Bus Driver

Job details
Job role
Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
Part time, flexible: Casual contract, as and when required
Contract type
Permanent
Actual salary
N2 £22,737 per annun (living wage supplement £12 an hour)
What skills and experience we're looking for
The successful candidate will have:
A licence to drive a Minibus and a trailer Categories D1 and D1+E
The Ability to communicate effectively with all members of the school community.
The ability to work flexible hours.
A working knowledge of health and safety, relevant to the role.
What the school offers its staff
In return we offer:
Great opportunities for continuing professional development and a career pathway across the trust.
A team of hardworking, dedicated and friendly staff where everyone is valued.
The benefitof working in a highly collaborative multi academy trust.
Membership of the Teachers' Pension Scheme or Local Government Pensions Scheme which the trust also contributes to on your behalf.
Recognition of previous service with other schools, academies, local government etc.
Access to an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), delivered by Health Assured - the UK and Irelands leading wellbeing provider.
Good public transport links via Tyne and Wear Metro and road links from the A19 and A1058 Coast Road.
Further details about the role
This post is a casual contract, working as and when required; to start as soon as possible.
We are seeking to appoint a competent mini bus driver to provide a service for pupils making collections and drop offs following prescribed routes as required by our school.
Benfield School is a fully inclusive 11-16 school it has a distinct ethos with strong sense of support and loyalty. Excellent relationships between students and staff and a purposeful learning environment is evident in lessons and around the modernised site. With this foundation, students have a strong platform to be confident, happy and are able to achieve their aspiration.
Our school is one of six primary and secondary schools within the NEAT Academy Trust family of schools. At the heart of our trust is the aim to nurture, educate, achieve and transform the lives of all young people within the communities we serve across the North East. We have a national research school, which aims to build and strengthen networks of schools throughout the region and help them access effective education research and implement it in everyday practice.
Interested? If you would like to join us and feel you could thrive here, then please read the accompanying Person Specification and Job Description and complete an application form by clicking 'apply now' no later than midnight on Sunday 28th April 2024.
NEAT is committed to safer recruitment practice and promoting the welfare of children and expects staff and volunteers to share this commitment.This position is exempt from the provisions of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and a satisfactory Enhanced DBS from the Disclosure and Barring Service is required as part of pre-employment checks. For shortlisted candidates, we will conduct an online search as part of our screening.
Commitment to safeguarding
As this vacancy involves working with children and young people, you must declare relevant criminal convictions when you apply for the job. A criminal record will not automatically stop you from getting the job but we will consider the nature of the offence when assessing how suitable you are for the job and discuss this with you at interview. If this job is in regulated activity we will also check if you are barred from working with children. If you are barred from working with children it is an offence for you to apply for a job.
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