Driver/Attendant

London Borough of Merton; Greater London; On-site; GBP 17,000 - 22,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid training

Job summary

London Borough of Merton is recruiting part-time Driver/Attendants for its in-house Passenger Transport team. You will transport children with special educational needs and disabilities and vulnerable adults from home to schools and activities, primarily driving minibuses in the Merton area and beyond.

The role is 20 hours per week during school terms, Monday to Friday with split days around school times. Training is paid, and enhanced DBS is required prior to employment.

Qualifications

• DBS check required before employment.
• Must hold category D or D1 driving licence.
• Part-time role (20 hours/week) aligned with school terms and times.
• Willingness to train, with paid training sessions.

Responsibilities

• Transport children with SEND and vulnerable adults from home to schools and activities.
• Drive large minibuses in Merton and South London as part of a Passenger Attendant team.

Skills

Customer-facing

Teamwork

Driving

Category D/D1 Licence

Tools

Category D/D1 licence

Job description

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Merton is London’s best kept secret, with beautiful open spaces, great transport links, ambitious plans to improve quality of life in the borough and an unmatched sporting heritage. We offer structured career progression and a real focus on enabling positive change through ambitious management and leadership.

We are Merton United - One Borough, One Team.

Merton is looking to recruit a number of Driver/Attendants for it's inhouse Passenger Transport team. Our Driver/Attendants are part of the customer facing side of Merton, helping to transport children with special educational needs and disabilities and vulnerable adults from home, to schools, community centres and activities. Predominantly a driving role, driving large minibuses around Merton and the wider South London area, you will also be a familiar, recognisable face to our service users who travel daily, whilst working as part of a team with a Passenger Assistant also on board the vehicle.

This is a part time role with a twenty hour per week contract offered working only during the school term times. The role is Monday to Friday with a split day, built around the school start and finish times. Please note on occasion a full day, with no split maybe require to attend training courses, which are paid and some attendance outside of the school term maybe required to facilitate training.

Applicants will be required to obtain an enhanced DBS certificate which the Merton team will arrange upon an offer of employment being made.

Please note any applicant must hold either a category D or a D1 driving licence to be able to work with us.

Please see our why work for us page on our website for more information about a great range of benefits that go beyond salary and offer flexibility to suit you Work for Merton : Working for us | Merton Council