Area Minibus Driver

Country Court Care Group; Orpington; On-site; GBP 12,000 - 18,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Bank holiday pay

Training & development

Refer a friend bonus

Pension & discounts

Free uniform

Staff awards

Job summary

Country Court Care Group is seeking a friendly minibus driver to cover several of our homes in the Orpington area, including Pemberley Manor and Grays Farm Road. You will plan and support residents’ journeys between homes, ensuring safety and comfort.

Applicants should have a FULL UK Driving Licence (category D1) for at least 2 years, be over 25, and able to engage well with residents and their families. Care experience is preferred but training will be provided.

Qualifications

• Have a friendly and caring attitude.
• Able to engage well with residents and their families.
• Genuine enthusiasm for driving.
• Understanding of people with dementia.

Responsibilities

• Provide excellent customer service to residents.
• Ensure residents are safe and comfortable on journeys.
• Take care of the minibus upkeep and report issues.
• Keep the minibus clean and tidy to a high standard.

Skills

Friendly attitude

Engage with residents

Enthusiasm for driving

Understanding of dementia

Care industry experience (preferred)

Job description

Area Minibus Driver Required - Covering our Homes in Walberton Place Care Home, Link House Care & Nursing Home, Lyle House Care Home and Birkin Lodge Care & Nursing Home

ABOUT THE MINIBUS DRIVER ROLE

Our minibus drivers will have several local Homes to drive for, planning effectively with each Home to maximise its use in a fair and agreeable rota, helping our Residents move to and from their destination with ease. The vehicle will be based at one of the homes. You may also be needed to cover other days of the week on occasions.

• Provide excellent customer service to our residents.
• Make sure our residents are safe and comfortable on the journeys.
• Responsible for the upkeep & maintenance of the Minibus & reporting any issues
• Keep the minibus clean & tidy and to a high standard.

ABOUT YOU

Are you kind-hearted, calm under pressure, patient and knowledgeable in driving? Are you courteous, respectful and have a genuine enthusiasm for driving and looking after our Residents? Are you a people person? If you are, then we wantyou to joinourFamily here at Country Court.

Our fantastic staff are at the heart of our homes. Having those care values is vital to share a happy home, so we would love to hear from those who really do want to make a difference to people’s lives.

• Have a friendly & caring attitude
• Able to engage well with the residents and their families
• Have a genuine enthusiasm for driving
• Have an understanding of people with Dementia.
• Experience in the care industry is preferred but not essential
• For insurance reasons, our drivers must be over 25 years of age and have a FULL UK Driving License for 2 years or more and this must include category D1, with no serious driving convictions

JOINING THE COUNTRY COURT FAMILY

Country Court is proud to be a family run business that’s grown over the years to a family of 3,300+ employees and over 45+ care homes. We’re passionate about providing 5* care to our residents. From bistros to pubs and cinema rooms to spas - we’ve created extraordinary care homes so we’re looking for extraordinary people to join our team!

IN RETURN

You’ll be joining a family business and working alongside a real team-spirited group of people. You’ll also benefit from our generous range of benefits which include:

• A rewarding job with exciting opportunities for career progression
• Enhanced Bank Holiday rates at Christmas and New Year at Double time, all other bank holiday paid at Time and a Half
• Supportive and bespoke Induction Training Programmes, ongoing training and development and nationally recognised qualifications
• Refer a friend or resident bonus scheme*
• Pension Contributions & a range of excellent discounts for shops, restaurants, days out & more.
• Free Uniform
• Annual Staff Awards Programme across all our Homes celebrating our great staff

*Subject to Terms and Conditions

Location: Pemberley Manor Care Home, Grays Farm Road, Orpington