Minibus Driver

 Start date: 3 February 2025

Hours per week: 10, Term time only

The Hive College
Wood End Road
Birmingham
B24 8BL
Telephone number: 0121 387 2000

Contact email: reception@hivecollege.org.uk

Contract type: Permanent  

Education Impact Academy Trust is a MAT incorporating The Hive College, Wilson Stuart School, Queensbury School and Mayfield School. The Hive College is based in Erdington, Birmingham and is a Specialist Further Education College for learners aged 19-25 years with Special Educational Needs and disabilities. In November 2023 we were graded Outstanding in every single aspect of an Ofsted Inspection.

We constantly strive for excellence, seeking innovative and collaborative ways of delivering the curriculum. As part of our on-going development of a highly successful specialist college, we have a Minibus Driver vacancy to join our team of professional and dedicated people. The college is a very happy and positive working environment. All staff are friendly and very supportive, we have excellent facilities and a superb environment to support teaching and learning and prepare our students for adulthood. We believe that ‘Better Never Ends’.

The right candidate will have:

• a full clean driving licence
• commitment to providing a reliable, efficient and timely service to our students
• a ‘can do’ and proactive approach to the role and will be responsible for safely transporting college students to and from college
• the capability to maintain accurate vehicle records

Informal conversations are warmly welcomed. If you would like to arrange an informal visit please email reception@hivecollege.org.uk.

We can offer:

• a collaborative and inclusive culture
• a committed, hardworking team who strive to provide the best education for all students
• comprehensive induction and probation support and regular opportunities for professional development and growth
• we offer 10 staff training days across the academic year; one or two of these days may be aggregated which means you complete training outside of normal working hours in twilight sessions
• employee assistance programme via BHSF – free totally confidential support
• access to discounts and offers via BHSF
• access to a generous pension scheme known as the local government pension scheme (LGPS) for support staff or teachers pension scheme for teachers
• generous annual leave entitlement for support staff based on length of service, starting at 29 days pro-rata, rising to 32 at 5 years’ plus service and 34 following 10 years’ plus service. Teachers annual leave is in line with teachers pay & conditions
• onsite parking at all sites
• we are the only trust to provide SEN Allowances to all roles who work with students, including teachers, TA’s, care assistants, pastoral care, guides and drivers

If you are determined, ambitious, hardworking and you meet our requirements, then we would love to hear from you.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.

How to Apply

Please apply online.

This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be subject to necessary pre-employment checks, including: an enhanced DBS; Childcare Disqualification (where applicable); qualifications (where applicable); medical fitness; identity and right to work.  All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. 

Applicants please note: This post is not part of the City Council and the successful candidate will not hold a Birmingham City Council Contract of Employment. Please use the contact details in the advert for information on actual employment conditions.

Rehabilitation of offenders: This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020. Which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account. Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide.

An online search will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates.