Driver with Caring Duties (Public Sector)

VanRath Search & Selection; Craigavon; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

VANRATH is assisting a large Public Sector Organisation in Craigavon, Northern Ireland, in their search for a Driver with Caring Duties for 2-6 months with potential extension. The role supports the Transport Department in delivering a high quality service.

Applicants must hold a full UK PCV Category D licence with no restrictions and a CPC card valid to 2026 (or evidence of 21 CPC hours). Experience with older people or disabilities and assisting service users, including those in wheelchairs,

Qualifications

• Experience driving vehicles with more than 16 seats.
• Full UK driving licence with PCV Category D entitlement.
• CPC qualification and a current CPC card valid to 2026 (or evidence of 21 CPC hours).
• Experience of working with older people or those with a physical or learning disability.
• Experience in operating a vehicle passenger lift.

Responsibilities

• Drive allocated vehicles within licence limits, ensuring safe operation.
• Carry out routine maintenance and log fuel/oil usage.
• Maintain up-to-date journey logs and report defects as needed.
• Assist service users before, during, and after transport, including wheelchair users.

Skills

Driving experience with >16 seats

Care for service users

PCV Category D entitlement

CPC qualification

Wheelchair assistance

Older people care

Education

PCV Category D Licence

Job description

Driver with Caring Duties (Public Sector) (BBBH16256CH) Craigavon, Northern Ireland

Salary: GBP24937 - GBP26598 per annum

Driver with Caring Duties (Public Sector)
VANRATHare assisting our client, a large Public Sector Organisation, in their search for aDriver with Caring Dutiesfor 2-6 months initially with the possibility of extension. This role will be based in Craigavon.

The post holder will support the Trust in the delivery of a high quality service within the Transport Department. It is the policy of the Trust to meet its transport needs by means of a ‘transport pool’ system. Although drivers may be allotted specific vehicles and runs, they may be required to drive any of the Trust’s vehicles from time to time subject to the requirements of the Road Traffic Act (NI) 1970 being complied with.

Responsibilities

Vehicle Related Responsibilities

• Drive any vehicle allocated within the limits of his/her driving licence in a careful, lawful manner with special reference to the needs of the persons/equipment being carried.
• Carry out daily routine maintenance of their vehicle and minor running repairs including checking fuel, oil and water levels and topping-up as required, tyre pressures, changing punctured wheels etc.
• Ensure that details of all fuel and oil drawn from stations are recorded in the records kept at the point of issue and in the vehicle log book provided.
• Maintain an accurate and up-to-date record of all individual journeys in the vehicle log book.
• Advise the Assistant Transport Controller of vehicle defects as soon as possible.

Caring Responsibilities

• Assist Service Users as necessary, e.g. preparation for transport and collect and convey Service Users to and from Trust Care facilities.
• Assist Service Users including those in wheelchairs and those using walking aids, up and down stairs, into and out of vehicles. Ensure service users travelling in wheelchairs are safely secured with the recommended restraint device.
• Assist service users on outings, e.g. pushing wheelchairs, helping those using walking aids etc
• Assist in activities under the direction of the Facility Manager.

Requirements

• Experience in driving vehicles with more than 16 seats
• Hold a full current UK driving licence with a full PCV Category D Driving licence with no restrictions. (Full unrestricted Category D driving entitlement to drive a manually operated passenger-carrying vehicle with more than 16 seats)
• Have completed training for CPC qualification and hold a current Category D CPC card valid until 2026OR if card expiry is before 2026, then evidence that 21 hours of CPC training has been completed.
• Experience of working with older people or those with a physical or learning disability.
• Experience in operating a vehicle passenger lift.

Remuneration

c£24,937 per annum, plus discount benefits.