School Bus Driver (3 Posts, Cookstown, Dungannon, Cookstown)
Client: Education Authority
Location: Cookstown, United Kingdom
Job Category: Other
EU work permit required: Yes
Job Reference: 57cd6a9102e4
Job Views: 6
Posted: 05.05.2025
Expiry Date: 19.06.2025
Job Description:
JOB PURPOSE
To drive any vehicle allocated in a careful, lawful manner with special reference to the persons and equipment being carried.
MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
* Transport children, including those with mobility problems or severe/moderate learning difficulties to and from school or other authorised locations.
* Assist children, including those with mobility problems, in and out of the vehicle.
* Ensure good behaviour of children on the bus where practicable and report any incidents to the Transport Officer or designated person.
* Operate lifts and ramps on vehicles as required; ensure wheelchairs are properly clamped and secured.
* Provide minor first aid to passengers and ensure injured children receive medical attention promptly. Complete and submit accident reports to the Transport Officer.
* Direct School Bus escorts, if employed, in assisting with duties.
* Transport meals from and return empty containers to School Meals Kitchens; assist at schools as required.
* Observe scheduled timings as far as possible; keep detailed records of journeys, fuel, oil, servicing, and repairs.
* Carry out daily vehicle checks: fuel, condition, oil, water levels, tyre pressures; top up as needed.
* Complete defect reports and submit to engineers.
* Comply with EU drivers’ hours, Tachograph regulations, and Working Time Directive.
* Ensure the safe custody of spare parts, tools, and goods carried in the vehicle.
* Wash the vehicle as needed; keep interior clean and tidy.
* Follow the Education Authority’s Drivers’ Manual.
General Conditions
* Carry out duties in compliance with Health and Safety at Work (NI) order 1978, relevant laws, regulations, and codes of practice.
* Perform duties within the usual working conditions of the role.
* Complete all necessary paperwork.
* Perform duties within the same grade and competence.
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