am and then 2.30pm until 3.45pm Start: September A rare term-time only mini bus driver job opportunity for a lovely secondary school. Your new school Lift Broadlands is a small secondary school in Keynsham, fostering a nurturing environment for students aged 11-16 and led by an incredible Principal, Laura Stone, who is passionate about ensuring that every student has access to an excellent education, in every classroom, every day. We're conveniently located near Bath and North East Somerset, with excellent transport links to Bristol and other surrounding areas. We are a small, mixed, fully inclusive comprehensive school and remain one of the best choices for learning in the area. For every student who attends our academy, we aim to raise their aspirations, broaden their horizons and promote a life-long love of learning. We are an OFSTED 'Good' school, and benefit from a number of links with the local community and have an excellent reputation. Your new role - To safely collect and transport students to and from school. - Exercising a strict duty of care, ensuring seatbelts are worn at all times, supervising students as they get on and off the minibus safely, and enforcing a one-person-per-seat rule to prevent overloading. - Carrying out daily vehicle checks prior to starting any journey, which includes checking for a first aid kit and fire extinguisher, and ensuring all gangways are clear of obstruction. - Carrying out routine weekly maintenance on the vehicles, including washing down, checking fluid levels, and maintaining general cleanliness and roadworthiness. - Refueling the vehicle as required. - Removing all occupants to safety as per Health & Safety procedures in the event of a vehicle breakdown. - Promoting the safeguarding and welfare of children and young persons. - Maintaining regular, consistent, and professional attendance, punctuality, and personal appearance. - Developing and maintaining excellent working relationships with residents, staff, pupils, contractors, and other guests. What you'll need to succeed You will have a driving license with experience of driving a larger vehicle, in a customer-facing role, ideally working with community groups, schools or sports clubs. You will have strong communication and interpersonal skills. You will ideally be First Aid qualified, or willing to complete training. We offer you: Comprehensive training: Access to some of the best developmental training to boost your career. Generous benefits: From your pension plan to healthcare and financial support, we've got you covered. Lifestyle perks: Enjoy discounted gym memberships, travel deals, and much more. We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive an overwhelming response. All candidates are advised to refer to the job description and person specification before making an application. Lift Schools are committed to ensuring the highest levels of safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils, and we expect all our people and volunteers to share this commitment. We adopt a fair and consistent recruitment process which is inline with Keeping Children Safe in Education guidance. This includes online checks for shortlisted candidates. All offers of employment are subject to an Enhanced DBS check, references, and where applicable, a prohibition from teaching check. Lift Schools embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. Job share, part-time and flexible working opportunities will be considered. We are a Disability Confident Employer and there is a guaranteed interview scheme for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.