Job Vacancy: Flexi / Bank Minibus Driver
Location: Sonya Lodge Care Home, 10 High Road, Dartford Kent DA2 7EG
Contracted hours: Various hours per week, based on an as-needed basis, 0-hour bank contract.
(Hourly) rate of pay: From £12.50
We are seeking a reliable and trustworthy Minibus Driver to join our dedicated team at Nellsar Care Homes.
As our Minibus Driver, you will play an important role in ensuring the safe and comfortable transportation of our residents and staff for day trips and activities outside the home. You will provide a professional and friendly service, helping to support the daily life of our care home community.
Key Responsibilities:
* Safely driving the minibus for residents, staff and other designated journeys.
* Carrying out routine vehicle checks to ensure roadworthiness and cleanliness.
* Refuelling and maintaining the vehicle as required.
* Communicating politely and effectively with residents, families, and colleagues.
About You:
* Hold a clean driving licence with D1 entitlement.
* Experienced in driving larger vehicles, ideally LGV or PSV.
* Friendly, approachable and able to communicate with people from all walks of life.
* Reliable, trustworthy and safety conscious.
This role offers the chance to make a real difference to our residents' lives, providing them with independence and support through safe and caring transport.
Why Choose Us?
Nellsar has been a family-run Company since 1988 and we provide exceptional care for residents across our group of 13 Care Homes in Kent, Surrey, and Essex. We consistently strive to achieve the highest standards of professional and person-centred care, and we achieve this by promoting the wellbeing and development of our team members. Our values focus on the individual, creating an inclusive environment with both residents and our teams at the heart of what we do every day.
It's our mission at Nellsar to ensure that people live life to the full:-
· We are passionate about making every day count and bringing colour and laughter to the people living in our home, their visitors and the team supporting them.
· You will be an important member of Silverpoint Court Care Home, who will support you to reach your goals and feel accomplished by enhancing other people's quality of life.
Nellsar is an Equal Opportunity employer. We value diversity and inclusion, and we are committed to creating a work environment that embraces and celebrates individual differences.
Thank you for considering the possibility of joining the Nellsar family, we are looking forward to welcoming you!