Job Description

40 hours per week

Are you an experienced minibus driver? Do you have experience working with vulnerable people? Keen to blend driving duties with support work? If so, this is the job for you!

Development & Learning Opportunities (DALO) is a day service for young adults who have learning and/or physical disabilities. We support them to maintain & build their life skills through a programme of activities which have a specific focus on social interaction & community access. Our day centre is an unashamedly colourful, vibrant and exciting place to work, and somewhere that both our staff and members (our word for 'clients') feel at home! We also have a sister company which provides supported living & respite services to this clientele.

The role:

We're on the lookout for a Unit Driver who will provide transport services to and from our day centre and support the members in their activities throughout the day. A standard day would therefore entail starting at about 8.30am and picking up the members from their home and bringing them to the day centre. You would then support the members throughout the day in their activities until about 15.15 when you would then take the members back home.

To support the successful candidate in their personal growth and development, you will have the opportunity to be enrolled onto a Health & Social Care (Level 2 or 3) course and have access to a range of other training specialist training courses.

Requirements:

At least 3 years' experience driving a range of passenger vehicles (5, 7, 9 and 12 seats). A D1 licence is desirable but not a prerequisite Organised, reliable and with a clean driving licence Strong communication skills, including good written & verbal English language skills Compassionate and caring personality Previous experience working in a health & social care setting or with vulnerable other vulnerable groups (e.g. children)

Benefits:

Salary increase to at least 12.75 upon successful completion of probationary period 28 days Annual leave (increasing after 2 and 4 years employment) Contributory company pension Employee Health Cash Plan enabling you to reclaim up to 995/annum for health appointments & products purchases (e.g. dental appointments, glasses) Sick pay following successful completion of probationary period (increasing after 2 and 4 years employment) Signing bonus - 300 paid in three uneven instalments (month 1, 3 and in the month that probation is passed) Safety bonus (paid annually in September) Ability to take the vehicle home each night (at a cost of 2 per day) Free snacks for staff at the day centre Gift on your birthday
Job Type: Full-time

Pay: From 25,584.00 per year

Benefits:

Company pension Employee discount Health & wellbeing programme
Application question(s):

Do you have experience working with vulnerable people?
Experience:

driving: 3 years (required)
Work Location: In person