Casual Minibus Driver at Ilkley Grammar School

Ilkley Grammar School; Ilkley; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 19,000; Part time

Job summary

Ilkley Grammar School is seeking a Casual Minibus Driver to join our associate staff team within a high-performing school. You will transport students safely and responsibly, requiring a full clean driving licence and the ability to engage with pupils.

This casual, term-time-only role offers Flexible hours and a competitive scale pay point 3 (range 3–4) (£12.85-£13.05 per hour) for a reliable, safeguarding-conscious individual committed to our community.

Qualifications

• Reliable, flexible and professional with a full, clean driving licence.
• Confident driving a minibus or similar vehicle and transporting students safely.
• Calm, approachable and able to build positive relationships with students, staff and parents.
• Strong safeguarding, health and safety awareness and student wellbeing.
• Committed team member willing to work flexibly to support the school.

Responsibilities

• Transport students safely and responsibly in a minibus.
• Engage with students to ensure they feel safe and valued.
• Support safeguarding and health and safety practices during travel.

Skills

Driving licence

Minibus driving

Safeguarding awareness

Team player

Flexible working

Job description

About this Role

CASUAL MINIBUS DRIVER

Scale Pay Point 3 (Range 3-4) (£12.85-£13.05per hour)

Casual hours, Term Time Only

Join a leading school which prides itself on the high quality of education, enrichment and care provided to all and is committed to the wellbeing of students and staff. An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic, experienced and adaptable Casual Minibus Driver to join our established associate staff team within a school judged by OFSTED as 'Outstanding' in all areas, a school where both student achievement and attitudes to learning are amongst the best in the region. We are a fantastic learning community, set in one of Yorkshire's most scenic areas, whose facilities have been further enhanced by the completion of a multi-million pound refurbishment and expansion project.

If you have the ability to engage and enthuse students, ensuring they feel safe, supported and valued, coupled with the drive and commitment required to be an exceptional member of our team, then we would like to hear from you.

Ilkley Grammar School is an outstanding, vibrant 11-18 comprehensive, with over a 400 year tradition of serving the local community. We are committed to Personal Best as reflected in our Vision and Values:

"Our vision at Ilkley Grammar School is to provide a world-class, inclusive education and exceptional opportunities which will enrich us both individually and collectively as a community. We will inspire, support and challenge each other to achieve our Personal Best so that we all grow in wisdom and stature. By modelling our Personal Best values and championing equality and diversity, we will make a positive difference to our own lives and the lives of others and will be empowered to lead and influence positive change on a local, regional, national and global scale."

We are the founding school of Moorlands Learning Trust and a member of the Red Kite Teaching School Alliance with a firm commitment to school to school support and developing highly effective collaborative practices.

We are looking for:

• a reliable, flexible and professional individual with a full, clean driving licence
• someone who is confident driving a minibus or similar vehicle and transporting students safely and responsibly
• a calm and approachable person who can build positive relationships with students, staff and parents/carers
• someone with a strong awareness of safeguarding, health and safety, and the importance of student wellbeing
• a committed team player who is willing to work flexibly to support the wider life of the school

In return for your commitment we can offer:

• "a culture where everyone feels valued and supported to develop" (Ofsted)
• the opportunity to make a real difference
• students who "enjoy their lessons", "behave exceptionally well" and "show respect for each other"
• personalised CPD with a strong commitment to professional growth
• an inspiring and enthusiastic team of colleagues across the teaching and associate staff
• a very calm and orderly school with high expectations and an ethos of trust and care
• a supportive leadership team who "provide strong personal and professional care"
• a location on the edge of Ilkley Moor in beautiful Wharfedale which was judged by The Sunday Times as the best place to live in the North and North East in 2025.
• excellent transport links to Leeds and Bradford

Ilkley Grammar School is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to the protection and safeguarding of children and young people in our recruitment procedures and in all our work across and beyond school. The school adheres to statutory guidelines in respect to safe recruitment. All persons employed by the school, in any capacity, will undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and confirmation of employment is subject to a successful outcome. All teaching staff members recruited by the school have their eligibility to teach checked with the DfE.