At a Glance
- Tasks: Drive passengers and equipment to local schools and social services, ensuring safe transport.
- Company: Join East Dunbartonshire Council, a supportive and inclusive employer.
- Benefits: Competitive hourly rate, part-time hours, and full training provided.
- Other info: Friendly work environment with opportunities for personal growth and development.
- Why this job: Make a difference in your community while gaining valuable driving experience.
- Qualifications: Full UK Category D PCV driving licence and DCPC qualification required.
The predicted salary is between 15.66 - 17.33 £ per hour.
Please note that salary will be pro-rated for part-time and term-time hours.
Grade: 5
Hourly Rate: £15.66 – £17.33
Hours: 30 hours per week (Split shift)
Shift Times: Monday to Friday, 07:15 – 10:15 and 14:30 – 17:30
Location: Broomhill Depot, Kirkintilloch
Based at our Broomhill Depot, you'll be responsible for a range of transport duties, including taking passengers and equipment to local schools and social services day-to-day.
Requirements
- Full UK Category D PCV driving licence
- Valid Driver Certificate of Professional Competence (DCPC) qualification
- Previous experience driving 12-metre buses and coaches, or a background working within accessible transport
Desirable Skills
- MiDAS certification
- Fire evacuation training
- Experience operating passenger lifts
(Full training will be provided where necessary.)
Charter of Commitment
- Individuals will be treated in a polite, friendly and welcoming manner.
- Equalities monitoring will be conducted to ensure a fair and equitable process with screening being carried out to anonymise sensitive information such as age, gender and disability.
- The information that we receive will be treated in confidence and with discretion. Only the relevant HR representative/team and the relevant service will see the application form.
- We will encourage and welcome applications from applicants under the disability symbol. Where the essential criteria are met an interview will be offered to those applying under the disability symbol.
- We will be pleased to make any reasonable adjustments to ensure accessibility at the interview.
- We will advise you within reasonable time after the closing date if you have not met the interview criteria. (Normally within 4 weeks)
- We will advise you of meeting the criteria for interview normally within 3 weeks.
- We will advise you if you have been successful or unsuccessful at the interview stage as soon as practically possible.
PVG / Disclosure Scotland
The following criteria applies to all roles within East Dunbartonshire Council where PVG/Disclosure checks are essential criteria. Where the post you are applying for is considered a Regulated Role under the Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020, successful candidates will be required to join the PVG Scheme, or undergo a PVG Scheme Update check, prior to confirmation of employment being made by East Dunbartonshire Council. Please note, successful candidates will be expected to meet the cost of the relevant check which will be deducted from the successful candidate’s first salary.
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Contact Details:
East Dunbartonshire Council Recruitment Team
