Driver - Langside School

Langside School

30 Sep

Written By Cat Abbott

Are you looking to help extraordinary people achieve extraordinary things? Diverse Abilities offers you the opportunity to achieve this and is now recruiting for a passnger transport assistant to join our team at Langside School.

Hours: 11 hrs per week, term time

Location: Langside School, Poole

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Managed by: Site Manager

Rate: £11.58 per hour

Hours: 11 hours per week

Monday to Friday 8am-9am & 3pm-4pm

1 hour additional 4pm-5pm per week on variable days , you will be given as much notice as possible to advise which day this is needed each week.

Overall purpose:

To transport the pupils from their homes to the school and back in a responsible and competent manner, ensuring the safety of passengers, other road users, members of the public and yourself at all times.

Due to the size of our vehicles, you must either have a category C1 license or have obtained your licence before 1st January 1997 B category

Commitment to safeguarding

Diverse Abilities is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. Please ensure a full work history is completed in your application form including any gaps of employment. Applicants will be required to complete satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) check is required for this post prior to commencement. The Charity is an equal opportunities employer.

This role requires staff to

In relation to pupils/students:·

Driving school vehicle
Responsible for the safety, comfort and welfare of Passengers and Staff.
Perform and record daily vehicle checks to ensure “road readiness”.
Report any vehicle defects, faults, incidents and accidents
Be responsible for the cleanliness of vehicles, inside and out and ensuring the vehicle is in a clean and roadworthy condition before and after use.

In relation to management/organisation:

Contribute to and participate in a team-based approach.
Attend training and team meetings, which may be additional to contracted hours.
Act as a positive role model for those around you.
Work within Diverse Abilities Working Values.

In relation to staff team:

Attend and participate in all training and development as identified to develop one’s own skills and abilities.
Maintain a constant desire to learn and develop

These lists are not exhaustive, and the full details can be found in the job description above.

Benefits

We offer a wide range of employee rewards and benefits. These include access to hundreds of retailer, restaurant, entertainment and hotel discounts through Blue Light Card, auto-enrolment pensions, paid accrued holiday, and a cycle to work scheme.