4 Driving jobs in Jedburgh, Scottish Borders

Job Details

Grade: 2C

Hourly Rate: £12.60 per hour (Scottish Local Government Living Wage)

Salary: £24,308.97 per annum (37 FTE)

Hours: 37 hours

Contract Duration: Permanent

Please note these are permanent roles and several positions are currently available Location for these posts are Peebles and Galashiels

This job has been re-advertised with a new closing date of 13th April.

Recruitment Profile

Bus Drivers – Peebles and Galashiels Please note these are permanent roles and several positions are currently available.

This is a 37 hour per week position and candidates will be expected to join a rota of drivers working 3 or 4 days out of 6 each week. Our operations are between Monday and Saturday from the hours of 6:00am-19:00pm. Drivers will be expected to operate school bus services as well as commercial bus routes.

Training will include PVG application, Driver Induction, full MIDAS training and route learning prior to deployment. D licence holders with previous experience in public service work are preferred.

Essential

Full manual driving licence with minimum Category D1.

A current driving licence and use of a vehicle is an essential requirement of this post.

* If you have a disability which precludes you from holding a drivers licence, Scottish Borders Council will take into account its responsibility to make reasonable adjustments to allow for your disability. Should it be possible to make such an adjustment in order that you can undertake the travel responsibilities of the post, this will be taken into account in consideration for this role

Informal Enquiries

Informal enquiries may be made to Operations Manager Dan Cathcart at dan.cathcart@scotborders.gov.uk or phone 0770 804 4781

Scottish Borders Council is committed to improving the diversity of its workforce to better reflect the communities we serve. We welcome applications from all minority groups and individuals who identify with one or more of the protected characteristics as defined by the Equality Act 2010. In particular from candidates who assess themselves as having a disability, under the Disability Confident Employer scheme this guarantees an interview to those individuals who meet the essential criteria of the post. All appointments will be made on merit.