Bus Driver

Curro Holdings Ltd; Boksburg; On-site; ZAR 100,000 - 145,000; Full time

Job summary

Curro Parkdene Combined in Boksburg is seeking a full-time Bus Driver to commence duties in November 2026. You will drive on prescribed routes, pick up and drop off learners, and transport staff on field trips, ensuring on-time performance and safe, orderly conduct.

The ideal candidate holds a valid EC1/C1 heavy-vehicle licence with PDP, a Grade 12, punctual, energetic, reliable, able to work overtime, and able to communicate with learners, parents and staff.

Qualifications

• Valid EC1/C1 heavy vehicle licence and PDP required.
• Grade 12 (Matric) minimum.
• Experience driving a school bus preferred.
• Must be punctual, energetic, reliable and able to work overtime.

Responsibilities

• Drives a school transportation vehicle within prescribed route(s) in accordance with time schedules.
• Picking up and discharging students at designated stops.
• Transports students and teacher on field trips to various locations; planning necessary route(s) and stops as needed.
• Maintains order and proper discipline of student passengers according to district policy.

Skills

Punctuality

Teamwork

Communication with learners and staff

Energetic and reliable

Overtime flexibility

Education

EC1/C1 Heavy vehicle licence

PDP

Grade 12 (Matric)

Job description

Curro is an independent schooling provider that offers quality education from the early childhood development phase to Grade 12. Curro prides itself on providing an ethical, values-based environment and offers learner-centric, balanced, innovative and relevant curricula across schools.

Curro seeks to appoint Bus Driver (full-time) at Curro Parkdene Combined in Boksburg to commence duties in November 2026

Vacancy Reference: 31488

Curro Parkdene Combined has a position available for a Bus Driver.

Curro is an equal-opportunity employer, therefore preference will be given to EE candidates.

Key performance areas

• Drives a school transportation vehicle within a prescribe route(s) in accordance with time schedules.
• Picking up and discharging students at designated stops.
• Transports students and teacher on field trips to various locations; planning necessary route(s) and stops as needed.
• Maintains order a proper discipline of student passengers according to district policy.

General Worker Duties

• General Maintenance and facility support
• Receive requests for maintenance of facilities.
• Check facilities daily to check that everything is working and maintained.
• Complete any facilities or maintenance required such as plumbing.
• Make facilities manager aware of any repairs required.
• Complete all general maintenance across the facility.
• Check maintenance consumables and advise facilities manager of requirements.
• Store and maintain tools for maintenance.
• Provide general support on security and access control across the facilities.
• Provides general support on traffic management.
• Review daily work roster for required duties.
• Maintenance grass and flower beds.
• Cleaning and maintaining the garden across the facility.
• Advise the facilities manager of requirements in the garden.
• Check gardening consumables and advise facilities manager of requirements.
• Store and maintain tools for gardening.

Health and Safety

• Conduct safety and operational inspection of assigned vehicle daily.
• Reports needed mechanical repairs when necessary.
• Services buses with gas, diesel fuel, and oil; checks and when necessary, fills tires and batteries.
• Performs periodical safety drills as required by law, completing necessary reports upon request.
• Maintains cleanliness of vehicle to ensure safe operating condition.
• Attends various meetings regarding safety, first aid and training updates as required.
• Completes periodic mileage and other reports including passenger counts.

Qualifications, experience and skills

• Valid Driver’s Licence (EC1 or C1 – Heavy motor vehicle up to 16000kg) and PDP.
• Must be able to perform general worker duties
• Experience in driving a school bus or similar type of position would be a recommendation.
• Responsible for performing various tasks as required of a driver.
• Punctuality.
• Must be helpful, energetic, responsible and reliable.
• May be required to work overtime from to time.
• Able to communicate with learners, parents and staff.
• Enthusiastic and trustworthy.
• Able to work in a team.
• Minimum requirement of a Grade 12 (Matric).

Curro reserves the right not to make an appointment.

Due to the high volume of applications, only shortlisted candidates will be communicated with.

But don’t be dismayed, next time it might be you.

Head office: Bellville, Western Cape, South Africa

https://www.curro.co.za