Minibus Driver Bank Staff

Summary of Position

About Us

Clanrye Group is a community organisation providing help and support to people who want to make positive life changes. Clanrye Group is a leading provider of high-quality programmes and services for people with a diverse range of needs and barriers and furthest removed from the labour market. A range of ‘Employability’ and ‘Community Development’ programmes are available and delivered utilising an individualised tailored wraparound approach to include health and wellbeing initiatives, training and skills development, accredited qualifications and employability support.

Skills for Life & Work (SfLW) is a vocational programme for young people aged 16-21 with a recognised learning difficulty/disability or up to 24 years if in care. This employability programme has two tiers: a 3-year programme and a 1-year Youth Academy programme offering a range of accredited qualifications to include vocational, essential skills, employability and personal development. The programme activities help young people address personal and development needs through wrap around support and independent living activities as well as gain recognised skills and qualifications to help them move into employment or progress to higher-level education or training.

Clanrye Group Youth Academy (CGYA) for young people 16 – 18, up to 21 with a disability and up to 24 if care experienced. This 1-year employability programme offers vocational sampling with hands on learning on work placements, as well as qualifications in vocational skills, essential skills Numeracy. Literacy and Digital Skills, Employability and Personal Development. Assisting young people to progress into employment or higher-level education.

About the Job Role

We require experienced bus drivers to transport Participants safely and efficiently between our various training centres.

Key Duties and Responsibilities

• To ensure punctuality, effective route management and clear timely communication in case of delays.
• To ensure all trainees arrive safely at their destinations.
• To ensure trainees are safely seated in vehicle using appropriate safety equipment i.e. tie downs, seat belts and to safely operate all equipment associated with the vehicle i.e. tail-lifts, wheelchair clamps.
• To assist trainees, when necessary, in entering and leaving the vehicle, ensuring dignity and respect at all times.
• To pass onto management any general concerns regarding trainees behaviours or wellbeing.
• To report any trainee non-attendance, refusal to travel, or significant lateness to the programme team in line with attendance procedures.
• To report safeguarding concerns promptly to the Pastoral Care Manager and to follow procedures if concerns arise during transport.
• Daily vehicle safety checks to be carried out, any maintenance issues documented in logbook ensuring no vehicle departs if unsafe. Undergo periodic CPC training.
• To maintain a valid driving licence and Driver CPC qualification, and the participate in periodic CPC training as required.

General Duties

• Adhere to Clanrye Group’s ‘Code of Conduct’ maintaining confidentiality, professionalism and quality standards across all work practices and interactions.
• Perform job duties in compliance with Clanrye Group’s policies and procedures to include adherence to equal opportunities, health and safety legislation and data protection requirements.
• Demonstrate commitment to Clanrye Group through the completion of all tasks allocated by attending staff and development opportunities to ensure that professional competency is maintained.
• Ensure that all safeguarding procedures are followed as outlined in Clanrye Group’s safeguarding manual.

General Duties

• Adhere to Clanrye Group’s ‘Code of Conduct’ maintaining confidentiality, professionalism and quality standards across all work practices and interactions.
• Perform job duties in compliance with Clanrye Group’s policies and procedures to include adherence to equal opportunities, health and safety legislation and data protection requirements.
• Demonstrate commitment to Clanrye Group through the completion of all tasks allocated by attending staff and development opportunities to ensure that professional competency is maintained.
• Ensure that all safeguarding procedures are followed as outlined in Clanrye Group’s safeguarding manual.

Person Specification

(E = Essential, D = Desirable) 

Skills and Competencies

Competencies
• Provides a high-quality service to all trainees (E)
Technical competencies (qualifications and training)
• Must hold current driving licence with Category D1. (E)
• Up to date CPC training (Professional Competence Qualification). (E)

Experience
• Experience of driving 16 seat minibus. (E)
• Experience of working with young people with a disability, learning difficulty (D)

Skills and Attributes
• Highly organised professional with evidence of developing positive relationships with participants (E)
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team (E)
Personal qualities, communicating and relating to others
• Flexible, adaptable and innovative (E)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (E)
Safeguarding
• Be able to display an awareness, understanding and commitment to the protection and safeguarding of children, young people and adults. (D)
• This post requires an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check (E)
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Other
• Access to transport to carry out the duties of the post (E)