Qualified Bus Driver (Weekends and evenings) - Orkney

Salary £14 Per Hour. OTE £31,400 pro rata Qualified Bus Driver - Weekends and Evenings Stagecoach is looking for qualified bus and coach drivers to join our Orkney driving team to work in the evenings...

Salary

£14 Per Hour. OTE £31,400 pro rata

Qualified Bus Driver - Weekends and Evenings
Stagecoach is looking for qualified bus and coach drivers to join our Orkney driving team to work in the evenings and / or at weekends.
  • £31,400 typical annual earnings (pro rata)

  • Ideal opportunity for someone trying to fit a career around a life.

  • Get paid the full rate of pay from day 1.

  • Brilliant benefits including free ActiveLife membership..

  • Full in-house training provided including CPC renewal / qualification.

  • Great career development opportunities.

  • Modern, state of the art fleet.

  • Satisfaction in knowing that you are a vital part of the Orkney community.

You’ll be part of our Orkney team of around 50 staff 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’s loads of reasons for you to join the Stagecoach Highland team…

  • Great benefits including a generous company pension scheme, 29 days holiday a year rising to 33 after 2 years service, 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

  • Pay Rates £14.00 per hour. Overtime rate for all hours worked over 42 hours of £16.50 per hour.

  • 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 or into our head office support functions

  • An employee assistance programme to support health and wellbeing 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 counselling sessions are also offered, alongside telephone and online support.

  • A great working environment with loads of opportunity 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 of things we need from you:

For the qualified PCV driver role

  • You need to have a PCV licence, 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 please apply!

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 Orkney Scott's Rd Kirkwall KW15 1GR

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