Trainee Bus Driver

London and North Western Railway Company Limited; Tamworth; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join Arriva as a Bus Driver at our Tamworth depot and become an essential part of your community! With solid career progression opportunities, paid training for becoming a qualified driver, and attractive pay rates that increase with experience, this role offers a fulfilling career path in the transport industry.

Benefits

Free bus travel for you and your family

Enhanced rates of pay

Long service awards

Access to Mydrive app for monthly rewards

Qualifications

• Must be over 18 years of age.
• Have been driving for a minimum of 6 months.
• No more than 6 points on your licence.

Responsibilities

• Transport customers safely to their destinations.
• Build relationships with regular passengers.
• Operate within a rotating shift pattern.

Skills

Customer service

Flexibility

Job description

Start your bus driving career with Arriva at our Tamworth 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. Did you know that Bus Drivers are one of the most thanked jobs in the UK?

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.

Trainee Driver – During Training (first 4-6 weeks): £12.00 per hour
After Training (Trainees):

• Monday to Saturday - £12.22 per hour, Sunday £13.64 per hour – up to 6 months, £14.00 per hour after 6 months.
• Bank Holiday - £22.00 per hour

Pay rates reviewed via frequent pay negotiations.

What’s in it for you?

Full paid training where you'll receive your PCV licence - you'll go through our Arriva Training School and learn everything you need to know about being a Bus Driver. The training generally last approx. 4 weeks and will take place at our Telford depot, before you then work with a mentor for a further few weeks.

Overtime opportunities - extra shifts, bank holidays, all paid at a premium rate.

Ongoing 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.

Access to the Mydrive app where you can win a £50 voucher monthly for the top 2 Bus Drivers in the area.

Hours of Work:

5 out of 7 rotating shift patterns, planned up to 6-8 weeks in advance so you can plan around shifts.

Mornings starting from 05:00, Evenings finish at around 23:45 on a rotational basis

Shifts are separated into early, middle and late shifts with an average of 45 hours per week on the main rota .

Currently operatiing 1 in 4 week weekend off.

We cannot offer fixed early, afternoon or evenings separately.

Overtime available at request / availability.

Requirements:

Must be over 18 years of age

Have been driving for a minimum of 6 months

No more than 6 points on your licence

Can pass a drug and alcohol test

Great people and customer service skills

Flexibility to work shifts

Fantastic career progression and training opportunities

Free to use staff bus operates a route around Leicester in the mornings and evenings to get drivers to and from work at those early start times and late finishes

Shuttle service from the depot to town to get you to your starting point.

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

Enhanced rates of pay

Long service awards

Access to the Mydrive app and road safety scheme where you can get rewarded a £50 voucher monthly for being the top Arriva driver

At Arriva we strive for inclusion and diversity, we are a community that brings everyone together, not just our passengers.

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.

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