Qualified Night Bus Driver

Stagecoach Group; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

20 days holiday

Free travel for you and a household on

Guaranteed 38 hours minimum

Career development

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Stagecoach Bow Garage in London is seeking qualified bus drivers with a PCV licence to join the night shift. You will transport customers safely and comfortably on night routes, with a focus on excellent service and community safety.

Role offers strong benefits including a generous pension, 20 days holiday, free travel for you and a household member on TfL services, and guaranteed 38 minimum hours with overtime opportunities.

Qualifications

• PCV driving licence category D with no more than 6 penalty points (unless licence held for under two years) and at least one year of bus driving experience.
• Ability to deliver great customer service and a patient, safe, courteous approach to driving.

Responsibilities

• Drive night shifts ensuring safe transport of customers to and from work, leisure and travel destinations.
• Provide high-quality customer service and maintain safety on board and in partnerships with TfL and Stagecoach networks.

Skills

PCV licence

Bus driving experience

Customer service

Safe driving

Job description

Salary

£796.91 per week with overtime available

We are looking for qualified bus drivers / PCV licence holders to join our Bow Garage team on the night shift. Come and join our front line night heroes working for a sustainable, diverse and community focused employer who puts its people at the heart of its business.

Our Stagecoach night heroes continue to keep London’s people moving and the safety and support of our people is paramount and at the heart of our business.

Our vision is to help people lead more sustainable lives, harnessing new and greener technology, whilst protecting our people and customers. The health and wellbeing of our diverse people is a priority as we support people to be themselves at work and supporting our local communities with our charitable partnerships.

So come and join our Bow garage night heroes.

• Earn £796.91 per week with overtime available
• Working different night shifts with different days off each week

You’ll be one of our great team of night bus drivers who transport our fantastic customers safely and comfortably every night to and from their place of work, leisure and entertainment facilities and to visit 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 London night bus team…

• Great benefits including a generous company pension scheme, 20 days holiday, 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 household member on TfL bus and rail services (this is a non-contractual benefit) and outside London there is free travel for you and a companion on Stagecoach buses.
• Guaranteed 38 minimum hours with overtime for those who want to increase their earnings
• 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
• Supportive and high quality training from some of the best (and nicest!) driver trainers in the industry – we’ll teach you everything you need to know about our routes, our vehicles, how to offer the best customer service and more.
• Career development including our Trade Up scheme for drivers who want to move into engineering, promotion opportunities to Driver Mentor, Regulator/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 like Silverstone and Cheltenham Festival, or into our Stagecoach wide 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.
• 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. We are proud to advocate and partner with our corporate charity, as well as a number of community engagement projects – in addition to proudly promoting an array of health, wellbeing and family initiatives.

It doesn’t matter if you’re currently working in customer service, the care industry, retail, hospitality or in a warehouse or factory, the only things we need are…

• You need to hold a PCV driving licence (category D) with no more than 6 penalty points (unless you have held the licence for under two years) with at least one years bus driving experience
• You need to want to deliver great customer service
• You need to have a patient, safe and courteous approach to driving

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 Bow Bus Garage Fairfield Rd, Bow London E3 2QP