We are looking for Trainee & Qualified Bus Drivers to join our team in Bradford. Existing licence holders will now receive a £1k welcome bonus (full T&C’s below).
Going out on the open road as a bus driver, you’ll work on your own initiative and take ownership of your bus on its travels, looking after passenger safety and providing a great customer experience. You’ll drive different routes, issue tickets and drop people off at their destinations.
As a trainee bus driver you will be paid £10.75 per hour, progressing to the higher rate of pay (£13 per hour) within just 3 years. You will be contracted to a 40-hour working week on a permanent contract.
Who are we looking for?
We are looking for someone who is a good communicator and gets on well with people. You must be patient, a safe driver, reliable and calm under pressure. Happy to work a variety of shifts including early mornings, evenings and weekends, you should also have a full UK driving licence (with no more than 6 points) .
Training & Qualifications:
Full paid training will be provided which includes.
What can we offer you?
What do we do?
One of the UK’s largest bus operators, our team of 17,000 Journey Makers helps 1.6 million customers every single day to get to where they want to go. Together we provide helpful and reliable services on our buses, keep thousands of vehicles on the road and make sure everything runs smoothly.
We can offer you a wide range of rewarding careers, as we make a big investment in the future and transform the world of bus travel.
FirstGroup plc welcomes applications from a diverse range of candidates regardless of background, gender, race, religious beliefs, disability, sexual orientation or age. We aspire to be a diverse and inclusive organisation because we believe that diversity brings benefits for our customers, communities and our people. Valuing our differences and drawing on our collective knowledge and experience helps us develop new services, open up new markets and broaden our customer base.
£1,000 Welcome Bonus Terms and Conditions
Applications between 12th July 2021 and 30th Dec 2021 for licence holders that hold full DCPC with a min of 12 months entitlement before expiry. Further paid DCPC training covered by First West Yorkshire Training Team.
Paid £500 at the end of probation (6 months) subject to continued employment and further £500 paid after 12 months of driving service.
Employees of any First Group operating companies who leave or who have left the company in the last 6 months and re-join will not be eligible to receive the PCV holder joining bonus.
Excludes internal transfers.
Applicants must meet the normal First West Yorkshire recruitment, selection and licence criteria and must not have any of the following offences valid on their licence: 1/ CU80 (driving whilst using a mobile phone) in the last 4 years. 2/ DR (Drink) in the last 11 years. 3/ DG (Drug) in the last 11 years. 4/ DD (Reckless/dangerous driving in the last 11 years.
Applicants who leave for whatever the reason before or in between each driving service anniversary date will not be eligible for the next bonus payment stage.
If the applicant leaves for whatever reason before 6 months, the first part of the bonus will not be paid.
If the applicant leaves for whatever reason after 6 months, but before 12 months then the second part of the bonus will not be paid.
Drivers employed under an agency contract or where an agency introduction fee has been paid are not eligible for the PCV joining bonus.
The PCV bonus scheme is only open for PCV driving roles.
The bonus scheme may be withdrawn at any time.
