PCV Bus Driver

Arriva Kent Thameside Limited; Colchester; On-site; GBP 18,000 - 23,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Overtime opportunities

CPC training

Career development

Inclusion culture

Job summary

Arriva Kent Thameside Limited in Colchester is hiring a PCV Bus Driver to transport passengers on busy routes with safety and reliability at the core of service. You’ll operate vehicles to support daily commutes, shopping trips, and school runs, while delivering friendly customer service.

You’ll start with £13.00 per hour, rising to £15.46 after seven months, with enhanced weekend and overtime rates. Arriva offers training, progression opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

Qualifications

• PCV licence holder with valid entitlement.
• You will need to be over 18 with at least 6 months driving experience.
• No more than 6 points on your licence.
• Excellent customer service skills.

Skills

PCV Licence

Customer service

Driving experience

Job description

PCV Bus Driver £13.00-£17.48 per hour

Are you an experienced PCV licence holder? Progress your bus driving career with Arriva at our Colchester depot, where you will be at the heart of your community! Whether it is getting commuters to work, helping customers with popping to the shops or getting children to school - we provide an important service in connecting our customers to what matters to them. As a Bus Driver, you will get to know the familiar faces on your routes, build relationships and even be the highlight of someone’s day. We are proud of our customer service and how we support our community - and we would love to have like-minded individuals as part of our team.

Pay Rate: £13.00 per hour increasing to £15.46 after 7 months service
Saturday: £13.51 per hour increasing to £15.97 after 7 months service
Sunday: £14.02 per hour increasing to £16.97 after 7 months service
Overtime M-F: £14.00 per hour increasing to £16.46 after 7 months service
Overtime Sat-Sun: £14.51 per hour (Sat) & £15.02 per hour (Sun) increasing to £16.97 per hour (Sat) & £17.48 per hour (Sun) after 7 months service

The role will be shift-based, so you’ll need to be prepared to work early, evenings and weekends.

What’s in it for you?

• Overtime opportunities - extra shifts, bank holidays, all paid at a premium rate.
• Ongoing paid CPC training.
• Development and great career opportunities - whether that's into management, support training, or as an expert driver.
• Working for an inclusive and diverse company that put’s our customers at the heart of what we do, and what a responsibility for you to be transporting our precious cargo ensuring they get to their destinations.

Requirements

• PCV Licence
• You will need to be over 18 with at least 6 months driving experience
• No more than 6 points on your licence
• Excellent customer service skills
• You will be required to do a drug and alcohol test when you come for a driving assessment (If you are on any ongoing medication this is fine as long as we have your doctor’s approval that you are fit to drive our lovely buses)
• Will be required to work weekends depending on your rota; however you will know in advance which ones you will be working

Benefits

• Fantastic career progression opportunities
• Access to the 'Arriva Village', where you can take advantage of store discounts and offers.
• Free bus travel for you and your family (within the same household) if you do not need to use it then you can nominate someone else.
• Arriva Workplace Pension.
• Enhanced rates.
• Long service awards.

This is an excellent time to start your career with us! With in-service pay increases, and not to mention our brilliant Arriva training school; we can offer on-going development, career progression and guidance support throughout your journey with us.

At Arriva we acknowledge the importance of our people's diverse experiences, talents, and cultures. Embracing diversity and creating inclusion is a key component of our talent strategy. The creation of a diverse, inclusive workforce is central to our ability to unlock potential and enhance our success. Arriva is a leading provider of passenger transport across Europe, employing around 34,400 people and delivering around 1.6 billion passenger journeys. With buses, trains, coaches, trams, waterbuses, bike-sharing systems, on-demand transport solutions and a rolling stock leasing company, Arriva proudly connects people and communities safely, reliably and sustainably across 11 countries, delivering these services in a better way, every day. The activities of Arriva are divided into four business units: UK Bus, UK Trains, The Netherlands and Mainland Europe. Arriva has passenger transport operations in the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom, and also operates a rolling stock leasing company in Romania.