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* Our peak hours 7.00 am - 9.30 am and 2.30 pm -5.00 pm Monday to Friday, other opportunities may be available, also weekend work will be required at all locations.
Some key information
* Based in Bridgwater
* 23 hours per week
* Our peak hours 7.00 am - 9.30 am and 2.30 pm -5.00 pm Monday to Friday, other opportunities may be available, also weekend work will be required at all locations.
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 licence (essential requirement).
* 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.
We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.
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. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:
* Staff discounts in gyms.
* Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
* My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more.
Anything else I should know?
For an informal chat about the roles please contact Steve Osborne via email steve.osborne@somerset.gov.uk or telephone 01278 454617
The salary for this role is £15,170 - £15,654 per annum
We recommend applying as soon as possible, depending on the level of response, we anticipate conducting interviews ahead of the closing date.
If you have all the information you need, just hit the apply button - we can’t wait to hear from you.
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