Cat D/Cat D1 / PSV Driver | London, E10 | This post is for casual hours per week, not a standard full-time post | Weekend cover on a Rota system | £14.75 per hour
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Our client is a busy transport charity providing passenger transport support to a wide variety of organisations across East London, as well as delivering transport services on behalf of public bodies.
The service has nearly 50,000 members who make 1.3 million journeys a year.
Can you make a valuable contribution to delivering variable Services like school Runs, daycare centres, Excursions, and Dial A Ride? Due to the wide variety of services they provide, no day is the same.
Shift times:
Variable working hours start from 0600 to Midnight. Sunday to Saturday.
Drivers are on a Rota with shift adjustments every 3 weeks
What can you expect in return?
Full training will be provided
Week and weekend shifts
On-site support from the team
23 days holiday plus bank holidays
Uniform
DBS paid for
Free Parking
Pension
Are you the right person for the job?
D1/PSV license is essential, with no more than 3 points
Passenger transport experience is desirable
A knowledge of East London is desirable
Proficient in spoken and written English
Be self-motivated and have patience, tact and flexibility
Excellent time-keeping skills
Be able to demonstrate flexibility to be able to do various work shifts and areas, including at short notice
What will your role look like?
Drive to safe and professional standards (D1/PCV standards)
Ensure the schedule and time of journeys are followed; maintain accurate journey records for the purposes of monitoring and improving scheduling, including comments and complaints from passengers
Using accessible vehicles equipped with a ramp or tail lift, pick up passengers to/from designated collection points in accordance with the shift schedule in a courteous and safe manner
Ensure passengers are correctly secured on the vehicle with a seatbelt or with the use of various specialist wheelchair-securing mechanisms
At the start and finish of duty, undertake vehicle checks in accordance with legal and company requirements, report/deal with defects according to company procedures
Ensure that all necessary equipment for a day's duty is present on the vehicle
Immediately liaise with the Depot and/or Management Control Centre (MCC) for Dial A Ride in the event of an accident/incident
Assist passengers on a door-to-door basis
To push and pull passengers in wheelchairs of various sizes (average weight 123 kilos)
Carry out Dynamic risk assessments, including passengers, location and adverse weather conditions
Comply with company policies and procedures, including commitment to and application of the Company's Equal Opportunities Policy, Health and Safety policies and procedures
All other duties commensurate with Dial-a-Ride Driver
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