PCV Bus Driver
14.90 - £18.55 per hour
Progress your bus driving career with Arriva at our Thurmaston depot, where you will be at the heart of your community! Whether it is getting commuters to work, helping customers with popping to the shops or getting children to school - we provide an important service in connecting our customers to what matters to them.
As a Bus Driver, you will get to know the familiar faces on your routes, build relationships and even be the highlight of someones day.
We are proud of our customer service and how we support our community - and we would love to have like-minded individuals as part of our team.
Pay Rate: £14.90 - £18.55 per hour
Weekdays: 14.90 per hour (£15.35 after 6pm)
Saturday: £15.80 per hour
Sunday £16.70 per hour
Bank Holiday: £16.70 per hour
Weekdays - £16.55 per hour (£17.05 after 6pm)
Saturday - £17.55 per hour
Sunday - £18.55 per hour
Bank Holiday - £37.24 per hour
Pay rates reviewed via frequent pay negotiations.
Overtime opportunities - extra shifts, bank holidays, all paid at a premium rate.
Ongoing CPC training.
Development and great career opportunities - whether thats into management, support training, or as an expert driver.
Working for an inclusive and diverse company that puts our customers at the heart of what we do, and what a responsibility for you to be transporting our precious cargo ensuring they get to their destinations.
Access to the Mydrive app where you can win a £50 voucher monthly for the top Bus Drivers in the area.
5 out of 7 rotating shift patterns, planned up to 6-8 weeks in advance so you can plan around shifts.
~ Mornings can start from 04:00 with the Evening finishing by 01:30.
~ The rota currently has 1 in 3 weekends off with approximately. With 1 in 6 being a long weekend, consisting of Thursday, Friday, Saturday & Sunday. (We cannot offer fixed early, afternoon or evenings separately.
~ Overtime available at request / availability.
Hold your PCV licence (if you dont, please apply to the Trainee role and we can give you all the paid training you need)
Flexibility to work shifts
Fantastic career progression and training opportunities
Free to use staff bus operates a route around Leicester in the mornings and evenings to get drivers to and from work at those early start times and late finishes
Shuttle service from the depot to town to get you to your starting point. Access to the Arriva Village, where you can take advantage of store discounts and offers
Free bus travel for you and your family (within the same household) if you do not need to use it then you can nominate someone else
Arriva Workplace Pension
Long service awards
Access to the Mydrive app and road safety scheme where you can get rewarded a £50 voucher monthly for being the top Arriva driver
At Arriva we strive for inclusion and diversity, we are a community that brings everyone together, not just our passengers.