Minibus Driver
Ref: SCH-PLT-0077Additional Information
Contract Type: Fixed Term (31/08/2025) Contract Term: TTO Plus - Term time only plus weeks Hours per Week: 5.00 Weeks per Year: 39.000 Pay Grade: Support Staff | SCP3The Role
Pay/Salary Range: N2 SCP 3 £22,737 pro rata (Actual £2,638)
Hourly rate: £11.70
Working Pattern: 5 hours per week (11.00 to 12.00 Monday – Friday) (Term time only)
This post attracts a Living Wage supplement. In addition to the hourly rate, this post will receive the Living Wage supplement to bring the hourly rate up to a minimum of £12.00 an hour.
Prosper Learning Trust is seeking to appoint an experienced driver with a flexible attitude to join our team. This role is to deliver school lunches from Thomas Bewick School kitchen to Mary Astell Academy using a Trust owned minibus. Experience of working in a school/academy setting is not essential.
The successful candidate will be deployed at Thomas Bewick School but will be expected to work at any Prosper Learning Trust site should the need arise.
The Trust/School can offer:
- A friendly, caring and supportive ethos
- A dedicated and enthusiastic team of staff and Trustees
- Support from colleagues within the school and across the Trust
- The option to join the Local Government Pension Scheme
- Opportunities to continue your own professional development
Full details can be found on our website
Prosper Learning Trust was established in January 2018 with Newcastle Bridges School and Mary Astell Academy. Thomas Bewick School joined the Trust in April 2019, Harry Watts Academy in September 2020 and Gilbert Ward Academy opened in September 2023.. We are striving to build further collaboration across the academies and grow as a Multi-Academy Trust, whilst continuing to strengthen our relationships with schools outside the MAT for the benefit of our pupils.
For an informal discussion about this post please contact Jennifer McCreery (Trust Operations Manager) on 0191 605 3899
Please note that all successful candidates will be required to complete an online pre-employment medical questionnaire.
Skills
| Experience/Knowledge | |
|---|---|
| Security, building maintenance and caretaking experience |
Desirable
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| Able to maintain confidentiality |
Essential
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| Understanding of COSHH regulations/requirements |
Essential
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| Able to maintain confidentiality |
Essential
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| No more than 6 endorsement points |
Essential
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| Must have held the appropriate licence for at lease 2 years |
Essential
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| Must hold a full category B driving licence |
Essential
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| Ability to communicate well with adults and children, follow instructions and work within guidelines in both written and spoken English |
Essential
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| Knowledge of Health and Safety procedures and how to apply them in the workplace |
Essential
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| Basic range of DIY skills |
Desirable
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| Personal Attributes | |
| Able to demonstrate sensitivity, diplomacy and assertiveness |
Essential
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| Sensitive to user needs |
Essential
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| Competent to carry out basic maintenance |
Essential
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| Competent to undertake daily and weekly vehicle checks |
Essential
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| Able to maintain accurate vehicle and user records |
Essential
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| A supportive and co-operative team member with a flexible approach |
Essential
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| Ability to work outside |
Essential
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| Ability to work outside normal trust hours if the need arises |
Desirable
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| Flexible approach to duties, hours and location |
Essential
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| Capable of regular stooping, bending, lifting, carrying of equipment, materials, furniture and climbing step ladders |
Essential
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| Able to implement the school’s Behaviour Policy |
Essential
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| Willing to undertake training as appropriate |
Essential
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| Abilities, Skills and Knowledge | |
| Excellent Communication and inter-personal skills |
Essential
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| Maintain positive relationships |
Essential
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| Well-developed interpersonal skills and experience to deliver excellent customer service |
Essential
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| Well-developed interpersonal skills and experience to deliver excellent customer service |
Essential
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| Good organisational skills with the ability to work with limited supervision and to deal with problems |
Essential
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| Relevant Skills | |
| Ability to prioritise workload effectively to meet deadlines |
Essential
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| Ability to communicate effectively with all stakeholders |
Essential
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| Qualifications | |
| MIDAS trained (or willing to work towards) |
Essential
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Safeguarding Information
Prosper Learning Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, as well as vulnerable adults, and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to apply for Disclosure from the DBS.
The Trust actively promotes equality of opportunity with the right mix of talent, skills and potential and welcomes applications from a wide range of candidates, including those with criminal records. The Trust selects all candidates for employment based on their skills, qualifications and experience, in comparison against the person specification.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. If you are invited for interview, you will be required to disclose convictions that would not be filtered, prior to the date of the interview. Certain spent convictions and cautions will be ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed. Full details on protected convictions and information about which convictions must be declared during job applications can be found on the Ministry of Justice website. You will be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process. If your application is successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the Disclosure and Barring Service before your appointment is confirmed. This role will include Regulated Activities and an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) disclosure is required for this post. Please note that in all cases written references will be taken up and made available to interviewers before the final selection stage; even if you indicate otherwise.
Online vetting checks will be carried out for candidates who are shortlisted.
Prosper Learning Trust
Drayton Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE3 3RU
Jennifer McCreery
Admin@prosperlearningtrust.co.uk