Qualified Bus Driver - Caithness

Salary £14.00 per hour. OTE £31,400 based on a 43 hour working week. Overtime rate £16.50 per hour paid for hours above 42. Bus Driver We are looking for qualified bus drivers / PCV licence holders to join our Caithness team. Get paid to train and zero training costs if you are needing a CPC qualification. Ongoing CPC qualification will also be provided by Stagecoach. Typical annualised earnings of £31,400 based on a 43 hour working week. Brilliant benefits including free Highlife Highland individual or family membership (up to £37.40 per month value). Different shift patterns available so you can fit work around your existing commitments You’ll be one of 25 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 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 it! There are a few of things we need from you: 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 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 Thurso Depot Lovers Lane Thurso KW14 7EQ Welcome to Stagecoach, the UK #1 bus company. If you’re ready to join our team, simply fill out an application. It takes less than 90 seconds to complete. Every day we help millions of passengers get to the people and places that matter to them, connecting the communities we are proud to serve. We operate some of the most recognised and successful public transport brands, driving growth through innovation, investment and high quality service to our customers. Overview Stagecoach Group is a leading multi-modal UK public transport company, with operations in England, Scotland and Wales. The Group operates bus, coach, and tram services in regulated and deregulated markets. Stagecoach is the UK biggest bus and coach operator. We have major city bus operations in London, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Hull, Sheffield, Oxford and Cambridge, as well as inter-urban services linking smaller locations. We also run the low-cost coach service megabus.com in the UK and run Scotland biggest coach operator, Scottish Citylink, as a joint venture