Part Time Bus Driver
Hourly Rate: £12.38
- 35 weeks a year
- Hours per week to be agreed
Start Date: 02 September 2024
Working hours: various shifts available:
- 6:35am 8.05am Monday-Friday (TWE)
- 15.45pm – 17.45pm Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday-Friday & 14.45-16.45pm Thursday (TWEVE)
- 5:45am 9.30am Monday-Friday (BNE)
- 15.15pm – 19.00pm Monday-Tuesday-Wednesday-Friday & 14.30-18.15pm Thursday (BNEVE)
- 5 days a week during term time – hours per week to be negotiated - 35 weeks per year
Annual leave: School holidays
Contract type: Permanent
Reporting to: The Estate Manager
Purpose of the job
The school bus driver is responsible for the safety and wellbeing of the children using the school bus service.
Main duties and responsibilities – This is a summary, a full job description is available on application for each route and shift
- Various hours available
- Collect School Bus from the Maintenance department.
- Carry out basic routine safety checks on the school bus prior to departure.
- Ensure prompt arrival at the first collection point on your allocated bus route.
- Ensure that a register is taken and that any unexpected absences are followed up by telephoning the parents in the morning, or checking with Reception in the afternoon.
- Manage the route in a timely manner to ensure that pupils arrive at school for 08.00am and at all stops on route at the allotted time.
Person Specification
Skills
- Driving licence – including D1 category is essential
- Experience of driving school children would be preferable
Personal Qualities
- Enjoys working with children
- Communicates well with children and parents
- Organised, efficient and punctual
- Flexible attitude
Michael Hall School values the diversity of its community and aims to have a workforce that reflects this. We, therefore, encourage applications from all sections of the community.
Michael Hall School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All positions are subject to an enhanced DBS check.