Minibus Driver
The Thetford Academy, Thetford, Norfolk, IP24 1LHThis job expired on 12 May 2025 – see similar jobs
Start date details
September 2025
Closing date
12 May 2025 at 12pm (midday)
Date listed
1 May 2025
Job details
Job role
- Other support roles
Visa sponsorship
- Visas cannot be sponsored
Working pattern
- Part time: 20 hours per week
Contract type
- Fixed term - until 31st December 2025
Pay scale
- Salary: Support Staff Pay Scale B: £11,183 pro-rata per annum (Actual) (£23,656 full time/full year equivalent)
What skills and experience we're looking for
Qualifications: • Full, clean driver’s licence which allows driving of minibus lites. • Willingness and ability to complete successfully the Norfolk County Council Minibus Driver Assessment and a Driver’s Occupational Health assessment prior to driving any school vehicle. Please note: Any offer of employment is subject to successfully obtaining this qualification and this assessment will be arranged prior to any commencement of driving duty
Experience:
• Experience of driving a
minibus/large vehicle
including passengers
• Experience of carrying out
vehicle checks and basic
maintenance
• Experience of following
stringent guidelines to keep
oneself and others safe
Skills, Knowledge:
• Ability to maintain calm and
focus when working under
pressure.
• Ability to communicate with
a wide range of people
• Reliable and trustworthy
What the school offers its staff
The Inspiration Trust offers all staff a range of benefits via our ‘my lifestyle' portal. All eligible staff will have access to a range of benefits from salary sacrifice schemes and employee discounts.
Commitment to safeguarding
Inspiration Trust is committed to safeguarding and all staff appointments are subject to satisfactory references and enhanced DBS checks. You will be required to provide references and undertake an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service Check.
This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We are an equal opportunities employer.
Additional documents
If you need these documents in an accessible format, please contact the school.
About The Thetford Academy
- School type
- Academy, ages 11 to 19
- Education phase
- Secondary
- School size
- 1305 pupils enrolled
- Age range
- 11 to 19
- Ofsted report
- View Ofsted report
- School website
- The Thetford Academy website
- Email address
- recruitment@inspirationtrust.org
Thetford Academy is a community secondary school and sixth form, close to the Norfolk-Suffolk border. We help our students get the best possible GCSE results, and guide them through A Levels and vocational studies that prepare them for university and the world of work.
We are part of the Inspiration Trust, a close-knit family of schools in East Anglia, dedicated to providing high-quality education for all of our young people, combining academic attainment with rich cultural experiences.
Arranging a visit to The Thetford Academy
To arrange a visit and increase the chance of a successful application email recruitment@inspirationtrust.org.
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