Minibus Driver & Pupil Support
The Golden Thread Alliance, Dartford, DA1 3DZ7 days remaining to apply
Start date details
November 2024
Closing date
4 October 2024 at 9am
Date listed
24 September 2024
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Full time: 32.5 Hours per week
Contract type
- Permanent
Pay scale
- KR3
What skills and experience we're looking for
We are lookingfor a flexible, trustworthy and dependable Minibus Driver to support our children by driving them to and from visits and trips. Predominately, you will support with visits to Curly’s Farm so the successful candidate would need to have a like for animals and a willingness to join in farming activities alongside the children.
The current annual salary for this role is £23,337 FTE within the Kent Range 3, pro-rata to £17,332 based on 32.5 hours per week, 38 weeks per year.
As a Minibus Driver you will play a crucial role in ensuring our pupils’ safety whilst they travel to and from school related activities. Alongside driving a minibus, the successful candidate will undertake other duties such as vehicle checks and refuelling, loading and unloading children onto the minibus and providing support to children throughout the day.
The successful candidates will be expected to drive the minibus in a responsible and competent manner, ensuring the safety of the passengers, other road users, members of the public and yourself at all times. They will have at least two year’s driving experience and a clean driving licence, with D1 on the licence. They will be required to attend a Kent Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme training course, funded by the Trust if they do not already have this training.
The Golden Thread Alliance is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and therefore is subject to an Enhanced DBS Disclosure. In line with KCSIE guidance, paragraph 220, all candidates who are shortlisted will be subject to an online search. This search is not part of the shortlisting process itself and all shortlisted candidates will have the opportunity to address any issues of concern resulting from the search.
Two references are also required prior to commencement of employment.
Early applications are encouraged, and The Golden Thread Alliance reserves the right to close the vacancy if a suitable candidate is found.
Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
What the school offers its staff
Our staff benefits package includes:
- Commitment to your ongoing Continued Professional Development
- Two family days
- Half-day Christmas Shopping Leave
- Access to Local Government Pension scheme/Teachers’ Pensions
- Eyecare vouchers through Specsavers
- Annual Flu Jab offer for all staff
- Employee Assistance Programme to support your wellbeing
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
Apply for the job by following the link below.
CVs are not accepted.
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About The Golden Thread Alliance
- Type
- Multi-academy trust
- Email address
- stacy.wickes@golden-thread.org
The Golden Thread Alliance is a Multi-Academy Trust that comprises of nine schools. Each Primary has its own unique character, but all subscribe to The Golden Thread values of Respect, Responsibility, Equality, Courage, Integrity, Ambition and Kindness.
Arranging a visit to The Golden Thread Alliance
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email stacy.wickes@golden-thread.org.
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