Trainee Bus Driver Whitehaven, England
Stagecoach
Full Time
Whitehaven, England
11 GBP HOURLY Today
Job description
Salary
From May 2023£11.00 per hour whilst training
£11.45 per hour Minibus rising to £12.06 by March 2024
£12.30 per hour Big Bus rising to £13.00 by March 2024
Agreed pay rises during these dates
Trainee Bus Driver – Workington
Stagecoach are looking for trainee bus drivers to join our Workington team.
- Agreed Pay Rises your rate of pay will increase over the next year starting at £11.45 for our minibus drivers increasing gradually at stages of £11.83 in November and £12.06 by March 2024, for our big bus drivers this will start at £12.30 increasing at rates of £12.71 in November and by March 2024 £13.00
- Get paid to train and zero training costs as not only will you be earning from day one, we’ll also pay for all of your training costs to achieve a recognised national qualification in Passenger Transport and your PCV licence, worth around £4,000
- Typical annualised earnings of £25,000 increasing to £28,500
You’ll be one of 150 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 in Cumbria and North Lancashire team…
- Great benefits including a generous company pension scheme, 28 days holiday, free travel for you and a partner/child, 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
- Guaranteed 39 minimum hours with overtime for those who want to increase their earnings
- 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
- Supportive and high quality training from some of the best (and nicest!) driving instructors and training managers in the industry – we’ll teach you everything you need to know about our routes, our vehicles, our tickets and more
- 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 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
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:
Whitehaven Depot c/o Broadacre House 16-20 Lowther Street Carlisle CA3 8DA
Stagecoach
https://www.stagecoachbus.com
Perth, United Kingdom
Ray O’Toole
$2 to $5 billion (USD)
10000+ Employees
Company - Public
Taxi & Car Services
1980
