Casual Hours Driver CC/2587

Salary: £12.14 yr awr

Job Description and Person Specification

Coleg Cambria: An Introduction
At Coleg Cambria, our aim is to be an exceptional institute of education. Having recently received a glowing Estyn inspection, we feel this is a good start.

We provide a warm welcome to all students and staff to make Coleg Cambria a place you want to be a part of. To ensure our students get the best experience and results they can, we make sure the people employed with us are happy. We nurture a positive work environment, a constantly expanding and improving workforce, and offer the opportunity to challenge yourself. On top of all that we have a wide range of benefits to make sure our employees feel valued, including generous annual leave, a great pension package, discount membership to our on-site gyms, salons, and professional training restaurants.

Our 5 Campuses situated in the stunning North Wales area are constantly expanding and evolving. With strong relationships with multiple companies in the area we help give our students the best start to their careers and help the local economy thrive. Wales has a strong and proud culture we continue to grow these important values by being committed to raising the Welsh language profile. We are very proud of what we have built here and we are now looking for someone to enhance our already exceptional workforce.
Job Summary
Exceeding expectations through education, innovation and inspiration...

Role Title: Casual Hours Driver

Location: Yale

Contract Type: Hourly Paid, Casual Work

Salary: £12.14 per hour

Coleg Cambria are now searching for a number of Casual Hours Mini Bus Drivers to join their Estates and Facilities team from September 2024. As a Casual Hours Minibus Driver at Coleg Cambria you will drive College vehicles transporting staff, students and others as and when required. The College does have trips across the week including some less regular early morning, evenings and weekends throughout the year. You may also be requested to collect, transport and deliver items and materials from various locations in the College van or the electric mail van, ensuring measures are taken to prevent any damage. It will be your responsibility to ensure reasonable measures are taken to safeguard passengers at all times and conduct checks and visual inspections of vehicles to ensure road worthy condition prior to use. You will drive in a legal and safe fashion at all times as well as complying with College processes and procedures.

Essential Requirements

• A full, clean UK driving licence with D1 is prerequisite for this role
  
• A D1+E drivers licence is highly desirable for this vacancy
  
• It is essential that you have proven previous experience of driving mini buses (Drivers will also be required to complete MIDAS training)
  
• Able to demonstrate excellent time management and organisational skills.
  
• Excellent communication skills both written and verbal
  
• Self motivated, well organised and able to work independently using own initiative
  
• Basic IT literacy and willingness to learn to enable communication about driving duties, to enable claims for Pay and Expenses and undertake mandatory online training
  

Coleg Cambria is committed to raising the profile of the Welsh language.

Welsh language skills are desirable for this position.

Coleg Cambria is a 'Disability Confident' Employer.

The promotion of Equality and Diversity is an essential part of the work we do and as part of this, the College is committed to having a diverse staff group.

The safety of children, young people and adults identified as 'vulnerable' is paramount and Coleg Cambria is fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of these individuals and to the rigorous implementation of Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) procedures and arrangements. A DBS Disclosure will be requested from the successful candidate being offered the position.

Please be aware that Coleg Cambria reserves the right to close any vacancy earlier than the listed date if we have received a high level of applications. We would recommend that if you do wish to be considered that you complete the application as promptly as possible.

Benefits
Excellent Pension Scheme(s)

Generous Annual Leave Entitlement

On site nursery provision at our Deeside site

Discounts on a Range Of College Evening Courses

Access to A Wide Range of E-Learning and Professional Development

Discounted Gym Membership

Excellent Sports and Fitness Facilities

Free Parking on All Sites

Cycle Scheme

Discounted Rates for Hairdressing and Beauty Treatments

Discounted Rates for Restaurants

Enhanced maternity, adoption and paternity leave