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Job details
Job reference
REQ
Date posted
25/09/2025
Application closing date
02/10/2025
Location
BARROW-IN-FURNESS
Salary
27,711.00 to 28,624.00 pro rata
Package
Contractual hours
25
Basis
Term time
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Home to School Transport CTOT Driver WMF2326E
Job description
Westmorland and Furness Council – ROLLING RECRUITMENT
Job Title: HOME TO SCHOOL TRANSPORT CTOT Driver
Salary: £ £ pro rata) (£ £14.84 per hour) (pay award pending)
TERM TIME ONLY
Hours (if not full time): Monday to Friday, TERM TIME ONLY; Split shift basis
Hours are variable, part-time (split shift), 25 hours term-time with potential opportunity for some work during the school holidays. Permanent and casual worker (zero hours) contracts.
Location (Town and usual Work base):
Westmorland and Furness Council, Sowerby Woods Barrow in Furness LA14 4RD
Westmorland and Furness Council, County Hall, Busher Walk, Kendal, LA9 4RQ
Westmorland and Furness Council, Skirsgill Depot Penrith CA102BQ
Application Closing Date* rolling recruitment
INTERNAL & EXTERNAL APPLICANTS
About this opportunity
Come and join our Home to School Transport service
We are CTOT, Westmorland and Furness Council's in-house Transport Operational Team and we are looking to recruit a number of drivers who can drive a car, MPV, minibus or a coach and preferably hold a D1 (grandfather rights) or Cat D driving license entitlement
Candidates should be flexible, capable of providing a high standard of passenger safety and care throughout the journey and committed to delivering Home to School transport for SEND pupils and Vulnerable Adults. Enhanced DBS clearance is required; full training and uniform is provided.
The service operates Monday to Friday, Term time with school runs on a split shift basis (approx. 7.30 – 9.30am and 14.30 – 16.30pm). We are developing work opportunities through the day in our down-time, and hours potentially could be up to 25 hours a week, term time with the potential for additional hours during the school holidays.
We would also consider applicants from drivers who could either work mornings, or afternoons to cover routes on a "job-share" basis. The hourly rate is £14.36 rising to £14.84 per hour following satisfactory probationary review and there is a pay award pending.
Candidates who are successful in being shortlisted will also be required to pass a driving assessment to be held on the same day of interview at our Skirsgill Operational Depot, Penrith, Cumbria (any change to this will be discussed with candidates)
Penrith Operations: Skirsgill Depot, Penrith:
Minibus/MPV – for drivers able to drive a minibus on non-vocational D1 (grandfather rights) or a car/mpv on a standard car (Cat B) license.
Various contract hours available, part time & full time (term time)
Kendal Operations: South Lakeland House & Busher Walk, Kendal
Minibus/MPV – for drivers able to drive a minibus on non-vocational D1 (grandfather rights) or a car/mpv on a standard car (Cat B) license.
Various contract hours available, part time & full time (term time)
Barrow Operations: Salthouse Road Depot/Sowerby Woods Depot
Minibus/MPV – for drivers able to drive a minibus on non-vocational D1 (grandfather rights) or a car/mpv on a standard car (Cat B) license.
Various contract hours available, part time & full time (term time)
For more information please contact:
Helen Macdonald Barrow Area CTOT Supervisor
on or
Edward Mudd Kendal/Penrith Area Supervisor
On
Julie Mattimore: Business Partner CTOT Operations and Transport Manager on
Would you like to find out more?
For further information about this role, such as responsibilities and essential criteria please view the below attachments:
• Post Specification
• Role Profile
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