Trainee Driver

Stagecoach Group; Dover; On-site; GBP 29,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Stagecoach Group is seeking trainee bus drivers in Dover, offering paid training and zero costs for qualifications. With a supportive work environment and various employee benefits, this role promises job security and career development opportunities, making it ideal for those wanting to make a difference in their community.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

4 weeks holiday (5 weeks after 5 years)

Free travel for employee and a companion

Employee assistance programme

Career development schemes

Qualifications

• Must be 18+ and hold a driving license with no more than 6 penalty points.
• Willingness to deliver excellent customer service.
• Patient with a safe and courteous driving approach.

Responsibilities

• Transport customers safely to various destinations.
• Provide excellent customer service during transit.
• Complete training to earn national qualifications.

Skills

Customer Service

Driving

Patience

Courteous Approach

Job description

Salary

£14.25ph after qualification

Trainee Bus Driver

Stagecoach is looking for trainee bus drivers to join our Dover team.

• Get paid to train with zero training costs — you will earn from day one, and we will cover all training costs to achieve a recognised national qualification in Passenger Transport and your PCV licence, worth around £4,000.
• Typical annualised earnings of £28,899 once qualified.

You’ll be one of 180 colleagues transporting our customers safely and comfortably daily to healthcare, study, employment, shopping, leisure, and visiting friends and family.

Aside from the satisfaction of being a key worker in your community, there are many reasons to join the Stagecoach South East, Dover team:

• Great benefits including a generous pension scheme, 4 weeks holiday (rising to 5 weeks after 5 years), free financial education, affordable loans, and discounts on holidays, retail, cinema, dental insurance, breakdown cover, hotels, and attractions.
• Free travel for you and a companion on our buses — enjoy days off shopping, city visits, or seaside trips without parking worries or fuel costs.
• Guaranteed minimum 39 hours per week, with overtime available for increased earnings.
• Job security as a key worker essential to our communities.
• UK-wide opportunities — transfer to different locations across our bus companies nationwide.
• Supportive, high-quality training from experienced instructors, managers, and mentors covering routes, vehicles, tickets, and more.
• Career development including schemes for moving into engineering, promotion to Lead Driver, Inspector, Controller, or Driving Instructor, and pathways into management and leadership.
• Secondment opportunities to work on major events or support functions within the company.
• Employee assistance programme offering 24/7 confidential support for health, wellbeing, stress, financial, legal, or marital issues, including face-to-face counselling, telephone, and online support.
• A positive working environment fostering friendships, with managers dedicated to creating inclusive workplaces and supporting diversity including women, veterans, carers, multicultural, and LGBTQ+ colleagues.

The recruitment process is simple: apply online, attend an interview and depot visit, and you're in!

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds — whether you work in customer service, retail, hospitality, warehouse, or factory roles. All we require:

• You are 18 or over and hold a driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points.
• You want to deliver excellent customer service.
• You have a patient, safe, and courteous approach to driving.

If this sounds like you and you like what we offer, please apply!

Stagecoach’s workplace culture celebrates diversity and inclusion. We encourage applications from all backgrounds, genders, ethnicities, religions, beliefs, disabilities, neurodiversities, sexual orientations, and ages.

Location:

Stagecoach Dover Depot, Menzies Road, Whitfield, Dover, Kent, CT16 3NJ