Salary
£15.05 per hour with 4 weeks holiday, £14.73 per hour with 5 weeks holiday
Qualified Bus Driver
We are looking for qualified bus drivers / PCV licence holders to join our Herne Bay team.
1. Earnings of up to £15.05 per hour which is £30,521 per year Guaranteed 39 minimum hours with overtime for those who want to increase their earnings usually available
You’ll be one of 180 drivers who transport our fantastic customers safely and comfortably every day to healthcare and employment, to shopping and leisure, and to friends and family.
Aside from the satisfaction of being a key worker in your community, there’s loads of reasons for you to join the Stagecoach South East team…
2. Great benefits including a generous company pension scheme, 4 weeks holiday with an option of 5 weeks for a different pay scale, free travel for you and a companion, free financial education and affordable loans, and finally a range of money-saving opportunities including discounts on holidays and retail, cinema outings, dental insurance, vehicle breakdown cover and hotels and attractions
3. Free travel for you and a companion on our buses – so on your days off you can be off shopping without worrying about parking the car, or heading off for a day in the city or by the seaside without worrying about the cost of fuel
4. Guaranteed 39 minimum hours with overtime available (but not guaranteed) for those who want to increase their earnings
5. Plenty of job security from being a key worker at the heart of our communities, where we always need great people behind the wheel
6. UK-wide opportunities whereby if you’re moving out of choice or circumstance, as we run bus companies across the UK, you can transfer to a new location
7. Supportive and high quality training from some of the best (and nicest!) driving instructors and training managers in the industry – we’ll teach you everything you need to know about our routes, our vehicles, our tickets and more
8. Career development including our Trade Up scheme for drivers who want to move into engineering, promotion opportunities to Lead Driver, Inspector, Controller and Driving Instructor, and routes into management and leadership for those who want that
9. Secondment opportunities to work elsewhere in the business, either on big events or into our head office support functions
10. An employee assistance programme to support health and wellbeing through a confidential service available 24 hours a day which provides specialist guidance and assistance on a range of personal and work-related issues, from dealing with stress and anxiety to managing financial, marital or legal issues. Face-to-face counselling sessions are also offered, alongside telephone and online support.
11. A great working environment with loads of opportunity to make new friends from a bunch of great workmates, managers who work hard to create great places to work, and employee networks building inclusive environments for women, veterans, carers, multicultural and LGBTQ+ colleagues
The recruitment process is simple – you apply with your CV, we’ll have a good read then get you in for an interview and a bus drive, and that’s it!
There are a few of things we need from you:
12. You need to have a PCV licence, and no more than 6 penalty points
13. You need to want to deliver great customer service
14. You need to have a patient, safe and courteous approach to driving
So if that’s you, and you like what we’re offering, then please apply
Stagecoach workplace culture is one where everyone can be themselves and where all the differences our people bring to the business are celebrated. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of background, gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation or age.
Location:
Stagecoach Herne Bay Depot Eddington Lane Herne Bay CT6 5TR