School Minibus Driver & Site Assistant

St Albans Girls' School; St Albans; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free onsite parking

Onsite cafe

Job summary

St Albans Girls’ School in Hertfordshire is seeking a reliable Minibus Driver & Site Assistant in a permanent, full-time role. You will ensure safe travel for pupils on local trips and sports fixtures while supporting day-to-day facilities tasks across the site.

Responsibilities include pre-trip checks, transporting staff and students, setting up rooms for assemblies and exams, and helping with security and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Transport students and staff to local matches and trips.
• Assist with site maintenance, room setup, and security duties.

Job description

School Minibus Driver & Site Assistant

Permanent

Full Time / 52 weeks

Salary H4 (£26,847 - 28,153)

Required: November 2026

We are looking for a friendly, dependable, and practical individual to join our school team in a dual role as a local Minibus Driver and Site Assistant. You will play a key part in the smooth daily operation of our school, ensuring our students travel safely on educational trips and sports fixtures, while helping keep our school grounds and facilities safe, tidy, and well-maintained.

Key Responsibilities

Minibus Driving

• Transport students and staff to local sports matches, field trips, and external events.
• Carry out daily pre-trip vehicle checks, report defects, and ensure minibuses are clean and fueled.

Site Support

• Assist the Facilities/Caretaking team with light maintenance, repairs, and groundskeeping.
• Help set up rooms and halls for assemblies, sports events, exams, and school functions.
• Assist with site security, gate duty, and managing deliveries.
• Ensure a clean, safe, and hazard-free environment for pupils, staff, and visitors.

Key benefits to being an employee of STAGS:

• Every staff member has a voice and opportunities for whole school improvements
• Flexible personalised staff training
• Opportunities to lead whole school projects
• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• A genuine commitment to staff wellbeing
• Free onsite parking and an onsite Cafe

St Albans Girls’ School:

• is an Outstanding school with over 1,440 students and exceptionally high standards of behaviour
• is a highly successful, heavily oversubscribed school in St Albans with a thriving sixth form
• offers excellent opportunities for career development with a comprehensive ECT programme

Closing Date for applications: 9am 20 October 2026

Interview Date: From Thursday 22 October 2026 (or earlier for strong applicants)

STAGS is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Appointment to a post at STAGS is subject to a satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check, as well as other pre-appointment checks including an online check, as outlined in Keeping Children Safe in Education.

St Albans Girls' School is part of the Ambition Education Trust based in Hertfordshire. Our aim is to build on our proven track records of maintaining exceptional standards and driving continuous school improvement. We are building a collaborative partnership of schools which will provide an exceptional educational experience, both within and outside the classroom, by promoting excellence and encouraging challenge.

We strive to achieve a diverse workforce, fully representative of our pluralistic society and the ethnic make-up of the student population in the UK. People of colour are currently under-represented on our staff team/governing board. We are keen to attract applications from a diverse pool of candidates and determined to be a fully inclusive employer, and a great workplace for people of Black, Asian and ethnic minority heritage as well as White heritage.