Community Transport Driver

Surrey Choices; Sunbury-on-Thames; On-site; GBP 13,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave + bank holidays

£500 refer a friend scheme

Generous pension and sick pay

55p per mile expenses

Employee Assistance Programme

Perkbox benefit scheme

Employee Recognition Award Scheme

Blue Light Card access

Long service award

Job summary

Surrey Choices is hiring a Community Transport Driver to provide door-to-door transport for people we support, mainly at the start and end of the day. You will drive a company minibus and ensure safe transport to services and community activities.

Role requires a full UK driving licence with up to 6 penalty points and willingness to be trained in wheelchair safety. A rewarding role with progression opportunities and a range of employee benefits.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified mini-bus driver with a valid UK licence.
• Experience in passenger transport or driving role preferred.
• Able to communicate clearly and maintain records.

Responsibilities

• Provide door-to-door transport to service users.
• Drive company minibus safely and in line with policies.
• Build positive relationships with passengers and carers.
• Assist passengers on/off vehicle and ensure safety.
• Carry out vehicle checks and report issues.
• Use wheelchair safety equipment when required.
• Record incidents and report safeguarding concerns.
• Be flexible with start times and locations.

Skills

Passenger transport

Minibus driving

Safeguarding

Wheelchair safety

Verbal & written communication

Customer relations

Flexible hours

Education

Full UK driving licence (max 6 points)

Job description

Hours: Various shifts available - Working 20 hours in the morning (pick up) and 20 hours in the afternoon (drop off) with the possibility of overtime available - some flexibility may be required to cover occasional evenings and weekends. Salary: £12.98 per hour (Annual salary for 20 hours - £13,499) Do you want to make a difference to someone's life? Do you think you could help people to reach their full potential? At Surrey Choices, we support people with learning disabilities and autism to be active members of their local communities through inspiring and challenging them to learn, enjoy and achieve their goals. Our mission is to deliver innovative, sustainable services that enable choice and positive outcomes for the people we support. These services are provided by skilled, engaged and inspired colleagues. As the Community Transport Driver, you will provide transport services to the people we support primarily at the start and end of the day, ensuring they are safely picked up and dropped off at our various services across Surrey Choices, or directly into the community to attend activities. The role would suit applicants with previous experience within passenger services or an interest in driving, who are looking for a rewarding role which will make a real difference to people's lives by enabling them access to the local community.

• Provision of door-to-door transport services to the people we support into and home from services.
• Driving a company minibus, ensuring all service-users are transported safely and in line with all policies and procedures.
• Establishing positive and professional relationships with passengers, their carers/parents and key colleagues at the services and activities they attend.
• Ensuring passenger safety, including helping passengers on and off the vehicle when required.
• Performing regular vehicle checks in line with procedures and reporting any concerns or issue to the Senior Community Transport Driver or the Community Transport Manager.
• Operation of all vehicle equipment, including steps, seat belts, wheelchair clamps and tail lifts.
• Reporting any safeguarding concerns or issues to the Senior Community Transport Driver or Community Transport Manager.
• Ensuring the minibus is kept clean and tidy Full UK driving licence (Maximum 6 penalty points at time of appointment) held for a minimum of two years for insurance purposes.
• 21+ for insurance purposes
• Ability to support people using the services into and out of the vehicle
• Willingness to be trained to drive a minibus.
• Willing to be fully trained in wheelchair safety and restraint when on vehicles
• Ability to act effectively to diffuse any difficult situations on the vehicles and to write brief notes/reports on incidents.
• Ability to liaise over day-to-day concerns between home and services with tact and diplomacy.
• Clear verbal and written communication skills and ability to maintain written records including recording passenger complaints.
• Willingness to be flexible in terms of starting times finishing times and locations (within an area). Full training given - career progression encouraged
• 25 days leave plus bank holidays
• £500 refer a friend scheme
• Generous pension and sick pay scheme
• 55p per mile expenses
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Automatic entry into Perkbox benefit scheme
• Employee Recognition Award Scheme
• Subsidised access to a Blue Light Card
• Long service award