Trainee Bus Driver Caithness

Stagecoach Group plc; Thurso; On-site; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job description

Salary

£14.00 per hour. Overtime paid at £16.50 per hour after 42 hours.

Trainee Bus Driver

Stagecoach are looking for trainee bus drivers to join our Caithness team.

• £31,400 typical annual earnings. (Based on a 43 hour working week)
• Get paid the full rate of pay from day 1.
• Brilliant benefits including free Highlife Highland.
• Full in-house training provided.
• Great career development opportunities.
• Modern, state of the art fleet.

You’ll be one of 25 staff who transport our fantastic customers safely and comfortably every day to healthcare and employment, to shopping and leisure, and to friends and family.

Aside from the satisfaction of being a key worker in your community, there’s loads of reasons for you to join the Stagecoach Highland team:

• Great benefits including a generous company pension scheme, 29 days holiday rising to 33 days after 2 years, free travel for you and a companion, free financial education and affordable loans, and a range of money-saving opportunities including discounts on holidays and retail, cinema outings, dental insurance, vehicle breakdown cover, and hotels and attractions.
• Free travel for you and a companion on our buses.
• Guaranteed 39 minimum hours with overtime for those who want to increase their earnings.
• Plenty of job security from being a key worker at the heart of our communities.
• Pay Rates: £14.00 per hour from the first day of employment! Overtime rate for all hours worked above 42 hours £16.50 per hour.
• UK-wide opportunities for transfers to new locations.
• Supportive and high quality training from experienced instructors.
• Career development including our Trade Up scheme for drivers wanting to move into engineering, and promotion opportunities.
• Secondment opportunities to work elsewhere in the business.
• An employee assistance programme for health and wellbeing support.
• A great working environment with opportunities to make new friends and inclusive employee networks.

The recruitment process is simple: apply online, we’ll get you in for an interview and to see the depot.

Minimum requirements:

• You need to be 18 years old and hold a driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points.
• You need to want to deliver great customer service.
• You need to have a patient, safe, and courteous approach to driving.

So if that’s you, and you like what we’re offering, then please apply!

Stagecoach workplace culture is one where everyone can be themselves and where all the differences our people bring to the business are celebrated. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of background, gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation or age.

Location: Stagecoach Thurso Depot Lovers Lane Thurso KW14 7EQ