Academy Driver - Casual

Tottenham Hotspur Football Club; London; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading football club in London is seeking a casual Academy Driver to provide safe transportation for academy players. The role involves adhering to traffic regulations, maintaining vehicle hygiene, and ensuring the safety of passengers. Candidates should have driving experience, especially with young people, and the ability to manage daily tasks effectively.

Benefits

Training opportunities

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Valid driving licence held for at least 2 years and over 25 years of age.
• Experience of working in the bus industry or community transport sector.
• Good personal management and effective time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive the minibus in accordance with Highway Code regulations.
• Maintain vehicle hygiene and carry out basic maintenance checks.
• Transport academy players to and from residences, training grounds, and matches.

Skills

Communication

Organizational Skills

Flexibility

Education

Driving Licence for over 2 years

Experience working with young people (ages 16-21)

Job description

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Founded in 1882, Tottenham Hotspur is an iconic English football club, playing in the Premier League and Women’s Super League. From North London to the world, our fanbase spans continents, cultures, and generations. Spurs is a club that’s always dared to push boundaries, breaking new ground and rewriting history.

We offer world-class facilities: In 2019, we opened our state-of-the-art Stadium, a £1 billion landmark that’s the beating heart of North Tottenham’s transformation. More than just a football ground, it’s an engine of change — creating 4,000 jobs and injecting £300 million into the local economy every year.

We’re at our brightest when we’re all together. Our Club, our teams, our community.

There is only one Hotspur. Tottenham Hotspur.

The Role

The successful candidates will work as part of the Academy Transport Team to provide safe transportation of passengers as assigned by the Academy Transport Coordinator. To drive the minibus to transport THFC Academy Players in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Highway Code. To maintain passenger, staff and public safety whilst on the highway. You will provide basic maintenance and checks of the minibus e.g. oil levels, cleaning of vehicle to maintain basic working order and prevent unnecessary deterioration of the vehicle.

At the commencement of the journey check that seat belts are fastened and bags and equipment are secured. Throughout the journey ensure that passengers remain seated, stopping when necessary to ensure that the safety of passengers and staff is maintained at all times.

About You

Key Responsibilities

• Carry out basic maintenance checks on vehicles
• Maintain vehicle hygiene
• Drive the minibus in accordance with the Rules and Regulations of the Highway Code (i.e. adhering to road signals, respecting other drivers, etc.)
• Keeping daily logs of mileage and vehicle checks
• Transport academy boys to and from their residence to training grounds and football matches
• Pick up from and drop off to Airports for tour matches
• Pick up Day Release players from schools
• Pick up trial players from stations and Airports

Personal Attributes

• Flexible, proactive
• Ability to plan and manage multiple tasks
• Gets things done
• A proactive communicator with the ability to build effective relationships across departments

What you will bring

• Have experience driving a minibus
• Have held had a driving licence for at least 2 years and be 25 years of age or over.
• Experience of working with young people (16-21 year-olds)
• Experience of working in the bus industry/community transport sector.
• Good organisational and personal management skills
• Ability to deal with day to day issues on own initiative
• Effective time management
• Ability to relate well to children and adults
• Work in ways that promote equality of opportunity, participation, diversity and responsibility.
• A commitment to abide by and promote the Academy’s Equal Opportunities, Health and Safety and Child Protection Policies
• The post holder will be required to complete a Practical Driver Assessment
• Flexibility and availability at weekends

The Tottenham Hotspur Way

Is to push harder, rise higher and forge greater. We involve, inspire and elevate one another to be our best selves, to produce exceptional on and off the pitch. Every day brings us opportunities to improve and make the impossible, possible.

Our values that bind us

DREAM THE IMPOSSIBLE – Impossible made possible when we think outside the box

DARE TO CHANGE THE GAME – Relentlessly strive for glory and leave our mark on the world

DO IT OUR WAY – Win the right way, never at all costs.

Our Responsibility to you

Safeguarding is fundamental to the success in all that we do. Successful candidates are to be reminded they would be subject to various background, DBS, and reference checks for this role.

We welcome applications from anyone regardless of age, disability, gender, race, or ethnic and national origins, religion or belief, or sexual orientation.

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