Casual Minibus Driver

Chandlers Ltd; Molesey; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

LEO Academy Trust is seeking casual Minibus Drivers to support pupil and staff travel to offsite events. You will join a small driver team, ensuring safety and comfort for passengers and following the Trust's policies.

Responsibilities include transporting passengers, loading/unloading, daily vehicle checks, reporting faults, and covering for absent colleagues, while maintaining cleanliness and roadworthiness of minibuses.

Qualifications

• Patient, helpful and highly reliable individuals who enjoy working in a school environment.
• Geographical knowledge of the local area.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Safely transporting children and staff to offsite events when required.
• Safely loading passengers and ensuring seatbelts are worn at all times.
• Maintaining safety, welfare and comfort of pupils and staff.
• Carrying out daily pre-journey checks and basic vehicle maintenance.
• Reporting vehicle defects or incidents to the Fleet Manager.
• Ensuring the minibus is clean and roadworthy before and after use.
• Adhering to the Driving For Work policy and safety protocols.
• Checking the first aid box and notifying the Fleet Manager when used.
• Covering for absent colleagues as needed.

Skills

Patience

Reliability

Communication

Organisation

Job description

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Casual Minibus Drivers to join LEO Academy Trust. Working on a casual basis, you will provide vital support by ensuring our pupils and staff travel safely and comfortably to offsite events, whilst maintaining the high standards expected across our Trust. The Role As part of a small team of minibus drivers for the Trust, you will step in as a casual minibus driver as and when required. Your paramount responsibility is the safety of your passengers, ensuring you drive the Trust's minibuses in a responsible and competent manner. Key duties include:

• Safely transporting children and staff, as and when required, to and from offsite events.
• Safely loading children on the minibus and ensuring seatbelts are worn at all times.
• Taking responsibility for the safety, comfort and welfare of pupils and staff and offering assistance where appropriate.
• Carrying out daily, pre-journey vehicle checks and basic maintenance (checking fuel, water and oil levels, tyres, lights etc.).
• Reporting any vehicle defects, faults, incidents and accidents to the Trust Minibus Fleet Manager.
• Ensuring the vehicle is in a clean and roadworthy condition before and after use, and refuelling the vehicles as required.
• Working within the constraints and guidelines as set out in the Trust's Driving For Work Policy, including enforcing safety protocols such as the use of seatbelts and adherence to speed limits.
• Checking the first aid box on the minibus ensuring it is up to date and advising the Trust Minibus Fleet Manager when used.
• Covering for absent colleagues.

What You Will Bring

We are searching for patient, helpful, and highly reliable individuals who genuinely enjoy working within a school environment.

• LEO Academy Trust champions continuous professional development and delivers a programme of in house CPD working with a range of partners to offer accessible training for all staff including e-learning and face to face workshops.
• We provide extensive health and wellbeing support for all staff via a third party provider

Pre-Employment Checks

In strict accordance with statutory safeguarding requirements, all offers of employment are subject to rigorous pre-employment checks. This includes obtaining an enhanced DBS certificate, confirming your identity and right to work in the UK, carrying out overseas checks (where applicable), and verifying your professional qualifications. We will also undertake referencing ensuring any gaps in employment are fully explained-and conduct online searches (including social media) as a routine part of our due diligence process.

• Age 25+ (for insurance purposes).
• Hold a current, valid driving licence D1 unrestricted or a PCV licence or D1 restricted (car licence obtained prior to 01/01/1997) - you must have held this for at least 2 years..
• Geographical knowledge of the local area.
• Competent to undertake vehicle checks and carry out basic maintenance.
• Pleasant, patient and helpful personality, with an ability to communicate with a range of different people.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Reliable and trustworthy with a flexible approach to working arrangements.
• Good organisational ability.
• Experience driving a large vehicle is desirable.