Minibus Driver

**SECKFORD EDUCATION TRUST**

**SET BECCLES SCHOOL JOB DESCRIPTION**

**MINIBUS DRIVER**

**PERMANENT CONTRACT, TERM-TIME ONLY**

**Line Manager**:MINIBUS DRIVER

**Salary: FTE** £20,619 per annum

**Pro-rata** £6,903 per annum, including an allowance for holiday pay

**THE POST**

Set Beccles School seeks to appoint a MINIBUS DRIVER

Set Beccles School is member of the Seckford Education Trust (SET), which is currently led by the CEO.

**PERSON SPECIFICATION**

The personal competencies expected of all School support staff are:

- In the role of our Minibus Driver, you will provide safe and reliable transport on our home to school minibus runs as required. Applicants for this post must hold a full pre-1997 driving licence with B/BE/C1/C1E/D1/D1E driving entitlements or if post-1997, have successfully passed additional tests to cover entitlements B/BE/C1/C1E/D1/D1E. Applicants must also be prepared to undertake and successfully pass the minibus driving assessments prior to employment
- Undertake a minibus awareness course arrange by the school.
- The ability to communicate clearly and tactfully using appropriate methods and an awareness of the impact of your own communication on others;
- Able to maintain positive relationships with all and able to work as an effective and flexible part of a team; willing to change methods of work and routines to benefit the team;
- Willingness to accept responsibility for your own actions; the ability to prioritise effectively, meet deadlines and accept challenges.

**JOB SPECIFICATION**

**Job Purpose**:
Driving the school minibus to pick up and drop off students on the school run and for trips during the day.  Responsibility for the safe operation of a school minibus at all times when in use for driving staff and students, including ensuring relevant checks are conducted prior to each trip.

**Driving a School Minibus**
- Collecting students from given pick-up points along a determined route and delivering them to school (mornings) and collecting them from school and dropping them back at the given points (afternoons);
- Undertaking driving for trips for students in the school (between schools within the Trust, other local schools and for educational trips and visits);
- Undertaking driving for trips for students local schools that hire the minibus (such as local feeder primary schools);
- Be responsible for the safety and supervision of students, including their good behaviour, on all journeys and to report any issues to the school;
- Prepare and submit any required reports (including numbers of passengers on trips, hours worked, mileage and fuel consumption).

**Safe operation of a School Minibus**
- Drivers to have a full knowledge of and adherence to the Trust Minibus Policy, procedures and guidance;
- Be responsible for the care and maintenance of the minibuses in line with the Minibus Policy when in use and in consultation with the school Caretaker;
- Undertake all checks listed in the Minibus Policy and complete all necessary paperwork before and after each journey;
- Ensure the minibus is tidy before and after use, removing any rubbish left behind;
- Report any malfunctions on a minibus immediately to the Caretaker to ensure that repairs can take place;
- Ensure the vehicle is safe for staff and students to use when being driven by you;
- Follow safety rules as students are boarding and exiting buses, and as they cross roads to do so;
- Drive in a safe and considerate manner by complying with all laws and Trust policies pertaining to the driving of minibuses or Health and Safety of staff and students (and other passengers);
- Declare to the school any driving sanctions or convictions that may affect the driving or insurance or operation of the school minibuses gained after the checks are made for initial employment.

**General Responsibilities;**

**Health and safety**

You have a legal duty to take reasonable care of your own health and safety and that of others and you are expected to be familiar with, and adhere to

Seckford Education Trust’s Health and Safety Policy.

**Child Protection/vulnerable adults' statement**

Seckford Education Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You will be expected to support this approach in the context of your role and to adhere to and ensure compliance with the Trust’s Child
Protection Policy Statement at all times. If in the course of carrying out your duties, you become aware of any actual or potential risks to the safety or welfare or children in the school you must report any concerns to the appropriate Safeguarding Lead or to the Head of School.

**Brand values**

Ensure your work, communication and approach conforms to the brand values and house style of the Trust and the wider Seckford Foundation.

Keep up to date, and comply with the Trust’s Rules, Policies and Procedures at all times.

The post-holder will be re