Keep Us Moving – One Journey at a Time If you enjoy driving, value punctuality, and like the flexibility that comes with ad hoc work, this could be the role for you. We are looking for a dependable and professional Minibus Driver to support East Kent Colleges Group on an as and when required basis (casual), providing safe, efficient and friendly transport for students and staff between designated locations as and when required. As a Minibus Driver, you will play an important role in supporting our College Group by ensuring students and staff travel safely and comfortably between sites, activities and events. This is a flexible role, ideal for someone seeking occasional work. Key responsibilities include: Safely operating a minibus in line with UK road laws Transporting passengers and assisting those with mobility needs Carrying out vehicle safety checks and reporting maintenance issues Monitoring passenger wellbeing and following Safeguarding and Prevent Duty procedures About You You will be a reliable and safety-conscious individual who is comfortable working with students and staff in a college environment and values professionalism at all times. Experience and Requirements Previous experience driving a minibus or similar vehicle (desirable) Experience working with passengers in a customer-facing or support role A valid UK driving licence with the appropriate category (D1 or Category B, as applicable) First Aid qualification, or willingness to complete Relevant MiDAS training and qualification or willingness to complete How to apply No need to spend time updating your CV, just click apply and complete our short application form. You can save your progress as you go, and we’ll review all applications and get back to all candidates after the closing date. If you are interested in an informal chat about the role, or have any queries, please email us on [email protected] About Us Outstanding Ofsted Provider East Kent Colleges Group is an Ofsted Outstanding rated provider. It is proud to be the first General Further Education college organisation in the country to have received the Outstanding grade against each of the strands under the new Ofsted inspection framework. An inclusive provider, our colleagues place our students and the communities we serve at the heart of everything they do across EKC Group and this is illustrated in our ‘Strong’ skills grading by Ofsted. Commitment to Safeguarding We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and we ensure that all staff are aware of their responsibilities for upholding these principles. As a designated establishment, we are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore have an obligation to carry out checks to ensure that staff are suitable to work with children and vulnerable adults. These checks include conviction/caution self-declaration, Enhanced DBS check and obtaining sufficient referencing. It is a criminal offence to apply for a post which involves engaging in regulated activity relevant to children if you are barred from doing so. If you are successful in being shortlisted to interview, your suitability to work with children and vulnerable adults will be explored as part of the interview process. Commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion East Kent Colleges Group is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all members of our communities. We are particularly keen to increase the diversity of our staff body and encourage applications from candidates where there is underrepresentation in our workforce. We are proud to hold the Positive About Disability Award and are a Disability Confident Employer. This confirms our commitment to interviewing all applicants who declare that they have a disability and who meet the essential criteria outlined in the person specification. With any successful candidate, we will explore any reasonable adjustments to a role due to a health needs or disability. Similarly, we have a commitment to Care Leavers (Care Covenant Pledge) and to current or previous Armed Forces personnel (Armed Forces Covenant Pledge) with a commitment to interview applicants who meet the positions essential criteria and who have declared this on their application. We welcome applications from anyone wishing to work flexibly and those considering a return to work from a career break. We do not engage with agencies for permanent staff and have an in-house recruitment team.