To safely transport students to and from schools within the Trust to enable them to access appropriate curriculum provision.

Key Responsibilities

Vehicle Operation: Driving assigned routes to transport students or staff to school, events, or field trips.

Safety & Compliance: Performing daily pre-and post-journey vehicle checks, ensuring the vehicle is fueled, and adhering to Child Protection/Safeguarding policies.

Maintenance: Keeping the vehicle clean and tidy inside and out.

Passenger Management: Managing student behavior on the bus, ensuring seat belts are worn and rules are followed.

Reporting: Reporting accidents, breakdowns, or behavior issues to management. 

Required Qualifications & Skills

Licence: Full valid driving licence (Category D1 entitlement may be required for certain vehicles, or a standard Category B licence if the driver passed before 1997 or is driving a lighter minibus).

Experience: Proven experience in a similar driving role is preferred.

Compliance: Ability to pass an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.

Skills: Strong communication skills, punctuality, and patience.

Knowledge: Basic understanding of vehicle mechanics and safety.

test school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. We particularly welcome applications from under represented groups including ethnicity, gender, transgender, age, disability, sexual orientation or religion.