School Minibus Driver

**Part Time SEN School Minibus Driver**

**Rate of pay: £11.44 per hour, minimum 22.5 hours per week, term time only plus holiday pay pro rata.**

**Start date: ASAP, following successful completion of training and a DBS check, all paid for by Amvale**

**About Us**

Amvale are a Lincolnshire based company established for over thirty years. Our primary purpose is safely transporting children to and from school on a daily basis, on behalf of local education authorities and educational establishments.

**Job Purpose and Overview**

The role of a driver is to transport to and from school safely.

A driver in this position will normally be working split shifts eg. morning and afternoon, timetabled around school start and finish times.

We guarantee of **minimum of 22.5 hours per week of work**, on a regular school contract based in the Horncastle area.

We require a full UK driving license for this position, accepting up to 3 penalty points.

**Duties and Responsibilities**
- To be responsible for the care and conduct of children being transported to/from school.
- To ensure all passengers are safely seated, to operate a tail lift and secure wheelchair passengers safely into the minibus.
- To ensure the proper handover of children upon arrival at their destination, where appropriate and required.
- To report any problems, incidents or usual occurrences at the first opportunity, ensuring our safeguarding policies are adhered to.
- To ensure that personal property in possession of the children is both safely secured and transported with the individual when necessary.
- To maintain an accurate register of passengers being transported, confidentially managing information such as names, telephone numbers and addresses together with a record of attendance.
- To accurately observe the timetables implemented by Amvale to ensure the punctual transportation of your passengers
- To promptly communicate any accidents, vehicle damage or offenses under the Road Traffic Acts to the Transport Manager.
- To carry out assessments/ defect report of your vehicle, reporting any faults to the Transport Manager.
- To oversee adequate vehicle maintenance and hygiene.
- If provided, to work in conjunction with a passenger assistant to create a safe and effective service.

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

Pay: £11.44 per hour

Expected hours: No less than 22.5 per week

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Free or subsidised travel
- On-site parking
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday
- No weekends

**Experience**:

- Driving: 1 year (required)

Work Location: On the road

Expected start date: 28/05/2024