Qualified Bus / Coach Driver - Inverness with £2000 joining bonus*

Stagecoach Group plc; Inverness; On-site; Full time

Job description

Salary

£14.00 per hour

£16.50 per hour for hours worked over 42

*£2000 JOINING BONUS & FOR PCV LICENCE HOLDERS*

Salary

£14.00 per hour OTE £31,400 based on a 43 hour working week - Overtime rate £16.50 per hour paid for hours worked over 42 (Guaranteed 39 minimum hourswith overtime for those who want to increase their earnings.)

• Opportunities for local services or long-distance work (£14.24 p/h, OTE £31,800 - based on a 43 hour)

Qualified Bus Driver

Stagecoach is looking for qualified bus and coach drivers to join our Inverness team.

• Get paid the full rate of pay from day 1.
• Brilliant benefits.
• Full in-house training provided including CPC renewal / qualifications.
• Great career development opportunities.

*Bonus paid as follows…..

£500 after completion of 1 months service.

£500 after completion of 3 months service.

£500 after completion of 6 months service.

£500 after completion of 9 months service.

You’ll be one of 128 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 benefitsincluding 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 finally 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 companionon our buses – so on your days off you can be off shopping without worrying about parking the car or heading off for a day in the city or by the seaside without worrying about the cost of fuel.
• Guaranteed 39 minimum hourswith overtime for those who want to increase their earnings.
• Plenty of job securityfrom being a key worker at the heart of our communities, where we always need great people behind the wheel.
• Pay Rates£13 per hour from first day of employment! Overtime rate for all hours worked above rostered duties£16.50per hour. (£13.23 and £17 respectively for long distance JV duties)
• UK-wide opportunitieswhereby if you’re moving out of choice or circumstance, as we run bus companies across the UK, you can transfer to a new location.
• Supportive and high-quality trainingfrom some of the best (and nicest!) driving instructors and training managers in the industry – we’ll teach you everything you need to know about our routes, our vehicles, our tickets and more.
• Career developmentincluding our Trade Up scheme for drivers who want to move into engineering, promotion opportunities to Lead Driver, Inspector, Controller and Driving Instructor, and routes into management and leadership for those who want that.
• Secondment opportunitiesto work elsewhere in the business, either on big events or into our head office support functions.
• An employee assistance programmeto support health and wellbeing through a confidential service available 24 hours a day which provides specialist guidance and assistance on a range of personal and work-related issues, from dealing with stress and anxiety to managing financial, marital, or legal issues. Face-to-face counselling sessions are also offered, alongside telephone and online support.
• A great working environmentwith loads of opportunity to make new friends from a bunch of great workmates, managers who work hard to create great places to work, and employee networks building inclusive environments for women, veterans, carers, multicultural and LGBTQ+ colleagues.

The recruitment process is simple – you apply online, we’ll get you in for an interview and to see the depot, and that’s it!

It doesn’t matter if you’re working in customer service, retail, hospitality or in a warehouse or factory, the only things we need are…

• You need to be 18 years old and hold a UK 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 Highland 1 Seafield Road, Inverness, IV1 1SG

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.

or age.

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:

Inverness Depot 1 Seafield Road Inverness IV1 1SG