COLLEGE DRIVER

£11.44 PER HOUR

PERMANENT

TERM TIME ONLY, 38 WEEKS PER YEAR

8:00AM – 11:00AM AND/OR 2:00PM – 4:00PM

MUCH HADHAM AND SURROUNDING AREAS

If you’re a patient individual looking for a new rewarding role helping learners access new experiences and opportunities, then we would like to hear from you!

About the role

We have an exciting opening for a driver to join the team in our College. You will be responsible for driving our college learners to and from visits and trips to various locations. You will also be assisting passengers with their belongings, cleaning and maintaining the vehicle, route planning and completing paper work as required.

This is a vital role for our service as it will enable our students to have access to further education, employment opportunities and leisure activities which all form part of their curriculum.

As a guideline, you will be working an average of 5 hours per day, usually Monday – Friday 8:00am – 11:00am and/or 2.00pm – 4.00pm.

We are looking for someone who can work flexibly as the working hours may differ from time to time to meet the needs of the service. We are also open to exploring the role as a job share between two successful candidates, one working in the morning and the other in the afternoon.

About you

To be considered for the position, you’ll need to have the following:

• a full clean driving licence with substantial driving experience
• experience of driving 7 seater vehicles
• an understanding of passenger safety requirements including wheelchair and disabled access.
• applicants should be over the age of 25 for insurance purposes

Why work for us

Based across 60 acres of beautiful countryside, St Elizabeth's is a charity supporting children, young people and adult day clients with epilepsy and other complex medical conditions.

Over the past 120 years, St Elizabeth's has grown and developed to comprise a non-maintained special School for both boarders and day students, a specialist Further Education College, domiciliary care for College learners, Supported Living in the community, a comprehensive Day Opportunities programme for adult day clients and 24-hour health provision provided by specialist nurses and therapists.

In addition to excellent staff training, our employees are also rewarded with various other benefits offered as part of your employment:

• Eligible for Blue Light card – discounts on big brands!
• Discounted gym membership at Manor of Groves
• Employee recognition scheme
• Life assurance
• Free on-site parking
• Recommend a friend payment up to £500!*
• Confidential employee assistance programme
• Fully paid for DBS
• Contributory pension scheme - eligible employees are automatically enrolled after 3 months at 5% (3% employer contribution)

*terms and conditions apply

How to apply

Please complete an application form and upload an up to date CV on our website. All offers are conditional and subject to receipt of satisfactory pre-employment checks and references including an enhanced DBS check. Please note we are not on a public transport route. The salary range advertised is based on full-time equivalent and appointment on the scale is dependent on the role, qualifications and experience.

Applications will be reviewed and interviews scheduled on a rolling basis; therefore, we recommend that you apply sooner rather than later. We reserve the right to close an advert if we receive sufficient applications ahead of the deadline. If you require reasonable adjustments at application or interview stage, please do let us know as soon as possible.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion

At St Elizabeth’s we embrace diversity and aspire to create a diverse and inclusive working culture. We are proud to be recognised as an Investor in People and to hold Disability Confident status. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming all applications from across the community.

Safeguarding

St Elizabeth’s Centre is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, vulnerable adults and young people. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced disclosure through the Disclosure and Barring Service. Some of our positions involve regulated activity relevant to vulnerable children, adults and young people. It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in regulated activity to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with that particular group. Our vacancies are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Registered Charity 1176777

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St Elizabeth's Centre

£11.44 per hour

Much Hadham