Pupil Transport Minibus Driver
Part-time, term-time
24.75 hours per week, 37 weeks per year
Worth are seeking to appoint a part-time, term-time Pupil Transport Minibus Driver to undertake the safe transport of pupils on designated routes, driving in such a way as to ensure compliance with all motoring laws and showing consideration for other road users at all times. This will be done under the day-to-day direction of the Transport Manager.
Due to the remote location of the school, Candidates are required to have access to reliable transportation.
As a Pupil Transport Minibus Driver your responsibilities would include:
- Conduct daily walk-round visual safety inspection and weekly under-bonnet fluid level check on the vehicle allocated to ensure that it is in a safe and roadworthy condition at all times.
- Attendance at team meetings on a regular basis.
- Conduct routine administration and maintenance checks.
- Minibus wash as required.
- Report promptly any defects or damage to the Transport Manager.
- Maintain an accurate mileage and attendance record for every journey.
What we are looking for:
- D1 Driving Licence (essential)
- Confident driver (essential)
- Basic vehicle maintenance (essential)
- Ability to understand and adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding legislation (essential)
- Evidence of continued professional and personal development (essential)
- Current First Aid certificate (desirable)
- Previous driving experience (desirable)
- Experience of working in a school environment (desirable)
The School offers its own generous salary scale and an enhanced benefits scheme including an employee assistance programme, meal provision and enhanced pension contribution. Employees have access to our facilities and benefit from free parking, social events and discounted school fees.
Worth is a highly successful co-educational, Catholic, Benedictine, 11-18 HMC boarding and day school of circa 600 pupils. It offers a broad curriculum, including the International Baccalaureate and A levels in the Sixth Form.
Applicants are required to apply online by using the Quick Apply button. Alternatively, an application form and job details are available from the HR Department:
Email: recruitment@worth.org.uk
Telephone: 01342 710215
Closing date for applications: 30 June 2025*
*We reserve the right to invite candidates for interview prior to the closing date and to close vacancies early if we have sufficient suitable applications. Therefore, we encourage interested applicants to apply as soon as possible.
You must be eligible to work in the UK to apply for this vacancy; Worth School is not able to offer visa sponsorship.
We are committed to the safeguarding of children; all employees must have the ability to understand and adhere to Child Protection and Safeguarding legislation. The role holders safeguarding responsibilities are set out in the job description. References may be taken prior to interview and DBS and other vetting checks will be conducted on the successful applicant.
This role is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. The amendments to the ROA 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975, (2013 and 2020)) provide that when applying for certain jobs and activities, certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. The MOJ’s guidance on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Exceptions Order 1975, provides information about which convictions must be declared during job applications and related exceptions and further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 Section 7(1)(a) states that it is an offence to apply for the role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.