Mini bus driver
St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, LN6 0SH5 days remaining to apply
Start date details
As soon as possible
Closing date
11 June 2025 at 11:59pm
Date listed
4 June 2025
Job details
Job role
- Catering, cleaning and site management
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time
Contract type
- Permanent
Full-time equivalent salary
- £11,028.00 - £11,201.00 Annually (FTE)
Mini bus driver job summary
We are looking for Mini-Bus driver for school run to and from school. The role involves transporting students to and from school in a minibus, carrying out daily vehicle checks and basic maintenance to ensure the vehicle is clean and roadworthy and refuelling the vehicles as required. Working within health and safety guidelines and maintaining accurate records of children using the service is essential to the role. Attendance is required at any relevant training courses and there will be the opportunity to contribute more widely across the Academy.
St Hugh's Catholic Voluntary Academy in Lincoln presents a unique opportunity for an enthusiastic and skilled minibus driver to join our vibrant school.
We are part of Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Multi-Academy Trust, bringing together the 36 Catholic Primary and Secondary schools in Lincolnshire, Nottingham City and Nottinghamshire.
The position is for 4 hours a day, Monday to Friday. working a minimum 20 hours per week to cover morning and afternoon run for 1 route subject to Additional Driving Hours ( eg: Swimming Lessons and School visits)
The successful candidate will:
- Hold the appropriate driving licence for this role, and will ideally have prior experience in a similar role and/or driving a large vehicle
- Be competent to undertake vehicle checks and carry out basic maintenance
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills and be capable of building excellent relationships with teaching and support staff, as well as with students
- Be reliable and trustworthy, with a flexible approach to working arrangements to assist with covering colleagues
In return we offer:
- A competitive salary of £11,028 - £11,201 per annum (OLOL Band 1, NJC Points 2 - 3).
- Opportunities to develop your career within the school to make a valued contribution to our children's learning.
Fantastic benefits:
- Generous Pension Scheme with employer contributions over 20%.
- Access to top-tier CPD opportunities tailored to your development.
- Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) providing emotional, financial, and legal support for you and your family.
- Exclusive perks: From staff discounts to a Cycle-to-Work scheme, we’ve got you covered!
- A welcoming community: Work with enthusiastic students, supportive colleagues, and a leadership team that values your expertise.
- Term time only working.
Visits are warmly welcomed and we encourage you to talk to us to learn more about the role. Please contact the school on 01522501137 to arrange a visit or to discuss the role further.
You do not need to be a Catholic to work for out Trust and we warmly welcome those of different cultures, ethnicities, and beliefs. This includes those of all faiths, the Catholic faith and those without a faith who are supportive of the Trust’s Catholic character and Christian ethos. This diversity is fundamental to our values and enriches the lives of the students within our schools. Our Trust strives to be a supportive, inclusive, caring, and positive community where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and welcome applications from people with a disability or long-term health condition.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check and other pre-employment checks including online searches are required for successful applicants in line with Safer Recruitment Practices.
Commitment to safeguarding
Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.
Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.
Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children
You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.
Applying for the job
This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.
CVs are not accepted.
About St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy
- School type
- Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 4 to 11
- Education phase
- Primary
- School size
- 274 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 4 to 11
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- St Hugh's Catholic Primary, A Voluntary Academy website
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