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About the Role

Croydon Council is seeking a minibus driver to join their in-house passenger transport service, delivering vital services to residents. This role is crucial for providing safe transportation for SEN clientele to and from school, contributing to the council's commitment to delivering good sustainable services.

Responsibilities

• Driving young people and adults comfortably and safely in a passenger transport vehicle according to prepared schedules or as directed.
• Assisting passengers in a similar role that requires care and consideration for service users at all times.
• Keeping appropriate records as required by this type of service.
• Acting effectively to diffuse any difficult situations on the vehicles and writing brief notes/reports on incidents.
• Liaising over day-to-day concerns between home and school with tact and diplomacy.

Requirements

• An appropriate “D” driving licence (with PCV), for the Vehicle being driven.
• Knowledge of Road Traffic Acts and Highway Code.
• Completed MIDAS and First Aid Training.
• Previous experience working in a similar role.
• Ability to work flexibly within the services core hours and outside of normal office hours within a rota.
• Enhanced DBS Disclosure required.
• Requirement to wear a uniform whilst undertaking duties.

Skills

• Driving
• Record keeping
• Conflict resolution
• Communication
• Tact and diplomacy

Location

• Croydon

Work Type

• Fixed Term
• Part-time
• Term time only

Experience Level

• Previous experience working in a similar role

Education Level

• MIDAS Training
• First Aid Training

Salary/Compensations

• Grade 5 £33,012 - £33,987 (pro rata) p.a.
• Term time only, part-time salary: £20,358 - £20,959

Benefits

• Fantastic benefits

About the Company

• Croydon is one of the largest London boroughs and is committed to providing safe transportation for its SEN clientele to/from school.
• The council is committed to providing safe transportation for its SEN clientele to/from school.
• Croydon is a distinctive and diverse place and is London’s most populated borough.
• This is an exciting time to join our team delivering vital services to over 360,000 residents and approximately 14,000 businesses.
• Growth in the borough and demographic pressures, place an increasing demand on council services, at a time when funding is being reduced.
• Croydon Council, like many other local authorities, faces a budgetary gap which is addressed in part through transformation programmes.
• Travel is one of the 10 priority areas.
• Travel and transport within Croydon has evolved significantly as a service over the past three years.
• There is a clear strategy in place for managing increasing demand and a focus on creating an alternative travel model which gives clients more choice and an opportunity to become more independent.
• Croydon Council’s priorities include balancing its books, listening to residents, and delivering good sustainable services.
• Key business plan outcomes include Croydon being a place of opportunity, children and young people thriving, a cleaner and safer borough, people leading healthier lives, and the council adopting new ways of working.

Equal Opportunity

• Croydon Council is an inclusive employer and welcomes applications from all sections of the community.
• Subject to business needs, we will be pleased to consider applications from candidates seeking flexible working arrangements and support hybrid working, whereby staff attend the workplace for part of their working week and work from home, or elsewhere, remotely for the rest of the time.
• As users of the disability confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the advertised role.
• Croydon council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff to share this commitment.
• The Successful candidate will be subject to a DBS check, if the role requires one.