Minibus driver

Blessed William Howard Catholic School, Stafford, Staffordshire, ST17 9AB

46 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  ASAP

• Closing date

  25 October 2025 at 12:59am

• Date listed

  8 September 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: £12.45 Hourly

Minibus driver job summary

Blessed William Howard Catholic High School is seeking to appoint a Minibus Driver to operate a regular School route to collect students from surrounding areas.

The role will require you to work a spilt shift - approximately 3 hours per day, Monday to Friday - mornings and afternoons.

This role involves transporting students to and from school in a minibus, carrying out daily vehicle checks to ensure the vehicle is clean and roadworthy and refuelling the vehicle as required. Working within health and safety guidelines and maintaining accurate records of students using the service is essential to the role. Attendance is required at any relevant training courses.

Additional adhoc driving hours may be available during the day including school trips and sporting fixtures.

The successful candidate will:

• Have experience in a similar role;
• Hold a valid UK driving licence;
• Have D1 on their licence;
• Hold a First aid certificate (although training is provided if you do not already have this);
• Be reliable and a good timekeeper;
• Safely transport students on a designated route to and from school
• Hold responsibility for the safeguarding of students;
• Ensuring the safety of all students travelling on the minibus and to ensure all are wearing seat belts
• Advising the school of any issues occurring on the minibus during transporting of students or any damage after a drive
• Conduct the required vehicle safety checks before and after use.
• Ensure the designated minibus has adequate fuel to complete each journey and enough should the minibus be needed during the day by the school.
• Keep the inside of the designated minibus clean and tidy.
• Promote and represent the school in a positive manner.

In return, Blessed William Howard Catholic High School will provide you with:

• A Competitive Salary
• Pension scheme
• Free Enhanced DBS check (this will be applied for)
• On-site, free staff car parking

If you are interested in this position, we would love to hear from you. Please submit your application as soon as possible as we reserve the right to interview exceptional applicants before the closing date.

Blessed William Howard Catholic High School is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. Applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening appropriate to the post including checks with past employers and Disclosure and Barring Service.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, and pre-employment medical clearance. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), online searches will also be carried out for shortlisted candidates. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

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.

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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 will not be accepted for this application.

About Blessed William Howard Catholic School

• School type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary
• School size: 957 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• School website: Blessed William Howard Catholic School website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/blessed-william-howard-catholic-school-stafford

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB), which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.

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