College Minibus Drivers

onlyFE; Rotherham; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 28,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Local government scheme

36 weeks term time with holiday pay

Gyms, restaurants, salons

Occupational Health service

Parking at sites

Career development funding

STEM grants up to £6,000

Referral scheme up to £200

Job summary

RNN Group is hiring a College Minibus Driver to transport learners between campuses in South Yorkshire and North Nottinghamshire. This part-time role operates during term-time (36 weeks) with shifts in the morning or afternoon.

You will join the Estates Team to support trips and community activities. Candidates must have a Full UK D1 licence (no endorsements) with MIDAS training, be willing to undertake safeguarding and First Aid at Work, and show reliability, integrity and adaptability to

Qualifications

• Experience driving small to medium vans and/or minibuses.
• Hold a Full UK D1 driving licence (no endorsements) and MIDAS Minibus Driver Training.
• Willing to undertake safeguarding, First Aid at Work and drivers medical.

Responsibilities

• Transport learners between college locations.
• Keep vehicles roadworthy via maintenance checks and report faults.
• Assist with the fleet bookings coordination.
• Rectify faults through liaison with Estates team.
• Daily vehicle housekeeping and cleanliness.

Skills

Minibus driving

MIDAS Minibus Driver Training

Full UK D1 licence

Safeguarding & First Aid training

Flexible / team player

Tools

Fleet bookings system

Job description

College Minibus Drivers

Hours: Part Time (15 Hours per week), Term Time Only (36 weeks per year)

Working pattern 1: 7.30am – 10.30am Monday to Friday

Working pattern 2: 2.00pm – 5.00pm Monday to Friday

Duration: Permanent

Salary: £25,456 1 FTE (£8,494.15 pro-rata) a year + benefits

Location: Multi-site position; Rotherham, Dearne and North Notts Colleges, based within South Yorkshire and North Nottinghamshire

The driver fulfils a key role, learners are transported between college locations within the RNN group.

We are looking for minibus drivers to join our Colleges’ Estates Team where you will work closely with other support staff, teaching assistants and tutors to drive our minibuses transporting young people between Campuses and support young people on trips and visits into the community.

The Role

Main duties would include (but are not limited to):

• To transport young people in accordance with Group policies, using any Group owned or hired vehicles as may be required. (This could be between colleges and around communities)
• To ensure the Groups vehicles are kept roadworthy through regular and routine maintenance, compliance checks, record keeping and reporting faults in a timely manner as required.
• To assist the Estates team with the coordination of the fleet bookings system.
• To ensure faults are rectified in a timely manner through liaison with the Estates team.
• To undertake daily housekeeping routines associated with the role which includes ensuring vehicles are kept clean and tidy.

You will…

• Have experience driving small to medium vans and/or minibuses
• Have completed MIDAS Minibus Driver Training (or be willing to undertake) and hold a Full UK D1 driving licence (no endorsements), held for over 2 years
• Be willing to undertake any training connected with the post including Safeguarding, First Aid at Work & a drivers medical
• Work in a professional and confidential manner with a high degree of integrity
• Be highly flexible and able to respond to quick changes in demands upon you including responding to urgent jobs and supporting colleagues across the Group’s Support Teams

Department Info

You will be expected to act with a degree of autonomy on a day-to-day basis, whilst reporting to your line manager, the Estates Admin and Transport Coordinator. You will work co-operatively with colleagues across all College Campuses and premises.

As a College Minibus Driver, you will need to be flexible to work across all campuses and there may be a requirement to cover shifts as/when required on occasion.

Our excellent benefits and rewards package:

• Access to local government scheme
• Working term time only, 36 weeks per year, with holiday pay
• Access to our gyms, restaurants and salons
• Staff health & wellbeing and benefits schemes including in-house Occupational Health service
• Full, part time and flexible working hours available in many roles
• Parking available at all of our sites
• Fantastic career development opportunities including funding for teacher training, apprenticeships and various other industry recognised qualifications
• New FE teachers can also apply for grants of up to £6,000 in STEM subjects (conditions apply) through the levelling up premium payments initiative
• Recruitment Referral Scheme for all employees, worth by to £200 per referral made

What is the RNN Group?

RNN Group’s main goal is to be an ‘outstanding’ education and training provider and this is at the heart of everything that we do. To help us achieve this we are looking to recruit highly motivated, innovative and dynamic individuals to join our existing teams. To be a part of the team at RNN Group we will expect you to be committed to our values too;

• We are Inclusive,
• We have Integrity,
• We Deliver,
• We are One Team.

We are OFSTED ‘Good’ (November 2022)

We celebrate diversity and are proud to have been recognised as Investors in Diversity for our commitment to the FREDIE (Fairness, Respect, Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Engagement) Model.This means that you’d be working in a supportive environment that encourages, recognises and celebrates effort, achievement and cooperative attitudes. We welcome applications from everyone regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, sexuality, faith or disability. We are also proud to be part of the Disability Confidence Scheme.

The RNN Group is proud to be part of the South Yorkshire Institute of Technology (SYIoT).

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. All new employees will be required undertake a DBS check and other associated checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education Guidance.

All candidates must have the legal right to work in the UK.

Closing date: Monday, 12 October 2026

If you require further information about this vacancy, please contact the HR department on 01709 722750 or [e-mail]