Bus Driver

**Job Title**: D1 Driver **(PSV CPC qualified)**

**Hours**: 30 hours per week.

**Location**: Wickford

**Salary**: £13.50 per hour

Kinect Services is on a mission to lead the way in enriching people’s lives, through a people first approach, bringing purpose to life and striving beyond excellence, across Essex and beyond.

Our appetite to be the best and enhance the daily lives of all that interact with the Kinect Family, has led to exciting opportunities being made available for D1 Drivers, to join a dynamic and supportive team and continue to deliver on our mission.

Whilst don’t need previous experience providing Social Care Transport services, your passion, interest and focus on improving the lives of our service users and promoting their independence as much as possible are the key ingredients that we need, in order for you to thrive.

**Main Responsibilities**:
Our Drivers provide critical transport services to vulnerable children in our community. Your daily responsibilities include:

- Availability between 6.30am - 10am and 2pm - 5.30pm (this will be more precise to the weekly hours advertised, when your rote has been allocated).
- Working closely with your Passenger Assistant as a team following a pre-defined route of vulnerable children requiring home to school transport services
- Safeguarding your passengers at all times when in your care
- Observing the road safety signs and ensuring the vehicle is compliant with the RTA regulations at all times

**Benefits of Working with Kinect**:

- Full training provided
- Paid Holiday & Pension Scheme
- Ongoing accredited training/support
- Paid supervisions and company meetings
- Ongoing Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Dedicated support from your branch management team
- Excellent career progression and development opportunities
- Paid Private Hire Licencing process, including assessments and medicals
- Periodic Training to maintain your D1 licence is paid by the company, at 1 course per year

Maintaining professionalism and good communication skills, both written and verbal are essential. To take advantage of all the benefits of working for a 5 star Specialist Social Care Transport Services provider in the Essex, all we ask is that you have:

- A smartphone is essential
- The right to work in the UK
- The same passion for social care as we do
- To keep your vehicle clean - be proud of your workspace

**The Role**:
At Kinect Services, we firmly believe that social care is one of the most rewarding positions you can have. The relationship you develop with your service users, in providing them with routine, support and critical independence services is vital to their future development.

Join us and see for yourself, why we are rated 5 stars and watch your career in Health and Social Care excel to new heights

Kinect Services is committed to providing fair recruitment practice and equality of opportunity for all employees and we aim to ensure our workplaces are free from discrimination. All employees, both current and potential future employees are treated fairly and with dignity and respect.

Armed Forces Covenant - We Are Bronze The Armed Forces Covenant (AFC) represents our nation's pledge to uphold fairness for military personnel and their families. In the UK, businesses endorse this commitment through a covenant, reflecting principles that Kinect embraces as an organisation. Should you be a Reservist, Veteran/Service Leader, Spouse or Partner, or Cadet Force Adult Volunteer, we are committed to being a defence friendly organisation. We are aiming to gain Silver Status in the near future to further demonstrate our support.

**Job Type**: Part-time

Pay: £13.50 per hour

Expected hours: 30 per week

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- On-site parking

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Licence/Certification:

- manual Driving Licence (required)
- PSV Licence with full CPC hours (required)

Work Location: On the road