Caretaker/Driver

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🚌 Mini Bus Driver / Caretaker - Florence Shipley

We’re looking for a caring and dependable Mini Bus Driver/Caretaker to join our friendly team and support our day centre clients 🌟

🔧 Your Role Includes:

• ✅ Daily vehicle checks & reporting defects
• 🚐 Driving clients to and from their homes with support from a passenger assistant
• ♿ Safely operating the wheelchair lift and securing wheelchairs
• 🧼 Keeping the mini bus clean, fuelled, and ready
• 📝 Maintaining accurate records

⏰ Working Hours:

• Week 1: Mon–Fri, 8:00am – 12:00pm
• Week 2: Mon–Fri, 12:00pm – 4:00pm
  Option to work 3 full days instead of 5 half days may be available

📝 Requirements:

• 🚦 Full, clean UK driving licence with D1 entitlement (essential)
• 🎓 Training provided for mini bus operation & wheelchair safety

🎁 What We Offer:

• 🌴 Generous annual leave (pro rata), increasing with service
• 🛡️ Local Government Pension Scheme
• 🤝 Supportive management & team
• 📚 Training & development opportunities
• 🧠 Wellbeing support: physiotherapy, counselling, CBT & more
• 🚲 Cycle to Work Scheme
• 💳 Access to Our Derbyshire Rewards – discounts & cashback
• 🚗 Paid travel expenses (terms apply)

📞 For informal enquiries, contact:
Paul Morris, Registered Unit Manager
Jackie Brady, Deputy Unit Manager
📱 01629 531367

Interview date: TBC

Due to this post having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check. The possession of a criminal record will not necessarily prevent an applicant from obtaining this post, as all cases are judged individually according to the nature of the role and information provided. Click here to see our policy on criminal background checks.

The job may require unsocial hours working including weekends and Bank Holidays. Payment arrangements will be detailed in any contract offer made.

Saturday and Sunday hours will be paid at plain time where it is part of your normal working pattern unless it is between 7pm and 7am, where enhanced rates of pay apply. Enhanced pay rates are paid for Bank Holiday working.

Apply now and take the first step towards a fulfilling career with us! By joining Derbyshire County Council you will have access to a range of amazing rewards and employee benefits, including our generous annual leave scheme, excellent local government pension and fantastic employee discounts. To discover more detail about the rewards and benefits available to you, click here

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Important: Derbyshire County Council holds a sponsorship licence, but this role does not offer visa sponsorship. Please apply only if you already have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship, as applications that do not meet this requirement will be rejected.

We welcome applications from individuals who share our values — being Collaborative, Innovative, Empowered and Accountable. These values describe who we are and what we stand for as a council. They help shape our culture, encourage consistent behaviour and guide how we work together to make a positive difference for both our employees and the residents we serve.