Operational Transport Driver - Leicester, United Kingdom - Leicester City Council

Leicester City Council

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Leicester, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Job details:

Job reference

REQ2834

Date posted

06/06/2023

Application closing date

02/07/2023

Location

Various locations across Leicester City

Salary
- £12,197 - £12,419 per year

Package

Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement) £16,935

Contractual hours

Basis

Part time

Job category/type

City Services

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Job Specification

Operational Transport Driver:

Job description

Part Time / 25 Hours Per Week / Term Time / Permanent

Join us to play a key role in ensuring children and vulnerable adults' wellbeing is at the heart of the work we do.

As a driver, your day begins at the depot where you are assigned your route and vehicle.

Carrying out daily and weekly routine and safety checks, including fire precautions, you'll check your vehicle is in a fit and in a serviceable condition.

You'll collect vulnerable passengers who have special needs and transport them between home & school, day centres & other establishments.

You'll ensure their personal wellbeing in a safe & appropriate manner - making their daily journey a comfortable one.

Being flexible in your approach, you'll show a sensitivity towards the needs of vulnerable people.

Having a caring attitude, you'll effectively communicate with people who access our services, family members, school staff and colleagues to ensure not only the safety of your passengers but that they receive a high level of customer satisfaction.

You'll work from Monday to Friday 07:30-10:00 and 14:30-17:00 to complete both pickups and drop offs.

This is term time only, 38 weeks a year and you'll be expected to take annual leave during the school holidays.

Based at Sulgrave Road, you'll drive across the city.

What we can offer you

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance.

You'll have the opportunity to have membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme.

We'll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities.

In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including, discounts on city buses and trains.

Join us

We're committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city.

That's why we've designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you.

We'll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible.