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  • Start date details

    ASAP

  • Closing date

    31 December 2024 at 11:59pm

  • Date listed

    30 September 2024

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Working pattern

Part time

Contract type

Permanent

Full-time equivalent salary

£12.85 - £13.05 Hourly Relief, Term Time Only

Minibus Driver - Zero Hours/Casual Contract job summary

The Forest School, part of the Wellspring Academy Trust, is a generic special school in Knaresborough, North Yorkshire.

Purpose of the Post

We are looking for a highly competent and conscientious driver to join our team on a casual basis to support our children on local days out and trips. You will need to be flexible and adaptable, a good communicator, cheerful and calm. The successful applicant will need to be reliable with good timekeeping skills and available during the week, term time only. All visits/students are supervised by our fully trained staff. If you want to make a difference to some of the most vulnerable learners in Knaresborough, please complete our application form.

The purpose of this role is to:

Transport pupils, groups of pupils and staff according to a set daily schedule and throughout the school day

    Communicate effectively with children and adults to establish and maintain good working relationships to support children.

      Operate school vehicles in a safe and efficient way in line with all relevant laws, legislation, policies and procedures including, for example:


      Performing daily safety checks


      Ensuring vehicles are safely and securely stored


      Ensuring any necessary repairs/concerns are reported


      Cleaning and valeting the vehicles


      Refuelling vehicles


      Reporting issues in a timely manner so they can be rectified promptly

      Responsible to: SLT

      Employee Supervision: None

      What you'll need to succeed:

      • Must hold a clean full UK Driving Licence.

      • Must have a minimum of 3 years driving experience and previous experience in a driver role

      • MIDAS Minibus training (or willingness to undertake). You must have category D1 on your licence

      • Ability to understand the needs of students with special educational needs

      • Good time keeping skills

      • Reliable and conscientious


      Commitment to safeguarding

      Wellspring Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils. All posts are offered subject to enhanced DBS checks. References will be requested and an online search carried out for shortlisted candidates, prior to attendance at interview. Further pre-employment checks, including prohibition from teaching, childcare disqualification and section 128 checks, if deemed relevant for the role, will be completed for the successful candidate upon acceptance of the post.

      Applying for the job

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

      CVs are not accepted.

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      About The Forest School

      School type
      Academy, ages 2 to 16
      School size
      147 pupils enrolled
      Age range
      2 to 16

      School location

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