PCV Driver in City of London

Hackney Education provides a range of services to support the education of children, young people and adults in our inner London borough. Hackney is one of the UK’s highest performing local authorities, serving one of London’s best places to live and work. Within our diverse borough we serve a wide range of children and young people. We have a particular focus on supporting less advantaged families: Hackney figures in the 10% most deprived boroughs in England on a number of measures.

Hackney Education’s key priority is to improve the life chances of every child, young person and learner: making Hackney the most forward looking education system in the UK, where schools, settings and partners provide an exciting environment which ensures inclusion and success for everyone. We see our borough as being one of the best places in the country for young people to grow, learn, develop and achieve –and one of the best places for colleagues to work and thrive in our education system.

Job title PCV Driver

Salary Scale 4, £31,980 to £33,384 (pro rata)

Terms and Conditions Part time (0.8 FTE, 30 hrs per week), Term time only, Permanent

Hackney SEND Travel Assistance Service plays a crucial role in ensuring children with significant and complex Special Educational Needs can get to and from school easily and safely – and that’s where you come in.

Providing a reliable and high quality transport service, you’ll be responsible for ensuring the safe travel of children, goods and all necessary equipment. The service operates during the school term so you’ll need to be flexible, organised and willing to go the extra mile to deliver a great service, excellent timekeeping and attendance is a must the successful candidate will be required to work in a multicultural diverse team where teamwork is key whilst delivering an optimal service with a hands on caring approach, your daily task will require you to follow safety rules and regulation and maintain a high professional standard at all times.

As well as holding a clean PCV Category D licence, Driver DQC card and a digital tacho card. You will be expected to go through an ‘Enhanced CRB Clearance check’ at our cost. Being capable of checking your vehicle regularly for road-worthiness and reporting any defects. You should also be prepared to take the ‘First Aid’ and other relevant training as necessary. Exposure to working with passengers with special needs would be an advantage, however it will be your willingness to assist children whenever you’re needed that will really impress us.

Hackney Education is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. We expect all staff to share this commitment. As this role involves regulated activity, the successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check and additional pre-employment checks in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education statutory guidance.

We are also working towards our vision, which is to be a place for everyone; where residents and staff can be proud; a place that celebrates diversity and where everyone can feel valued, included and involved. In order to achieve this, we look for people who are: Proud; Ambitious; Pioneering; Open; Proactive; Inclusive.

Hackney Council works to eradicate discrimination on the basis of race, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, pregnancy and maternity, age and marital status. We also recognise that people can be disadvantaged by their social and economic circumstances, so we will also work to eliminate discrimination and disadvantage caused by social class. We also welcome those interested in flexible working. We particularly welcome applications from disabled people and people from a black and global majority background as these groups are currently under represented in our workforce.