Qualified Bus Drivers

Stagecoach Group; Winchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Stagecoach Group is seeking qualified bus drivers to join their Winchester team. As a key worker, you'll ensure safe transportation for customers to various destinations. Enjoy great benefits, job security, and opportunities for career development in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Free travel for you and a companion

Financial education and affordable loans

Discounts on holidays and retail

Health and wellbeing support

Employee assistance programme

Qualifications

• Must have a PCV licence with no more than 6 penalty points.
• Desire to deliver great customer service.

Responsibilities

• Transport customers safely and comfortably.
• Provide excellent customer service.

Skills

Customer Service

Safe Driving

Patience

Education

PCV Licence

Job description

Salary

Circa £30k p/a

We are looking for qualified bus drivers / PCV licence holders to join our team at Winchester.

You’ll transport our fantastic customers safely and comfortably every day to healthcare and employment, to shopping and leisure, and to friends and family.

Aside from the satisfaction of being a key worker in your community, there’s loads of reasons for you to join the Stagecoach team…

• Great benefits including a generous company pension scheme, free travel for you and a companion, free financial education and affordable loans, and finally a range of money-saving opportunities including discounts on holidays and retail, cinema outings, dental insurance, vehicle breakdown cover and hotels and attractions

• Free travel for you and a companion on our buses – so on your days off you can be off shopping without worrying about parking the car, or heading off for a day in the city or by the seaside without worrying about the cost of fuel

• Plenty of job security from being a key worker at the heart of our communities, where we always need great people behind the wheel

• UK-wide opportunities whereby if you’re moving out of choice or circumstance, as we run bus companies across the UK, you can transfer to a new location

• Career development including our Trade Up scheme for drivers who want to move into engineering, promotion opportunities to Lead Driver, Inspector, Controller and Driving Instructor, and routes into management and leadership for those who want that

• Secondment opportunities to work elsewhere in the business, either on big events or into our head office support functions

• An employee assistance programme to support health and wellbeing through a confidential service available 24 hours a day which provides specialist guidance and assistance on a range of personal and work-related issues, from dealing with stress and anxiety to managing financial, marital or legal issues. Face-to-face counselling sessions are also offered, alongside telephone and online support.

• A great working environment with loads of opportunity to make new friends from a bunch of great workmates, managers who work hard to create great places to work, and employee networks building inclusive environments for women, veterans, carers, multicultural and LGBTQ+ colleagues

The recruitment process is simple – you apply online via our website and we’ll invite you in for an interview and that’s it!

There are a few of things we need from you:

• You need to have a PCV licence, and no more than 6 penalty points
• You need to want to deliver great customer service
• You need to have a patient, safe and courteous approach to driving

So if that’s you, and you like what we’re offering, then please apply!

Stagecoach is proudly an inclusive employer, striving for a culture where everyone can be themselves and where all the differences people bring are truly appreciated. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, or age.

Location:

Stagecoach Winchester Depot Bar End Industrial Estate, Winchester Hampshire SO23 9NP