DIAL A RIDE RELIEF DRIVER

DIAL A RIDE RELIEF DRIVER

CASUAL CONTRACT

Redditch Borough Council

Hours per Week - As Required

Grade 3 (SCP 5 – 9)

£19,312 per annum (Pro Rata to Hours Worked)

An opportunity has arisen for a driver to join the Dial A Ride team on a casual basis to provide holiday and other absence cover within the Redditch area. The working pattern for this post is irregular based on cover required, and so requires a flexible individual who is also able to work at short notice.

Dial A Ride drivers are responsible for:

• Transporting older people and people with disabilities in a safe and comfortable manner using our specially adapted vehicles.
• Assisting customers getting on and off the vehicles, securing wheelchairs and assisting customers with their luggage.

We would very much like to hear from you if you have experience of providing a professional service to older people and people with disabilities. The successful candidate will hold a clean, valid UK driving licence and must have D1 entitlements. They will be required to successfully complete the Worcestershire County Council minibus driver assessment test and undergo a Criminal Records Bureau Enhanced Disclosure.

This closing date for completed applications is the 17 September 2021.

Interviews will be on the 8 October 2021.

To see a job description and person specification for this post please select the link below.

If you require further information regarding the duties that this post involves then please contact Jen Macartney, Dial A Ride Supervisor on 01527 534191 or 01527 64252 extension 3050.

To apply please complete an application form. For a blank form please see link below. Send your completed application form to human.resources@bromsgroveandredditch.gov.uk

CV's will not be accepted without an application form.

This post is exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of criminal records via the Criminal Records Bureau, before the appointment is confirmed.  This will include details of cautions, reprimands or final warnings, as well as convictions.

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all Sections of the Community