Job Description

Do you hold a driving licence D1 entitlement and have a minimum of 3 years driving experience?
Are you committed to children's safety and able to build effective relationships?
Make 2026 the year you become an Education Transport Driver
This role is 27.5 hours per week working term time only.
What will your day look like?
Our Drivers transport children with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) from their homes to a local schools at the start and end of the school day, ensuring their safety at all times.
You will be driving an automatic, long-wheel-based wheelchair accessible Treka.
You'll also be carrying out daily checks on your allocated vehicle, keeping it clean and safe for loading/unloading wheelchair users and using special equipment, as well as, securing passengers using a range of restraint systems.
Who are we looking for?
You must be flexible and creative with the ability to adapt in challenging situations. We are looking for somebody who can engage, communicate effectively and build and maintain relationships with a range of stakeholders, such as children with SEND, parents and school staff.
You will hold a full clean driving licence with D1 entitlement and recent experience of driving larger vehicles - such as a 16-seater minibus (preferably with automatic transmission) will be advantageous.
Why join us?
The Education Transport Service is responsible for managing the council's home to school transport services for mainstream pupils and more than 500 children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) each day.
This is your opportunity to join a team and wider service committed to making a real and lasting difference for children and families across our community.
Key Dates
We aim to interview candidates w/c 16th February 2026
For more information, please refer to the attached guidance and role profile. If you would like an informal discussion, please contact Philip.rogers@nelincs.gov.uk
We reserve the right to close our adverts early if we have received a significant volume of suitable applications.
We love AI and think it plays a great role in the world of work. However, for your application, we want to hear from YOU! As such, we will be testing applications to determine the use of AI, and applications that have heavily utilised the function will be scrutinised for suitability.
As part of your RewardNEL package, you will have a generous leave entitlement (including bank holidays) and enrolment into a local government pension.
You will also have access to our exclusive RewardNEL platform.
This includes a variety of salary sacrifice schemes including Cycle2Work, Holiday Extra and Tusker (Car Lease), discounts at local coffee shops and bars, direct access to our inhouse wellbeing support, free and discounted local car parking as well as instant access to new savings at major retailers, entertainment and hotels.
NELC staff can also benefit from flexible working and excellent training and development opportunities and a Fostering friendly scheme.
In order to fully comply with Safer Recruitment guidelines, if you are successful with your application, you must meet the below criteria and be able to provide:

• At least one reference must be from your current or most recent employment, placement or work experience (if you are an agency worker at NELC, please provide your agency as a reference)
• You must provide a professional/company email address (we cannot accept personal email addresses)
• References must cover the last 3 years, any reasons for gaps should be detailed in your enhanced reference form. Your references will only be requested if you are offered and have accepted a position

Please note: This role requires a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check at a level appropriate to the post. It is a contractual and essential requirement that the successful candidate is registered with the DBS Update Service. You have 30 calendar days from the "date of issue" printed on your standard or enhanced DBS certificate to register for the DBS Update Service using the certificate number.
Do you need support?
If you need any help applying for this position, please contact Wendy Trask on 07702 338542 (text or call). Wendy can support with digital access as well as offering advice and guidance about completing the different sections of the application form.
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