Minibus Driver
Location: Farnham, Surrey GU10 3AH
Salary: £14 - 14.75 per hour (£5,684 - £5,988.50 per annum)
The Role
The Estates Department is responsible for maintaining and enhancing the school’s facilities, ensuring a safe, comfortable, and inspiring environment for both students and staff. Their team oversees the upkeep of buildings, grounds, classrooms and recreational areas, ensuring the estate is well-maintained, secure, and functional. The Estates department plays a crucial role in providing the physical foundation for the exceptional educational experience their school offers.
The School is seeking a morning minibus driver to deliver a safe and efficient minibus service to their pupils.
The Minibus Driver plays a key role in supporting the school’s operational activities by driving the minibus in a responsible and competent manner, ensuring safety is your top priority.
Key Responsibilities
- To undertake the safe transportation of students on the agreed service routes in the school minibus
- Maintain accurate records of the children using the service each day
- Carry out driver’s vehicle checks and basic maintenance, ensuring the bus is clean and tidy before and after each journey
- Driving safely, with due care and attention to the traffic regulations, thus ensuring the safety of the pupils and staff on board at all times
- To report any damage or maintenance issues immediately to the Estates Manager
- Declare any driving sanctions or convictions that may affect the driving or insurance of the school minibus
- To be aware and comply with safeguarding procedures and polices
- Other reasonable duties expected of a mini-bus driver
Skills and Qualifications
- Full and valid driving licence and minimum of 2 years driving experience
- Medically fit to drive minibuses
- Ability to maintain accurate vehicle records
- Be reliable, punctual and smart appearance
- Ability to work with minimal supervision and to specific timescales, but also an ability to work as part of a team and to form professional relationships
- The ability to be adaptable and flexible in approach and professional at all times
- Possess a positive ‘can do’ attitude; able to take the intuitive when necessary; enthusiastic and willing to contribute
- Demonstrate a professional, courteous and friendly attitude towards customers and work colleagues at all times
- Keen sense of customer service and pride in success of team and finished product
- A team player
- Good communication skills and the ability to develop good working relationships
- Able to work in a clean, tidy and professional manner.
- The ability to multi-task on a daily basis.
Desirable:
- D1 category licence (training can be provided)
- Experience in driving minibuses/large vehicles
- Local and surrounding areas road knowledge
- Experience within a school environment
Benefits
- Competitive contributory occupational pension schemes
- Death in service benefit up to the age of 70 (if not already included in occupational pension scheme)
- Cash Health Plan currently provided by +Medicash
- Payment for eye tests for users of visual display screen equipment, and a contribution currently amounting to £50 to the cost of any corrective eye wear (normally claimable once every 3 years)
- Personal Accident insurance
- Access to an Employee Assistance Programme
- Membership of the Charterhouse School Sports Centre
- Membership of the Charterhouse School’s 9-hole golf course at a reduced subscription
- Participation in a ‘Cycle to Work’ scheme (subject to eligibility)
- Salary sacrifice on electric vehicles (subject to eligibility)
- Lunches, during your normal working day when available
- Free on-site parking
- Invitations to school productions and concerts throughout the year
- Continuing professional development as part of their talent management programme
To Apply
If you feel you are a suitable candidate and would like to work for this reputable School, please proceed through the following link to be redirected to their website to complete your application.
https://www.edgeborough.co.uk/work-for-us/
The closing date for applications is 19 June 2025.
