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    Driver - Community Services - Birmingham, United Kingdom - Queen Alexandra College

    Queen Alexandra College
    Queen Alexandra College Birmingham, United Kingdom

    1 week ago

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    Community Services is seeking to appoint a driver to transport clients in QAC car or mini-buses from home to various locations including the QAC Community Hubs, work places, leisure opportunities and a wide range of other locations throughout Birmingham and the wider West Midlands, with occasional trips outside of the area by arrangement.

    Contract 32 hours per week, permanent
    52 weeks contract

    Key Responsibilities


    1. To drive clients from home to a variety of locations in Birmingham and the West Midlands to participate in planned activities.

    2. To collect Community Services vehicle from QAC Community Hub and collect / drop-off clients to their home address, returning vehicle at the end of route.

    3. Ensure that the QAC vehicles are properly maintained by reporting any faults to the Maintenance Team

    4. Maintain the internal state of the vehicles, so that they are clean, comfortable and safe, ensuring all seat belts are in correct working order.

    5. Provide support to clients and ensure that all rules are observed and safely maintained

    6. Liaise with clients, parents, families and colleagues regarding the transports needs of clients and provide a highly reliable, professional and supportive service.

    7. Where appropriate, escort passengers with a visual impairment and other disabilities to and from the vehicle, ensuring that they reach their destination safely- if necessary supporting them into buildings.

    8. To pick up messages promptly and deal with issues that arise, changes in plans and priorities and offer solutions to difficulties

    9. Provide person centred support to clients and their families, being flexible when the needs of the service require it.

    10. Keep up-to-date with training, with policies and with the needs of clients

    11. Perform such other duties consistent with the nature of the post as the from time to time decide

    Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

    • Hold a full, clean driving licence
    • Have a minimum of three years' driving experience
    • Have attended MIDAS (Minibus Drvier Awareness Scheme) training
    • Have previous experience of working with, or social interaction with people with disabilities
    • Have an understanding of safeguarding principles and how to apply them in this role

    How to Apply

    We look forward to receiving your application and knowing more about your qualifications, skills, personal qualities and experience that you would bring to the role and to QAC. Please take time to review the job description.

    Please upload a CV/Resume* with details of your full employment history (since leaving school, including education, employment and voluntary work) including reasons for any gaps in employment. This should also include a statement of the personal qualities and experience you believe are relevant to your suitability for the post and how this meets the job description and person specification requirements. Your CV/Resume* will be re-produced in a standard format by the system (without personal identifiers) to assist us in our anonymised shortlisting process.

    Under Section 7 of SVGA 2006 it is an offence to apply for the role if the applicant is barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children. The College's Safeguarding Policies are available here

    As part of our commitment to safer recruitment, and in line with updated guidance published in September 2022, we will carry out an online search of all shortlisted candidates. This search may enable us to identify any incidents or issues that have happened, and publicly available for review online, which we may wish to explore with you in further detail during the interview process. As part of your application we have asked you to provide the account names, usernames and/or handles for any social media platform that you use, as well as the names of any websites that you own, post on, or contribute to. A Google search will also be conducted. These checks will only be conducted if you are shortlisted for interview. Please see our safer recruitment and selection policy for further information.

    Queen Alexandra College (QAC) is a national residential College and registered charity that supports a diverse range of student/client abilities and needs. Our College provides education, training, routes to independent living and employment through an innovative, holistic approach to learning and support.
    QAC offers a vibrant, varied and fun educational experience for both residential and day students. Our curriculum aims to maximise adult life, independence and work opportunities for all students. Class sizes are small and support levels high.
    All students, clients and staff are supported within safe and well-resourced environments. We have educational and learning sites based in Birmingham, one of Europe's most welcoming and vibrant cities, with a rich and diverse culture. Our main site is based in Harborne, a pleasant leafy Birmingham suburb, on a friendly and green 8-acre campus with excellent facilities and resources.

    As QAC has grown, we now have new educational and learning sites – Pinewood Campus (dedicated to employment progression) and Umberslade Campus (dedicated to horticulture and outdoor learning).
    QAC makes a positive difference to the lives and learning of people with disabilities and learning difficulties. We have high expectations of staff, students and clients whilst being responsive, innovative and collaborative. Our College values drive how we work with students, clients, stakeholders and as a team. We continue to attract and retain staff of the highest calibre, who are proud of QAC's achievements and who wish to be an integral part of ongoing and future successes. As Leaders in Diversity which drives the culture at QAC and we warmly welcome applications from individuals who share our values, from all backgrounds, to add to our committed and diverse team.
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