Driver, , Supply Chain​/Logistics

Job Description

Salary range:
Grade 5 £ 33,012 - £33,987 p.a. plus fantastic benefits.

Contract:

Permanent

Hours of work: 25 hours per week

Location:

Croydon

Please note that this is a term time only, part‑time role and therefore deductions are made to the above salary (£20,358 - £20,959).

We are recruiting for a minibus driver in the in‑house passenger transport service, committed to delivering a high‑quality service for this vulnerable client group.

Drive a minibus on prepared routes for students and adults, assist passengers, keep accurate records, and manage any incidents or difficult situations.

• An appropriate “D” driving licence (with PCV) for the vehicle being driven.
• Knowledge of Road Traffic Acts and Highway Code; completed MIDAS and First Aid training.
• Experience of driving young people and adults comfortably and safely in a passenger transport vehicle according to prepared schedules or as directed.
• Experience of assisting passengers in a similar role that requires care and consideration for service users at all times.
• Ability to keep appropriate records as required by this type of service.
• Ability to act effectively to diffuse any difficult situations on the vehicle and to write brief notes/reports on incidents.
• Ability to liaise over day‑to‑day concerns between home and school with tact and diplomacy.

• Ability to work flexibly within the services core hours and outside of normal office hours within a rota.
• Enhanced DBS disclosure required.
• Requirement to wear a uniform while undertaking duties.

For further information candidates should contact Daniel Robinson – Croydon Transport Services Manager, Dan

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• Get a grip on the finances and make the council financially sustainable.
• Become a council which listens to, respects and works in partnership with Croydon’s diverse communities and businesses.
• Strengthen collaboration and joint working with partner organisations and the voluntary, community and faith sectors.
• Ensure good governance is embedded and adopt best practice.
• Develop our workforce to deliver in a manner that respects the diversity of our communities.

• Croydon is a place of opportunity for business, earning and learning.
• Children and young people in Croydon have the chance to thrive, learn and fulfil their potential.
• Croydon is a cleaner, safer and healthier place, a borough we’re proud to call home.
• People can lead healthier and independent lives for longer.
• Croydon Council’s new ways of working.

Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community. Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.

As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.

Croydon Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.

The successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.