Trainee Bus Driver - Barking

525 East London Bus & Coach Company Limited; England; On-site; GBP 34,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company pension

20 days holiday

Free travel for you

Travel for family outside London

Overtime opportunities

Job summary

Stagecoach Barking Bus Garage in Barking Essex is hiring drivers. You will deliver safe, friendly service to customers across healthcare, employment, shopping and leisure trips. We offer paid training from day one and strong support from experienced trainers.

You must be 18+, hold a driving licence with <=6 penalty points (or held under two years), and enjoy delivering excellent customer service. Flexible shifts and genuine career progression opportunities within Stagecoach.

Qualifications

• You must be 18 years or older.
• Hold a driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points (unless licence was held for under 2 years).
• You should want to deliver great customer service and maintain a patient, safe, courteous driving approach.

Responsibilities

• Drive customers safely and comfortably to healthcare, work, shopping and leisure.
• Work different shifts with varying days off each week.

Skills

Customer service

Safe driving

Patience

Job description

Salary: £660.73 per week

About the role

Come and join our front line heroes working for a sustainable, diverse and community focused employer who puts its people at the heart of its business. Our Stagecoach 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 Barking garage heroes. We may offer other garages in the local area. Get paid to train as not only will you be earning from day one, we’ll also pay for all of your training costs, worth around £4,000. Earn £660.73 per week with overtime available. You’ll be one of our great team of bus drivers who transport our fantastic customers safely and comfortably every day to healthcare and employment, to shopping and leisure, and to friends and family. Working different shifts with different days off each week.

Benefits

• a generous company pension scheme
• 20 days holiday
• free financial education and affordable loans
• 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)
• 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
• job security as a key worker
• UK-wide opportunities to transfer to a new location if needed
• supportive and high quality training from some of the best (and nicest!) driver trainers in the industry
• 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
• employee networks building inclusive environments for women, veterans, carers, multicultural and LGBTQ+ colleagues

Requirements

• you need to be 18 years old and hold a driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points (unless you have held the licence for under two years)
• you need to want to deliver great customer service
• you need to have a patient, safe and courteous approach to driving

Location

Stagecoach Barking Bus Garage, 205 Longbridge Road, Barking Essex IG11 8UE

Equal Opportunity

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.

Founded in 1980, Stagecoach has established itself as the UK’s largest transport operator, with services connecting more than 100 major towns and cities in England, Scotland, and Wales. We work with our partners to deliver a greener, smarter, safer, healthier, and fairer country. Providing extensive expertise in commercial and contracted markets, we assist national and regional government to deliver on ambitious plans for their citizens, communities, and local economy. Our team of 26,000 employees are proud to serve our customers and be an integral part of their local communities.