Driver

Location

Banbury, Oxfordshire | United Kingdom

Job description

* Sponsorship is not available for this role *

Part time 20 hours per week, occasional weekend work.

You would be driving a manual minibus, and on occasion a smaller manual vehicle, to transport our customers to hospital appointments and social events.

Agnes Court is home for 24 adults with physical disabilities. Located in Banbury town centre. We are on a main bus route and Banbury train station is a few minutes walk away. 

About the role

As a Driver with Leonard Cheshire you will provide the transportation requirements of the service. Ensuring the safety of passengers, you will assist residents as required, fully supporting individual mobility needs.

You will ensure our vehicles are well maintained, with regular safety checks for oil, water, tyre pressure etc, frequently cleaned and well presented.

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have a driving licence with no endorsements and previous driving experience.
• Be MiDAS accredited for appropriate vehicles (suitable training will be required for other vehicles).
• Have experience of driving a minibus and/or adapted vehicles (desirable for some roles).
• Be willing to work flexibly to the needs of the service.

Please see the job description (link below) for more details.

Your benefits and rewards

As well as competitive pay, we offer a wide range of employee rewards such as  Wagestream , the option to withdraw up to 40% of your pay before pay day, free Blue Light card with discounts for high street retailers, eating out and fun family days.  There is also a free DBS check, generous annual leave, contributory pension scheme, excellent training programmes relevant to your role and so much more!

If you have any questions or further enquiries, please email Harinder.Athwal@leonardcheshire,org or call 07925 302 565. All applications to be received on-line.

Leonard Cheshire welcomes applications from all sections of the community. We actively encourage applications from people with a disability, supporting where possible, your requirements for reasonable adjustments.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. A satisfactory disclosure check (PVG membership in Scotland) is required for this post. References will be obtained for all roles.

Shortlisting for this role may take place as applications are received. We therefore reserve the right to close this vacancy once suitable candidates have been appointed.

* No agencies please *     

Job tags

Salary

£10.42 - £12.42 per hour