Casual Mini Bus Driver - Heckmondwike Grammar School

Kirklees Council are advertising this role on behalf of Heckmondwike Grammar School

Are you an organised and reliable individual?

Then this will be the job for you.

We are looking to recruit for the above post to to drive the school mini bus to take students and staff to pre-agreed routes and return them to school as and when required.

We are delighted to have been named “Secondary School Of The Year”, “Soaring 57 places in the UK rankings to 77” out of approx 6000 secondary schools (state and independent)  in the latest Sunday Times Parent Power Guide.

And for the second year running we are ranked No 2 in the North of England.

About Us:

At Heckmondwike Grammar School, our motivation is for our students to enjoy their school days and to become thoughtful, articulate, confident and responsible members of society. In order to achieve this, we rely on our staff to work closely with students, parents and teachers to provide a supportive community, keeping the well-being of our students at the forefront of everything we do.

The Role:

To drive the school mini bus to take students and staff to pre-agreed routes and return them to school as and when required.

To be responsible for the daily safety checks on the school mini bus.

Responsibilities:

Specific responsibilities are set out in a detailed job description.

What will you bring to the role?

• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills

• Ability to remain calm under pressure

• Demonstrate a high standard of customer service

• Work well as part of a team, as well as on your own initiative

• Honesty and integrity

• A flexible and open attitude to change

• Suitability to work with children

In return we can offer:

• Interesting work as a key member of a supportive team

• A learning-centred school where the best possible practice is the priority

• The opportunity to develop personally and professionally

• A vibrant, supportive community of like-minded individuals

• A competitive salary and membership to a Local Government pension scheme

Why Should You Apply?

Heckmondwike Grammar School is a unique school, with students who are eager to learn, keen to know more and want to enjoy their educational experiences. It is exceptional in many ways: a very diverse school community that produces results of the highest quality.

We work effectively with our young people, really care about them and their futures and have an ultimate success measure of enabling them to proceed to where they want to go.     Excellent relationships between staff and students are the norm, expectations are high and students perform very well as a consequence.

If you are interested in this position then please visit the vacancies section of our website www.heckgrammar.co.uk/vacancies.

Completed applications should be sent by email to: recruitment@heckgrammar.co.uk.

Further information about the school is available on the school website www.heckgrammar.co.uk

Protection of children:

Disclosure of criminal background of those with access to children.

All posts involving direct contact with children are exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.  However, amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975 (2013 & 2020) provide that certain convictions and cautions are ‘protected’.  These are not subject to disclosure to employers and cannot be taken into account.  Guidance and criteria on the filtering of these cautions and convictions can be found on https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice.

Shortlisted candidates will be asked to provide details of unspent convictions and those that would not be filtered prior to the date of the interview.  You may be asked for further information about your criminal history during the recruitment process.  If your application is

successful, this self-disclosure information will be checked against information from the

Disclosure and Barring Service before your

appointment is confirmed.

Safeguarding Statement:

Heckmondwike Grammar School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its

students and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

Full details regarding our Safeguarding Procedures can be found on our website in the

Safeguarding section, alternatively, please contact Recruitment to obtain a copy.