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Vacancy: School Bus Drivers
We are small, friendly and professional team looking to recruit school term time bus drivers. Based at our Dumbarton Depot, you will work Monday to Friday schooldays. We have 16 or 20 hour positions available.
All drivers will be fully route learned and trained. We have an excellent working environment with a work place pension, uniform and many other benefits.
Duties
- Provides a safe vehicle by observing visual defects
- Transports passengers to school by picking-up at assigned stops; instructing when it is safe to board the bus; observing passengers hurrying to the pick-up site so no one is left behind.
- Maintains safe conditions while traveling by enforcing safety and discipline rules; reporting unruly children to he traffic office; completing incident reports.
- Teaches safety procedures by reminding passengers not to cross the road in front of the bus; conducting practice evacuation routes.
- Transports passengers home by following the delivery route; observing passengers safely off the road before continuing on the route.
- Implements emergency plan in the event of an accident by notifying police and/or ambulance service; administering first-aid until help arrives; initiating evacuation plan; comforting children; filing accident report.
- Enhances transportation department and school reputation by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.
Skills/Qualifications
Dependability, Map Reading, Safety Management, Energy Level, Connecting with People, Customer Focus, Client Relationships, People Management, Integrity.
Requirements
PSV Licence, Driver CPC, Tacho Card and PVG Clearance (company can assist with PVG Clearance).
Working Hours
16 or 20 Hours Monday to Friday (school days). Typical times will be 7:30am to 9:30am & afternoons 2pm to 4pm. Afternoons will vary slightly due to secondary schools finishing at different times on certain days.
How does term time pay work?
All Schools in Scotland must schedule 190 school days per school year in line with legislation. 190 Schools days is 38 weeks you will be working out of the 52 weeks of the year.
In order to pay you when the schools are off, we take the annual amount you would be due in the year and divide by 52 weeks.
For example:
38 Working Weeks + 3 Weeks Holiday Entitlement = 41 Weeks due pay for year.
£13.75 per hour x 20 Hours x 41 Weeks = £11,275
£11,275 divided by 52 weeks = £216.83
So, you would be paid £216.83 every week (including when schools are on holiday).