Driver Attendant - Watford, United Kingdom - Hertfordshire CC

Hertfordshire CC

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Watford, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Advert Information

Job Title:
Driver Attendant

Location:
South Oxhey

Starting Salary:
£21189 Progressing to £21575

Hours: 37 per week

Contract:
Permanent

Do you want to help older people in your local community? In this role you will be responsible for providing a safe, friendly, and reliable door to door transport service for people to and from specialist day centres.

Purpose:

You will be responsible for safely transporting elderly and disabled service users to and from their homes to day centres in a safe and caring manner

We are looking for people with a caring and professional approach who are able to work with a diverse range of passengers with varying disabilities.

Challenges and Opportunities:

You will need to be physically fit to assist passengers on and off the vehicle including wheelchair users, be a good team worker who is able to work unsupervised; with a "can do" attitude and good interpersonal skills, treating people with dignity and respect.

To follow pre-prepared routes, ensuring timings are kept to schedule, and passengers are transported safely and efficiently.

Technical Skills:

You must be a confident and safe driver with experience in driving both manual and automatic vehicles. You must be licenced to drive minibus-type vehicles with a D1 category licence.

A driving assessment will be required, if offered the position.

The ideal person will naturally go above and beyond; acknowledging that our passengers value a friendly face and someone who is thoughtful and considerate.

In return we can offer you training for dealing with vulnerable adults, paid annual leave and access to a wider range of additional benefits and rewards.

Closing Date: 18th June 2023

Interviews: 28th June 2023

For an informal discussion, please call Paul Clark on

Additional Information

Benefits of working for us:

Flexible Working Arrangements (depending on the role)
Excellent Career Development
Salary Exchange for Additional Benefits
Excellent Pension Scheme with Employer Contributions
Shopping Discounts
Support Groups & Wellbeing Schemes

English Fluency:

The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required).

Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.

Safeguarding:
Safeguarding children and adults is of utmost importance to Hertfordshire County Council. The Council requires employees to abide by legislation and best practice to enable Hertfordshire to achieve this. This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check. For more information Click Here

Job Reference:
HCC23188