Minibus Driver
Stratton School, Biggleswade, Bedfordshire, SG18 8JBThis job expired on 6 November 2024 – see similar jobs
Closing date
6 November 2024 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
14 October 2024
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
- £5,091.64 - £5,176.09 Annually (Actual) Meridian Trust, Grade 3, Point 2 (£22,366 - £22,737 FTE)
Minibus Driver job summary
Vacancy for Minibus Driver
Salary: £5,091.64 - £5,176.09 actual
Hours of work: 10 hours per week, 38 weeks per year (Term-Time only)
We are looking for an enthusiastic person who would like to join our friendly and hardworking team as Minibus Driver This is an exciting opportunity for somebody wishing to join our progressive school and team.
The successful candidate will transport students, who are being educated off site, in a careful and lawful manner. The role will include transporting students with mobility issues and learning difficulties.
The Opportunity
- Join a friendly, supportive, and positive team to support children, accessing education off site.
- Training as appropriate to your needs.
- Provide a safe, inclusive setting for our children.
The ideal candidate
- Previous professional driving experience.
- Able to work with minimal supervision, while maintaining good working relationships.
- Excellent time management skills and attention to detail.
- Is kind, friendly and understanding.
- Communicates well, with a professional approach .
About Meridian Trust
Meridian Trust is a values-led organisation that has risen to be one of the highest-performing academy trusts in the country. The Trust was formed in 2011 and is founded on its commitment to a high-quality educational provision for all at the heart of local communities. Meridian currently operates primary, secondary and special schools across Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Peterborough, Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire and has forged strong links within all these communities. To find out more about the Trust, please visit: www.meridiantrust.co.uk
Why work for us?
We are committed to high quality professional development and career opportunities for all our staff. As a large multi-academy trust, Meridian Trust provides a wide network of opportunities for collaboration and career development for both teaching and support staff. We offer all our staff a wide range of professional learning activities delivered through Meridian Learning including:
- School and Trust-led CPD and Trust-led professional networks
- A broad range of online, face-to-face and blended learning opportunities developed and delivered by Trust specialists
- Access to Teaching WalkThrus; a platform providing evidence-based teaching strategies broken down into granular steps
- Professional qualifications via Apprenticeships
- Curriculum Hubs and NPQs via Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Teaching School Hub
- Opportunities for coaching & professional supervision
- Opportunities to get into teaching through our outstanding ITT
We promote and support employee wellbeing through regular wellbeing events, access to an online mindfulness programme and we provide free emotional and practical support 24/7 via our Employee Assistance Programme which delivers online health & wellbeing resources, counselling, mindfulness, skills coaching for line managers and financial, legal & practical support on a range of personal issues.
Other benefits of working for us include:
- Defined benefit pension schemes, providing a secure and guaranteed income on retirement.
- Tax-efficient cycle to work scheme
- Childcare Account providing eligible employees with free or tax-free childcare
- Free tea and coffee
- Free eye tests via Eyecare vouchers and free flu vaccinations
- Free on-site parking
- Discounts and special deals on holidays, breakdown cover, everyday essentials, mobile phones, utilities and gym memberships
- Dell Advantage giving up to 20% discount on laptops, desktops and accessories.
- Discounted membership rates for Academy Leisure, Sawtry
For more information about the role please download the Applicant Information Pack below.
Closing date for applications: 06/11/2024 at midday
Interviews will be held on: week commencing 11/11/2024
Meridian Trust and Stratton School reserves the right to close the applications early in the event that a suitable candidate is sourced.
This post is exempt from the rehabilitation of offenders act as the work brings employees into contact with children who are regarded by the Act as a vulnerable group. Applicants for school based jobs must, therefore, disclose all spent and unspent convictions when prompted to do so.
The Trust is committed to diversity and inclusion and equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments will be subject to pre-employment checks, including an enhanced check with the Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS), as well as online searches.
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.
About Stratton School
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 18
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 782 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 18
- Ofsted report
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- School website
- Stratton School website (opens in new tab)
Stratton is a thriving Upper School with around 1,000 students on roll. The school has grown considerably in recent years; it is popular with the local community and includes over 250 students in the Sixth Form. In many respects we are a true comprehensive school with a full ability range. As the only education provider in the town, our challenge is to move effortlessly between preparing Yr13 students for top universities to working with students who without our support could have rejected the concept of education. Our students are our best advertisement, although closely followed by the dedication of our staff.
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