Minibus Driver / Assistant Caretaker

Invictus Alternative Provision are recruiting for Minibus Driver/Assistant Caretaker to start as soon as possible

20 hours per week, term time only, 39 weeks

Fixed Term 1 Year

We are a Multi Academy Trust comprising of six secondary schools and one primary school with over 750 employees and over 5,500 students, based in Dudley, West Midlands.

We are seeking to appoint flexible, committed team players to complement our team to drive Invictus Alternative Provision Mini Bus in a responsible and competent manner and be responsible for supervising students to and from each location. 

To drive the Invictus mini buses in accordance with the schedule to provide a professional transport service to our students during the school day and after school events/activates. 

To provide Assistant Caretaking support across the Trust.

Experience/Qualifications: 

•  It is essential to hold a full, current and valid D1 driving licence. Training may be considered to upgrade Category B license holders
• It is essential to hold a full, current and valid D1 driving licence. Training may be considered to upgrade Category B license holders
• Geographical knowledge of the site locations is desirable
• Previous experience of driving a large vehicle is desirable although training will be provided.
• Must be competent to undertake basic visual vehicle checks, although further training will be provided.

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

For an informal discussion please contact Mr Chris Bennett, Director of Alternative Provision on 01384 686607

Closing date: Friday 14th October 2022 12 noon

We do reserve the right to close this advertisement early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022, as a part of our recruitment process we will carry out an online search on shortlisted candidates to identify any comment, image or other content that could cause reputational damage to the trust and/or give rise to a safeguarding concern. If we discover anything during our searches this will be passed onto the recruitment manager and discussed during interview.

We are deeply committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Children and expect all Staff and Volunteers to share this commitment. All necessary Safeguarding checks will be undertaken which must have satisfactory outcomes, otherwise the conditional job offer may be withdrawn. Details of the checks that will be undertake can be found at: Keeping Children Safe in Education, 2022 – KCSIE 2022

This role has been assessed as working in regulated activity and is subject to an Enhanced DBS plus Children’s Barred List Check.

It is an offence to apply for this role if you are barred from engaging in regulated activity relevant to children.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (2013 and 2020). This means that certain convictions and cautions are considered ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Guidance about whether a conviction or caution should be disclosed can be found on the Ministry of Justice website: Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974

Positions at the school are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to a post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). DBS Filtering guidance can be found on the GOV.UK website.

DBS Filtering Guidance

As a Trust we are committed to ensuring that throughout our recruitment and selection process, no applicant will be disadvantaged or discriminated against because of the protected characteristics under the Equality Act 2010