Minibus Driver - SEN

About the role

Watling View School, St. Albans

Casual Part Time / Adhoc Minibus Drivers

We require enthusiastic Minibus Drivers to work with children who have severe learning difficulties. This role includes working with our children and young people during term time, driving the minibus to various community based locations.

You must have a D1 qualification on your driving licence and be willing to undertake a Minibus test if required.

Work hours are variable through the week, term-time only and paid on an hourly basis. 

Pay spine H2 – From 11.79 per hour

Previous experience with special needs children would be an advantage but not essential. 

 

We are proud of our:

• Extraordinary pupils

• Innovative, dedicated staff

• Excellent support and encouragement from Governors and the Senior Leadership Team

• Varied and superb quality professional development

• School community that continually strives to improve

• Ethos of focusing on positive learning behaviour and high expectations for all pupils and staff

 

We will offer you:

• A new starter induction programme

• Membership to Herts Rewards, our employee benefits scheme including discounts and cashback for high street shops and online shopping

• Subscription to our comprehensive Healthcare and Wellbeing package

• A varied and ongoing professional development programme (CPD)

• Extensive sick pay from the 1st day of absence (after 6 months service)

• Generous pension provision

• Various staff social events during the academic year

• Optional Childcare Vouchers scheme

• Opportunity to earn overtime for working at our after school clubs

• Annual appraisal programme

• Annual Occasional Day

• Free on-site car park

 

Watling View is a Good School (Ofsted, March 2020), catering for the needs of children and young people with severe and profound and multiple learning difficulties (2 to19 years in age). A significant number of our pupils have autism and one in five has Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties. We aim to develop and enhance the potential of our pupils through an ethos and philosophy which emphasises that we are all of equal value as members of an interdependent supportive community.

Appointment to this post is subject to satisfactory clearance of enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks, including the barred list, as well as all other pre-appointment checks in accordance with Keeping Children Safe in Education (2024).

To apply, please click the yellow "Apply for this Job" button in the top right hand corner of this advert and complete the application form.

Please do not send CV’s as only completed application forms will be considered. The school website can be seen at www.watlingview.herts.sch.uk.

 

Watling View School, Watling View, St. Albans Herts AL1 2NU Tel:  01727 850560, e-mail admin@watlingview.herts.sch.uk