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Mini Bus Driver / Carer

Wellgate Support

Mini Bus Driver / Carer

£23795

Wellgate Support, Folkestone, Kent

  • Full time
  • Permanent
  • Onsite working

Posted 2 weeks ago, 3 May | Get your application in now before you miss out!

Closing date: Closing date not specified

job Ref: 06fb116d612649678b84bf025e53d9d9

Full Job Description

  • Responsible for driving our service users to different locations in the community.

  • Able to communicate effectively and work well with our care staff and management team.

  • Provide support to residents with eating/drinking.

  • Continence care.

  • Maintaining Vehicles

    We want to hear from you if you have previous experience of driving a minibus and have excellent communication skills. A care background would be ideal but not essential., Proactive person who can use your own decision making

  • Good Attitude and work ethic

  • Empathetic to people and kind

  • Good communication skills

  • Confident driver

  • Clear driving licence

  • Previous minibus driving experience & D1 licence is a must, Do you have any previous experience working within care?

  • Would you be happy to under go training to help provide support to our residents with eating, drinking and personal care whilst out in the community?

  • Please provide an up to date email address below


    • Experience:
  • Driving: 1 year (preferred)


    • Licence/Certification:
  • Category D1 Licence (required)

    Contract: Monday - Friday (Must be flexible to include the occasional weekend or evening with plenty of notice given)


    • Hours: 36 hours per week - Flexible hours through the day - Overtime available.

    Pay: £11.44 an hour

    Benefits / Package
  • Free use of our seaside holiday home after 6 months of working at Wellgate (check our social media for the amazing pictures!)

  • GP online service available 24/7

  • Blue Light discount card

  • Day off for your birthday

  • Subsidised meals on duty

  • Outstanding supportive management and colleagues.

  • Excellent induction, ongoing training and development. Learning and development are extremely important to us, so we will support your career progression.

  • Refer a friend reward

  • Free DBS, Job Types: Full-time, Permanent


    • Pay: £11.44 per hour

    Benefits:
  • Casual dress

  • Company pension

  • Discounted or free food

  • Employee discount

  • Free flu jabs

  • Free parking

  • Health & wellbeing programme

  • On-site parking

  • Referral programme

  • Store discount


    • Schedule:
  • Flexitime

  • Monday to Friday


    • Supplemental pay types:
  • Bonus scheme