The Ladder School Job Title: Mini Bus Driver Terms and Conditions: Casual Contract Location: The Ladder School Salary: Grade 2 Scale Point 4 (£14 per hour including holiday pay) Reports to: Headteacher Passenger Assistant Advert The Ladder School are recruiting for a Mini Bus Driver to safely transport students to and from school, educational visits and sporting activities and collecting them punctually. Act as an ambassador for the school, ensuring at all times that you promote and act in accordance with the school’s values and ethos. Hours of work are casual but will generally be approx. Monday to Friday 9:00am – 10:30am and 1:30pm – 3:00pm Duties will include: To provide a reliable safe service to children and staff for educational visits, sporting activities and extended school visits. Ensure each passenger is comfortably and securely seated including securing wheelchairs if necessary and ensuring that all accesses are clear. For full information please see the attached job description. Ofsted 2023 praised our ethos: “The school ethos of ‘high standards, daring to dream, traditional values, success and personalised support’ is shared by all.” “Leaders lead with integrity and determination. They are ambitious for all pupils.” Prospective candidates are welcome to visit the school before making an application. Please contact Elaine Woodward to arrange an appointment viae.woodward@tls.merciantrust.org.ukor telephone 01922 285848. All applicants must complete an application form, available on our website, TES, WM Jobs or the Government Portal, and return it torecruitment@tls.merciantrust.org.uk. CVs and non-Mercian Trust application forms will not be accepted. Safe Working Practices for Adults working with Children – It is the responsibility of each employee to carry out their duties in line with Mercian Trust’s ethos and culture of safe working practices for adults working with children and be sensitive and caring to the needs of the disadvantage, promoting a positive approach to a harmonious working environment. Each employee should act as an exemplar on these issues and must, where appropriate, identify and monitor training for themselves and any employees they are responsible for. The Ladder School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Safeguarding and Safer Recruitment Policies can be found on our website. This position is subject to appropriate vetting procedures including a criminal record check from the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) which will require you to disclose details of all unspent and unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions and convictions as part of the recruitment process.