Overview
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Vibrance has exciting opportunities for Minibus Driver to join our Dunelm team in Chadwell Heath. Candidates applying must have a D1 Minibus licence. You will join us on a full-time, permanent basis working 37 hours per week. Your work will include a mix of days including some weekends. In return, as our Driver you will receive a competitive salary of £23,582 per annum. Vibrance is a registered charity supporting adults with additional needs in London and Essex. We encourage a working environment that at its core is inclusive, pioneering, and has the highest levels of integrity.
About Our Driver Role
As a Driver, you\'ll be driving adults with special needs to and from our day service and local activities. You will create a warm and welcoming journey for passengers and build professional relationships and trust with parents/carers. You will also be responsible for keeping vehicles clean, roadworthy, and ready for each trip. The service will cover daytimes and include leisure activities such as swimming, community visits, bowling, museums, local parks/farm trips, as well as in-house activities including drama and virtual sessions. Applicants should demonstrate an understanding of empowerment and choice to support independence. You will need excellent communication skills and be able to work alongside a passenger assistant member. A caring and calming nature is important, and you should be willing to have an enhanced DBS and medical check completed.
Skills and experience of our ideal Driver/Community Access Worker
* A caring, patient nature
* D1 licence with no more than 6 points
* The ability to follow instruction
* Adopt a flexible approach to work
* A willingness and desire to develop
* Be a team player
* Effective communication skills in written and spoken English
* Desire to make a difference
In return for your skills, knowledge, and experience, you\'ll enjoy a comprehensive training programme covering core skills, generous holiday entitlement, pension scheme, rewards and recognition for your service, DBS online applications paid by Vibrance, enhanced maternity & paternity pay, flexible working options (subject to service requirements), learning & development, mindful employer, positive about disability, long service awards, and a refer a friend scheme.
To join us as our Minibus Driver, please click apply below – we’d love to hear from you!
Vibrance welcomes applications from all sections of the community, including from people with disabilities. As users of the Disability Confident scheme, we guarantee to interview all disabled applicants who satisfy the essential criteria for a job vacancy and consider them on their abilities.
Note: This description may include references to multiple roles and locations in connection with Vibrance and related teams.
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