Qualified Bus Driver

Qualified PCV Bus Driver
We are looking for qualified bus drivers / PCV license holders to join our Aberdare team.

* With a new starter incentive paid weekly **** £2000Payment is paid weekly not in one Payment.

Average hourly starting rate £12 per hour* including new starter incentive paid weekly **** £2000**** Payment is paid weekly not in One Payment (subject to meeting criteria) and based on a rostered week of 40 hours

• Starting rate of £10.00 per hour and enhanced rate of £15.00 per hour for Overtime following a qualifying period.

Sunday and Bank Holiday work carry an enhanced hourly pay rate.

• Guaranteed 37 minimum hours if you are looking for full-time 16 hours for Part-time or Hours to meet your needs with overtime for those who want to increase their earnings

• Different shift patterns available so you can fit work around your existing commitments

You’ll be one of 80 who transport our fantastic customers safely and comfortably every day to healthcare and employment, to shopping and leisure, and to friends and family.

Aside from the satisfaction of being a key worker in your community, there are loads of reasons for you to join the Stagecoach in South Wales team…

• Great benefits including a generous company pension scheme, 28 days holidays increasing to 33 after a qualifying period, free travel for you and a companion, free financial education and affordable loans, and finally a range of money-saving opportunities including discounts on holidays and retail, cinema outings, dental insurance, vehicle breakdown cover and hotels, and attractions

• Free travel for you and a companion on our buses – so on your days off you can be off shopping without worrying about parking the car or heading off for a day in the city or by the seaside without worrying about the cost of fuel

• Plenty of job security from being a key worker at the heart of our communities, where we always need great people behind the wheel

• UK-wide opportunities whereby if you’re moving out of choice or circumstance, as we run bus companies across the UK, you can transfer to a new location

• Career development including our Trade Up scheme for drivers who want to move into engineering, promotion opportunities to Lead Driver, Inspector, Controller, and Driving Instructor, and routes into management and leadership for those who want that

• Secondment opportunities to work elsewhere in the business – either on big events like Silverstone and Cheltenham Festival or in our head office support functions

• An employee assistance program to support health and well-being through a confidential service available 24 hours a day which provides specialist guidance and assistance on a range of personal and work-related issues, from dealing with stress and anxiety to managing financial, marital, or legal issues. Face-to-face counseling sessions are also offered, alongside telephone and online support.

• A great working environment with loads of opportunities to make new friends from a bunch of great workmates, managers who work hard to create great places to work, and employee networks building inclusive environments for women, veterans, carers, multicultural and LGBTQ+ colleagues

The recruitment process is simple – you apply with your CV, we’ll have a good read then get you in for an interview and a bus drive, and that’s it!

There are a few things we need from you:

• You need to have a PCV license, and no more than 6 penalty points

• You need to want to deliver great customer service

• You need to have a patient, safe and courteous approach to driving

So if that’s you, and you like what we’re offering, then apply below!

Stagecoach workplace culture is one where everyone can be themselves and where all the differences our people bring to the business are celebrated. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of background, gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, or age.

Stagecoach workplace culture is one where everyone can be themselves and where all the differences our people bring to the business are celebrated. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of background, gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, or age.

Location:

Stagecoach Aberdare Depot Cwmbach New Road Aberdare CF44 0PN

• Starting rate of £10.00 per hour and enhanced rate of Overtime following a qualifying period.

• Guaranteed 37 minimum hours if you are looking for full-time 16 hours for Part-time or Hours to meet your needs with overtime for those who want to increase their earnings
• Different shift patterns available so you can fit work around your existing commitments

• Great benefits including a generous company pension scheme, 28 days holidays increasing to 33 after a qualifying period, free travel for you and a companion, free financial education and affordable loans, and finally a range of money-saving opportunities including discounts on holidays and retail, cinema outings, dental insurance, vehicle breakdown cover and hotels, and attractions
• Free travel for you and a companion on our buses – so on your days off you can be off shopping without worrying about parking the car or heading off for a day in the city or by the seaside without worrying about the cost of fuel
• Plenty of job security from being a key worker at the heart of our communities, where we always need great people behind the wheel
• UK-wide opportunities whereby if you’re moving out of choice or circumstance, as we run bus companies across the UK, you can transfer to a new location
• Career development including our Trade Up scheme for drivers who want to move into engineering, promotion opportunities to Lead Driver, Inspector, Controller, and Driving Instructor, and routes into management and leadership for those who want that
• Secondment opportunities to work elsewhere in the business – either on big events like Silverstone and Cheltenham Festival or in our head office support functions
• An employee assistance program to support health and well-being through a confidential service available 24 hours a day which provides specialist guidance and assistance on a range of personal and work-related issues, from dealing with stress and anxiety to managing financial, marital, or legal issues. Face-to-face counseling sessions are also offered, alongside telephone and online support.
• A great working environment with loads of opportunities to make new friends from a bunch of great workmates, managers who work hard to create great places to work, and employee networks building inclusive environments for women, veterans, carers, multicultural and LGBTQ+ colleagues

• You need to have a PCV license, and no more than 6 penalty points
• You need to want to deliver great customer service
• You need to have a patient, safe and courteous approach to driving

Stagecoach Aberdare Depot Cwmbach New Road Aberdare CF44 0PN