Overview
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Location: Taunton. 20 hours per week, term time only (38 working weeks). Our peak hours are 6.30am-9.30am and 2.30pm-5.00pm, Monday to Friday. Other opportunities may be available. Relief positions are also currently available.
What will I be doing?
We’re working to improve the lives of people in Somerset – and you’ll be a key part of that. Your day-to-day work will involve:
* The transportation of service users in a safe and timely manner.
* Completion of daily vehicle checks before use.
* Safe operation of Somerset Council vehicles.
* Delivering a friendly and reliable service for our service users.
* Serving the community with local rural bus services.
We support children with special educational needs and disabilities to and from home/school, adults with learning disabilities to and from day centres, as well as taking people to social care appointments and various other tasks – covering routes to help and enhance lives across Somerset.
What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?
We offer ongoing support, training, and guidance to help you be the best you can be. This includes a full induction programme and training in passenger care, disability awareness, moving and handling people and wheelchairs, Emergency aid, child protection and behaviour management to ensure you are fully equipped in your role. But it will really help if you have:
* A Category D1 on your driving license
* Good time keeping skills.
* Patience with a caring nature to support service users on a daily basis.
We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.
What’s in it for me?
We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset. We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. In addition, we have some fantastic employee benefits:
* We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
* Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
* Staff discounts in gyms.
* Employee Assistance for support and wellbeing services.
* Auto enrolment onto our Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through the Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
* A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
* My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more.
Salary and Application
Salary for this role is £12,009 - £12,393 per annum for 20 hours per week.
We recommend applying as soon as possible; interviews may be conducted ahead of the closing date depending on response.
If you have all the information you need, just hit the apply button – we can’t wait to hear from you.
Seniority level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Part-time
Job function
* Management and Manufacturing
Industries
* Government Administration
We are committed to equality of opportunity and welcome applications from diverse backgrounds.
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