Qualified Pcv

Salary

Over 24k per year.

We are looking for qualified PCV and Trainee Bus Drivers to initially join our teams in London (Before returning back to our local team at Chester).

You’ll be just one of our team who transports our fantastic customers safely and comfortably every day to healthcare and employment, to shopping and leisure, and to friends and family.

Benefits in London
- Typical hourly pay rate of over £15.50
- FREE accommodation
- Meal allowance (£36.00 per day)
- Laundry allowance (£10.00 per week)

Once your secondment ends in London, we’d look forward to welcoming you back to our team at Chester, where we’d expect the great levels of service across our local community.

What we can offer you based at Chester
- Typical annualised earnings of over 24K (Before Sunday enhancement & overtime)
- Guaranteed 39 minimum hours with overtime for those who want to increase their earnings
- Different shift patterns available so you can fit work around your existing commitments

Additional benefits
- Great benefits including a generous company pension scheme, 20 rising to 25 days holiday after 5 years, also a range of money-saving opportunities including discounts on holidays and retail, cinema outings, dental insurance, vehicle breakdown cover and hotels and attractions. £500 joining incentive - Receive £250 on completion of training & £250 after 6 months service.
- Free travel for you a companion and up to 2 children on our buses - so on your days off you can be off shopping without worrying about parking the car, or heading off for a day in the city or by the seaside without worrying about the cost of fuel.
- Plenty of job security from being a key worker at the heart of our communities, where we always need great people behind the wheel
- Career development including our Trade Up scheme for drivers who want to move into engineering, promotion opportunities to Lead Driver, Inspector, Controller and Driving Instructor, and routes into management and leadership for those who want that
- An employee assistance programme to support health and wellbeing through a confidential service available 24 hours a day which provides specialist guidance and assistance on a range of personal and work-related issues, from dealing with stress and anxiety to managing financial, marital or legal issues. Face-to-face counselling sessions are also offered, alongside telephone and online support.
- A great working environment with loads of opportunity to make new friends from a bunch of great workmates, managers who work hard to create great places to work, and employee networks building inclusive environments for women, veterans, carers, multicultural and LGBTQ+ colleagues

There are a few of things we need from you:

- Qualified Drivers must hold a PCV licence, and no more than 6 penalty points
- Trainee Drivers must be 18 or and hold a driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points
- You need to want to deliver great customer service
- You need to have a patient, safe and courteous approach to driving

**Location**:
Stagecoach Chester Depot The Old Station, Saighton Lane, Waverton Chester CH3 7PA