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About the Role

We’re looking for a new generation of future superstars to join our training to become a bus driver. We’ll train you to drive a London Bus. You’ll spend roughly 4-6 weeks learning to drive a London Bus and getting your licence at our Battersea based training depot. After that you’ll go straight to your depot for your local induction and route learning, you’ll then be out on the road as a bus driver.

Responsibilities

• Keep an eye on your customers health and safety.
• Make sure your vehicle’s always in good condition.
• Be willing to learn, with a positive attitude to your own development and training.
• Have an eye for detail.
• Have a ‘right first time’ attitude.

Requirements

• Be 18 years old or over.
• Have a UK bank account and valid Right to Work documents.
• Have a full UK driving licence (category B) with at least 6 months experience driving in the UK.
• No more than six penalty points.
• Computer literate.

Location

• Twickenham Depot
• Battersea based training depot

Work Type

• Permanent
• Full-time

Experience Level

• Trainee

Salary/Compensations

• £14.80 - £17.30 / hour

Benefits

• Hourly rate of £14.80 per hour, rising to £16.30 - £17.30 per hour on completion of your training.
• Training for your Driver Certificate of Professional Competence card (CPC).
• Free theory and practical driving tests.
• Full training for the routes and services you will be driving.
• Free travel on all Tfl routes for you and a friend or family member (once you’ve worked with us for three months, value c.£8,000).
• Training and development.
• An annual safe driving bonus, and high street vouchers for good performance.
• Access to our contributory pension scheme – you put in 5% of your salary each month and we’ll add 3% on top.
• Life insurance (if you sign up to the pension scheme).
• Salary sacrifice benefits – you can choose to get things like a new laptop, smart watch, TV or phone in return for slightly less pay.
• Discounts from shops and retailers – including Apple, Adidas, Nike, Vue, Odeon, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons and more.
• Eye test vouchers.
• Free help from our employee assistance programme to support you personally and at work.
• Opportunities to increase your income through our annual safe driving bonus, our refer a friend scheme and by being awarded our golden tickets for excellent driving and customer service.

About the Company

• We’re the team behind hundreds of buses zipping across London, with over 150 million customers a year.
• We couldn’t do it without our drivers – so we offer some of the best salaries and benefits in the business.