Passenger Transport Casual Driver

About the role
At Cambridgeshire County Council, we provide transport for children and young people who attend mainstream education, Special Educational Needs settings and respite. We are fortunate to have a small team of fantastic drivers as part of this provision, who currently deliver a caring, safe and reliable service. We are now looking to expand our team of drivers to provide this service to more of our families.

If you are someone who likes driving and getting out and about and can make our children and young people feel at ease on their journey, then this role is for you. Although you will be working independently, a member of the Passenger Transport Service is at the other end of the phone and there is a network of other casual drivers for you to link in with too. You will be fully trained and supported so you feel comfortable and confident in your role.

What will you be doing?
As a casual driver working on behalf of Cambridgeshire County Council, you will be required to collect allocated children/young people from their home, school or other point and deliver them safely to their destination. You will meet a range of children and young people and their families, provide a warm welcome and make each person feel comfortable for their journey.

Casual drivers are contracted to work agreed hours for Cambridgeshire County Council however, the frequency and quantity of hours are flexible and determined by your availability.

Testimonials

“I really enjoy helping youngsters. I can choose the jobs I do, and it fits around my daily life”
- Derrick

“After retiring, I wanted something to do to fill my time. I have always enjoyed driving and like socialising. I like working with children and helping them and I can do as many jobs as I can to help”
- Eric

About you
We are looking for individuals to join our team who are:

- Reliable and organised
- Kind, caring and passionate about helping others
- Keen to make a difference
- Able to communicate well with others

**Benefits**:

- The ability to work flexible hours that fit around your personal life, other employment, caring commitments, or as a small part-time job for retirees
- A sense of reward from helping vulnerable member of the community
- Be part of a rewarding and supportive team
- Opportunities to attend coffee mornings with other casual/volunteer drivers
- Benefits of employment with CCC

Join our team and we will offer you:

- A flexible, casual contract
- A comprehensive induction, relevant training and a team who will support you
- New skills and experiences
- Opportunities to provide feedback and suggestions as to how we can continually improve our services
- A sense of satisfaction in knowing you are helping children, young people, and their families

You will need to have your own vehicle and will be responsible for maintaining the standard of your vehicle, carrying out daily safety checks and ensuring that the interior is kept clean and presentable. You are also required to have a full UK driving license with Business Class insurance.

Expense claims: Reimbursement for mileage incurred is currently paid at 45 pence per mile and is calculated from an agreed base, via the shortest route. All tolls and necessary parking costs will be reimbursed.

About us
Cambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.

Our four values are central to our culture, driving everything we do.

Our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy, along with our employee network 'IDEAL' and self-organised peer support groups help us to foster an inclusive, supportive and safe working environment where people feel valued, respected, and empowered. We collect relevant diversity data for monitoring as part of the recruitment process to understand the diversity of our applicants and monitor any trends throughout the recruitment processes so that we can take meaningful action.

Visit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.

Our benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits:

- Flexible working
- Flexible Bank Holidays
- A comprehensive wellbeing package
- Our Cambs Rewards employee discounts
- A comprehensive pension scheme
- IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network.
- Camweb our staff intranet helping to keep you informed
- An employee recognition scheme