Relief - Driver/PA Permanent
Team: PPT - Public Transport Area
Job Family: Providing - CBG4 and CBG3
Salary: Driver (CBG4) - £24,027 - £24,044 per annum pro rata, or £12.46 - £12.65 per hour
Passenger Assistant (CBG3) - £23,656 - £24,027 per annum pro rata, or £12.27 - £12.46 per hour
Hours: 0 hours – as required by the service, up to 25hrs. FULL YEAR and TERM TIME ONLY Staff required.
Base Location: Thorn Turn Depot, Thorn Road, Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire LU5 6JH
Contract Type: Permanent Relief - Fixed
Closing Date: Rolling advert until 31/12/24
Interview Date: TBC - Applications reviewed upon receipt
About the role:
Our Fleet Transport team provides safe, efficient transport for a range of residents. They include older people, those with disabilities and children with special needs. The service allows these people to access educational and day care facilities – helping to make Central Bedfordshire a great place to work and live.
The Fleet Department is looking for Relief Driver/ Passenger Assistants to join our dedicated team. Relief staff provide cover for when our full time staff are absent through holidays, sickness or other reasons. Regular work is available and, in some cases, staff may be able to work up to 25 hours per week, although this is not guaranteed. There may also be contracted full time opportunities at a later date. Staff will be based at in Houghton Regis, Thorn Turn.
You need to be an enthusiastic and compassionate individual to safely transport clients and pupils using council minibuses and tail lift equipped vehicles to and from various day centre, schools and other establishments as required. This is a great opportunity for anyone who is looking for flexible part time post.
The successful candidate must:
- Have a category D1 driving license (relief driver post only)
- Provide a caring and reliable service to our customers
- Be patient and understanding
- Be aware of issues surrounding disability, dementia and special needs
- Be punctual and polite
- Treat every customer with dignity and respect
Full training will be given, and we also supply uniform and allowances for equipment.
PLEASE NOTE: You do not need any previous experience to be considered for these roles.
Our Offer
We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our Rewards and Benefits page
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You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies in this Recruitment Pack.
Our Competency Framework and Qualification Guidance are to be read in conjunction with our Recruitment Pack.
For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Alicia Llyod at alicia.lloyd2@centralbedfordshire.gov.uk or call 07824 372164
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Safeguarding:
Central Bedfordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers and contractors to share this commitment. This post is subject to the disclosure of criminal records.
To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council's policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline.
Our National Careers Service team offer a free weekly workshop covering CV writing and how to complete the statement sections of the Central Bedfordshire Council online application form. This MS Teams workshop is open to anyone from the UK and lasts around 1.5 hours. Please book your place here.
More information about this service can be found here: Support getting into work or learning | Central Bedfordshire Council