At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive our care home mini bus, supporting residents on day trips and outings.
- Company: Join Bupa, a leading health insurer dedicated to making health happen.
- Benefits: Enjoy competitive pay, flexible working, and a range of health and wellbeing perks.
- Other info: Opportunities for training and career growth in a diverse and inclusive workplace.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in residents' lives while enjoying a supportive work environment.
- Qualifications: Full UK driving licence and customer service experience required.
The predicted salary is between 13.3 - 14.3 £ per hour.
Puttenham Hill Care Home, Off Hogs Back, Puttenham, Guildford, GU3 1AH
Salary: £13.30 - £14.30 per hour
Bank Contract
We make health happen. Here at Bupa, we support those when they need it the most. Our care homes are dedicated to delivering person-centred care, supporting independence and honouring choice to help our residents live their best lives.
You will help us make health happen by:
- Driving care home mini bus for our residents (day and night) to and from various locations.
- There is an opportunity to complete Midas training to transport our residents out on day trips.
Key Skills / Qualifications needed for this role:
- Essential to hold a full, clean UK driving licence.
- Experience in a customer-focused environment.
- Polite and courteous with a can-do approach to work.
- Flexible and adaptable; a skilled and responsible driver.
- Able to build a trusting relationship with people.
- First aid trained with previous experience driving groups of people, using wheelchair restraint systems and vehicle tail-lifts would be an advantage.
Benefits:
- My Healthcare - Free access to 24/7 support, advice, and treatment for a variety of health-related issues, including remote GP appointments, physiotherapy and mental health support.
- Annual allowance which you can redeem against a menu of Bupa healthcare products, all to the approximate value of £350.
- Wagestream - Have early access to up to 40% of your earned wages within minutes.
- 28 days holiday.
- Sick pay scheme to provide reassurance and financial support during longer absences.
- Long service rewards including ecards, extra holidays and money.
- Free meal on every shift.
- Interest-free annual travel loan for public transport annual season tickets.
- Range of Bupa pension plans.
- Parental leave schemes for adoption, birth parents and co-parents.
- Menopause Plan designed to empower women to seek advice and take control of their health.
- Access to discounts at a wide variety of gyms and fitness facilities across the UK.
Why Bupa?
We're a health insurer and provider. With no shareholders, our customers are our focus. Our people are all driven by the same purpose - helping people live longer, healthier, happier lives and making a better world. We encourage all of our people to 'Be you at Bupa', we champion diversity, and we understand the importance of our people representing the communities and customers we serve. That's why we especially encourage applications from people with diverse backgrounds and experiences.
Bupa is a Level 2 Disability Confident Employer. This means we aim to offer an interview/assessment to every disabled applicant who meets the minimum criteria for the role. We'll make sure you are treated fairly and offer reasonable adjustments as part of our recruitment process to anyone that needs them.
If you require information regarding this role in an alternative format, please email: careers@bupa.com
Please note, this role is not at or above RQF Level 3 and is not included under the UK's Points Based Immigration System for sponsorship by an employer.
Time Type: Full time
Job Area: Care Home - Facilities & Home Support
Locations: Puttenham Hill House
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