Trainee Bus Driver - Battersea Depot based An hourly rate of £13.15 per hour, rising to £15.05 - £15.90 per hour on completion of your training - E xperienced Bus drivers can earn a minimum of £18 per hour subject to Licence for London and a qualifying period Our Bus Driver Training Programme -Trainee Bus Driver, Battersea Well train you to drive a London Bus. Youll spend roughly 4-6 weeks learning to drive a London Bus and getting your licence at our Battersea-based training depot. After that youll go straight to your depot for your local induction and route learning, youll then be out on the road as a bus driver. During your training. Youll work shifts for at least 38 hours a week. This will include classroom and practical driving training, which will see you working early mornings and late nights, and weekends and bank holidays. Who we are -Trainee Bus Driver, Battersea Were the team behind hundreds of buses zipping across London, with over 150 million customers a year. We couldnt do it without our drivers so we offer some of the best salaries and benefits in the business. About you - Trainee Bus Driver, Battersea Youll need to: be 18 years old or over have a UK bank account and valid Right to Work documents have a full UK driving licence (category B) have an excellent driving history that means you will have no more than six penalty points, and wont have committed any drink driving offences in the last five years be able to use a computer. Youll also: be one of those above-and-beyond types, keeping an eye on yourcustomer's health and safety and making sure your vehicles always in good condition be willing to learn, with a positive attitude to your development and training have an eye for detail have a right-first-time attitude. Where you work After 4-6 weeks at our Battersea depot, and initially work from this depot. youll need to be able to get there quickly any time of day or night, and ideally without using a car (our car parks can get seriously busy). The benefits - Trainee Bus Driver, Battersea Training for your Driver Certificate of Professional Competence card (CPC) Free theory and practical driving tests Full training for the routes and services you will be driving Working for us means you get lots of benefits on top of your salary, including: Free travel on all Tfl routes for you and a friend or family member (once youve worked with us for three months, value c.£8,000) Training and development An annual safe driving bonus, and high street vouchers for good performance access to our contributory pension scheme you put in 5% of your salary each month and well add 3% on top life insurance (if you sign up for the pension scheme) salary sacrifice benefits you can choose to get things like a new laptop, smartwatch, TV or phone in return for slightly less pay discounts from shops and retailers including Apple, Adidas, Nike, Vue, Odeon, Sainsburys, Asda, Morrisons and more eye test vouchers free help from our employee assistance programme to support you personally and at work opportunities to increase your income through our annual safe driving bonus, our refer a friend scheme and by being awarded our golden tickets for excellent driving and customer service Click to apply