Casual Bus Driver

Casual Bus Driver – SCP 3 - £12.85 per hour (plus 12.06% statutory holiday pay entitlement).

This is a casual, as and when required role, covering for staff absence, sickness, training, and holiday cover. Applicants MUST have a D1 entitlement on their licence and be available Monday to Friday between 06:45 – 11:00 and 13:45 and 17:30.

• Drive a local authority vehicle between client’s homes, schools, and day centres, ensuring the clients' safety and well-being in collaboration with the vehicle’s escort/passenger assistant.
• Provide necessary assistance to clients in relation to the safe entry and exit from the vehicles including the operation of tail lifts and ensuring passenger comfort and safety by checking seat belts and wheelchair restraints.
• Report any issues of concern regarding the client’s health, well-being, and safety to the Senior Transport Officer or Charge-hand accordingly whilst always exercising discretion.
• Undertake to work with co-workers in attending to the personal needs of clients where required.
• Ensure the safe operation of the vehicle in accordance with the Council's Corporate Driving Policy including daily vehicle checks and the accurate and timely reporting of any mechanical defects.
• Maintain accurate and timely vehicle and passenger records.
• Ensure the vehicle is kept clean and tidy, both internally and externally.
• Maintain an awareness and understanding of clients' profound learning disabilities, memory impairment, physical disabilities, challenging behaviour, etc.

ROLE AND PURPOSE

To provide a safe and timely transportation service for the residents of the city who have proven and assessed needs. To provide a dedicated front line service in order to maintain service delivery for a professional and responsive service.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• To promote and safeguard the welfare of children, young people, and/or vulnerable adults.
• Drive a local authority vehicle between client’s homes, schools, and day centres, ensuring the clients' safety and well-being in collaboration with the vehicle's escort/passenger assistant.
• Provide necessary assistance to clients in relation to the safe entry and exit from the vehicles including the operation of tail lifts and ensuring passenger comfort and safety by checking seat belts and wheelchair restraints.
• Report any issues of concern regarding the client’s health, well-being, and safety to the Senior Transport Officer or Charge-hand accordingly whilst exercising discretion at all times.
• Undertake to work with co-workers in attending to the personal needs of clients where required.
• Ensure the safe operation of the vehicle in accordance with the Council's Corporate Driving Policy including daily vehicle checks and the accurate and timely reporting of any mechanical defects.
• Maintain accurate and daily vehicle checks to ensure all faults are recorded and reported to the Supervisor/Charge. Passenger records to be kept up to date and stored in a safe environment when the vehicle is not in use.
• Ensure the vehicle is kept clean and tidy, both internally and externally.
• Maintain an awareness and understanding of clients' profound learning disabilities, memory impairment, physical disabilities, challenging behaviour, etc.
• Ensure that all training requirements offered are undertaken in order for the team to maintain the service delivery.
• The Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 and associated legislation places responsibilities for health and safety on Hull City Council, as your employer, and you as an employee of the council. In addition to the Council's overall duties, the post holder has personal responsibility for their own health & safety and that of other employees; additional and more specific responsibilities are identified in the Council’s Corporate H&S policy.

Benefits of Working for Hull City Council:

• A competitive salary
• An excellent pension through the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Initially 23 days annual leave depending on length of service. You will also get eight public holidays per year, and three additional days off, one in May/August and one during the Christmas/New Year period
• Career development and learning experiences from a range of training courses and learning methods
• Supportive and forward-thinking culture
• Great career development opportunities

Please ensure that you complete and submit your application by midnight prior to the closing date. We are committed to increasing the diversity, equality, and inclusion within our workforce to represent the people we serve and build an environment in which everyone can feel like they belong. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply. We adopt a ‘name blind’ approach to shortlisting. Recruiting managers will not have access to personal information, including your name and contact details, until a shortlisting decision has been made. Equality monitoring information is not accessible by recruiting managers at any stage.

The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.