Job Description

Salary: 12.85 - 13.47 per hour

Grade: CD

Contract: Relief

Hours: Relief

Location: Scarborough, North Yorkshire

The Integrated Passenger Transport Operations Team is responsible for the safe and efficient use of one hundred and twenty minibuses used to transport people in North Yorkshire. The team comprises approximately 350 drivers and passenger assistants that operate at locations throughout North Yorkshire.



The team delivers approximately 250,000 passenger journeys per year including 20,000 wheelchair user journeys. The transport provided enables people to access schools, day centres, learning opportunities, supported employment and other meaningful activities in our community. We also undertake registered local bus services and community transport journeys.



You will be responsible for the safety of passengers during these journeys and will ensure that the passengers board and alight safely as well as ensuring that any safety equipment is used correctly.


Full training in the use of all safety equipment will be provided. You will need effective communication skills as you will liaise daily with the passengers, carers and establishment staff. Experience is not essential: however, some experience of driving minibus type vehicles or working in a similar role would be an advantage for this post.



We are looking for a caring, flexible and committed person to help us provide this transport.



The work will involve driving Social Care routes, School routes and Local Bus Services routes transporting the public. On Social Care routes and on most School routes you will usually work with a Passenger Assistant. On Local Bus Services routes (transporting the public) you will normally work alone.


This Driver role will involve split shifts for the Social Care routes and for the school routes, but the Local Bus Services work (transporting the public) is not split shift work (The hours are normally completed in one shift with appropriate breaks etc.).



This is a Relief post and there are no guaranteed hours. You will be an important part of the team and will be asked to work to support our service during periods of leave and other absence, normally on a split shift basis but the Local Bus Services work will not be split shift (The hours are normally completed in one shift with appropriate breaks etc.).



All drivers require a D1 driving licence entitlement.



We offer a comprehensive training package including Minibus Driver Awareness Training, Basic First Aid and Managing Challenging Behaviour.



This post involves access to vulnerable service users and if you were offered the position, you will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) background check.

What can we offer you?

In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier.



These include:


a local government pension scheme with 18.1% employer contribution salary sacrifice schemes employee discount benefits including shopping, supermarkets, gym discounts and more! travel loans Health Assured - confidential help and support for your wellbeing

More Information

For more information, please contact Adam Frakes: Adam.Frakes@northyorks.gov.uk

Key Documents

Total Rewards Brochure

Key Dates

Closing Date: 31st October 2025

Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.


It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.



We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of adults at risk.

NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.


We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to this commitment.


North Yorkshire Councils' purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other's contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.

Driver

Salary:

12.85 - 13.47 per hour

Posted:

17/10/2025

Closing date:

31/10/2025

Closing time:

23:59