Bus Driver - Part time

Bolton Clarke; Sanctuary Point; On-site; AUD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Work-life balance

Clinical support

Career progression

Salary packaging

Private health insurance

Gym discounts

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

Bolton Clarke Group is hiring a driver to support residents at our Coastal Waters Aged Care Home near Jervis Bay. You will assist residents with outings, mobility aids, and transport, ensuring safety and compassionate service during shifts.

Qualifications include an MR bus licence, basic computer skills (Word/Excel), and checks (NDIS, police). The role offers meaningful work in a not-for-profit environment with strong staff support and community benefits.

Qualifications

• MR class licence for driving buses of 22 passenger capacity or less.
• Previous experience using lifting equipment and assistive devices (desirable).
• Ability to use computer software (Word and Excel).
• Experience with wheelchair access vehicles and wheelchair tie down system (desirable).
• NDIS Worker Check (or willingness to obtain prior to commencement).
• Complete a police check.

Responsibilities

• Engaging with residents, encouraging and supporting them to engage in the outing.
• Putting equipment (e.g. mobility aids) and resident shopping into the bus.
• Folding and unfolding mobility aids.
• Staying with residents to allow staff to attend to other's needs.
• Aiding residents with simple mobilisation including pushing a resident in a wheelchair (where trained to do so).
• Share feedback with the Lifestyle Officer / Lifestyle Coordinator at the end of your shift.
• Deliver a high level of customer service, including the timely provision of agreed services to residents.
• Drive in accordance with road and safety requirements maintaining due care at all times.

Skills

MR class licence

Lifting equipment

Word and Excel

NDIS Check

Police check

Job description

Bolton Clarke Group one of Australia's largest independent, not-for-profit providers of home care, retirement living and residential aged care, operating nationally and internationally. Bolton Clarke Residential group now has 87 Aged Care Homes across QLD, NSW, VIC, SA & WA, with the inclusion of the Allity, McKenzie & Acacia Living Group.

Bolton Clarke Group one of Australia's largest independent, not-for-profit providers of home care, retirement living and residential aged care, operating nationally and internationally. Bolton Clarke Residential group now has 87 Aged Care Homes across QLD, NSW, VIC, SA & WA, with the inclusion of the Allity, McKenzie & Acacia Living Group.

The Role

• Engaging with residents, encouraging and supporting them to engage in the outing
• Putting equipment (e.g. mobility aids) and resident shopping into the bus
• Folding and unfolding mobility aids
• Staying with residents to allow staff to attend to other's needs
• Aiding residents with simple mobilisation including pushing a resident in a wheelchair (where trained to do so)
• Share feedback with the Lifestyle Officer / Lifestyle Coordinator at the end of your shift
• Deliver a high level of customer service, including the timely provision of agreed services to residents
• Drive in accordance with road and safety requirements maintaining due care at all times

Working hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:30 to 14:30

To be successful:

• MR class licence for driving buses of 22 passenger capacity or less
• Previous experience using lifting equipment and assistive devices (desirable)
• Ability to use computer software (Word and Excel)
• Experience with wheelchair access vehicles and wheelchair tie down system, (desirable)
• NDIS Worker Check (or willingness to obtain prior to commencement)
• Complete a police check

About this location:

Come and join our team at our beautiful Coastal Waters Aged Care Residential Home, located near the picturesque shores of beautiful Jervis Bay, Coastal Waters provides high-quality aged care in a friendly, secure and comfortable residential environment.

Why Work For Bolton Clarke:

• Excellent work/life balance with shifts that suit your personal needs
• A caring team environment with strong clinical and allied health support
• Career progression and development opportunities
• Generous salary packaging and not-for-profit tax benefits - claim up to $18,550 tax free
• Private health insurance and gym discounts
• An Employee Assistance Program for staff and family

Our commitment to diversity: At Bolton Clarke we expect our staff to respect and value differences in age, disability, race, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, intersex status and family or marital status.

Appointment to this position and ongoing employment is subject to your commitment to supporting diversity and inclusion.