Minibus Driver and optional Caretaker

The Cottesloe School, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, LU7 0NY

7 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  September 2025

• Closing date

  25 July 2025 at 9am

• Date listed

  17 July 2025

Job details

• Job role:
  • Catering, cleaning and site management
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £13.28 - £14.39 Hourly Bucks Pay Range 2

Minibus Driver and optional Caretaker job summary

Minibus Driver - 15 hours per week, Monday to Friday, term time only, 7.00am to 9.00am and 2.45pm to 3.45pm.

Optional additional Caretaking role - Up to a total of 37 hours per week, term time only or 52 weeks per year.

We are looking for a friendly and reliable Minibus Driver to safely transport Year 12 and Year 13 students along a pre-arranged route in a 16-seater minibus. Expereince of driving minibuses is essential.

For more detailed specifics of the roles please see the Job Description and Person Specification.

Please contact Chris Stacey (Site and Facilities Manager) via email cstacey@cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk or telephone 01296 688264 to discuss this role further or visit the school.

Please see the Candidate Information Booklet for information on the application process. Your completed application form should provide full details of your education and employment history and CVs cannot be accepted. Use the job description and advert to explain why you are applying and why you are the best person for this role, giving specific examples to demonstrate how you match the requirements and what impact your contribution would make in terms of supporting students and staff at The Cottesloe School.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

The Cottesloe School is committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people. and all staff, volunteers and governors are expected to share this commitment, to follow the school’s safeguarding policies and procedures and to behave appropriately towards children and young people at all times both in work and in their personal lives.

Offers of employment will be subject to Enhanced DBS clearance, satisfactory teacher status, qualification, online searches, health and reference checks as part of our Safer Recruitment Policy. The school has a policy of renewing all DBS checks every five years.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About The Cottesloe School

• School type: Local authority maintained school, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 1141 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: The Cottesloe School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-cottesloe-school

While our postal address is Leighton Buzzard, and our postcode is LU, our school is actually situated in the picturesque rural village of Wing, in Buckinghamshire. Situated close to the border with Bedfordshire, we offer a vibrant and inspiring learning environment in a peaceful setting.

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