Trainee Bus Driver reference: JR10077

Salary £11.44 p.h. rising to £15.05 p.h. after training (4 weeks holiday) or £14.73. (5 weeks holiday) Trainee Bus Driver Stagecoach are looking for trainee bus drivers to join our Herne Bay team. 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 earnings £15.05 per hour after training which is £30,521 per year You’ll be one of 180 drivers 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 South East team… Great benefits including a generous company pension scheme, 4 weeks holiday with an option of 5 weeks for a different pay scale, 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 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 Guaranteed 39 minimum hours with overtime available (but not guaranteed) 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 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 online, we’ll get you in for an interview and to see the depot, and that it! It doesn’t matter if you’re working in customer service, retail, hospitality or in a warehouse or factory, the only things we need are… You need to be 18 years old and hold a driving licence with 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 Herne Bay Depot Eddington Lane Herne Bay CT6 5TR 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