Trainee Bus Driver

Stagecoach Group; Carlisle; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking Trainee Bus Drivers to join their Barrow Team. This role offers a unique opportunity to earn while you learn, with all training costs covered, leading to a recognized qualification in Passenger Transport. As a key worker, you will play a vital role in your community, ensuring safe and comfortable transport for passengers. Enjoy a supportive environment with excellent training, job security, and numerous career development opportunities. With competitive earnings and generous benefits, this position is perfect for those looking to make a difference while building a rewarding career in public transport.

Benefits

Generous Company Pension Scheme

20 Days Holiday

8 Bank Holidays

Free Travel for Family

Career Development Opportunities

Employee Assistance Programme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Overtime Opportunities

Qualifications

• Must be at least 18 years old with a full driving licence.
• Minimum of 1 year's recent driving experience required.

Responsibilities

• Transport customers safely and comfortably to various destinations.
• Deliver great customer service while driving.

Skills

Customer Service

Driving Skills

Safety Awareness

Education

Full Driving Licence

Job description

Stagecoach are looking for Trainee Bus Drivers to join our Barrow Team.

• Get paid to Train with ‘zero’ Training Costs as not only will you be earning from day one, we’ll also pay for all of your Training Costs to achieve a recognised National Qualification in Passenger Transport, and your PCV licence, worth around £4,000!
• Typical Annualised Earnings of a minimum of £27865 (typically 41 hours pw)

You’ll be one of over 66 Drivers at our Barrow Depot who transport our fantastic Customers safely and comfortably every day to healthcare and employment, to shopping and leisure, to School and College, and to see 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 Cumbria & North Lancashire Team…

• Great benefits including a generous company Pension Scheme, 20 days Holiday and 8 Bank Holidays, free travel for you, your co-habiting Spouse/Partner, and up to 3 Children who are in full time Education.
• Guaranteed a minimum of 39 hours pw (Roster currently average 41), with overtime often available 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!) Driving Instructors and Training Managers in the Industry – we’ll teach you everything you need to know about our routes, our vehicles, our tickets and more.
• Career development including our Trade Up scheme for drivers who want to move into engineering, promotion opportunities to Inspector, 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 Head Office support functions.
• An employee assistance programme to support health and well-being through a confidential service available 24 hours a day.
• A great working environment with loads of opportunity to make new friends from a bunch of great workmates.
• Cycle to Work Scheme available to all our Employees.

The recruitment process is simple – you apply online, we’ll get you in for an Interview and to see the Depot, and that’s it!

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

• You need to be at least 18 years old and hold a full driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points, and a minimum of 1 year's recent Driving experience.
• 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 apply below!

Stagecoach workplace culture is one where everyone can be themselves and where all the differences our people bring to the business are celebrated. We welcome Applications from all, irrespective of background, gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation or age.

Location: Stagecoach Barrow Depot 73 Walney Road Barrow-in-Furness LA14 5UY

Salary Hourly Rate £13.07

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