Trainee Bus Driver
About this role
About First Bus:
Are you ready to advance your career with one of the UK's leading bus operators? Join a forward-thinking company that embraces cutting-edge bus technology, from innovative mobile apps to environmentally friendly vehicles. We are passionate about delivering passenger journeys that are sustainable, comfortable, and efficient. We are at the forefront of innovation in the industry, connecting communities and shaping the future of public transport.
Trainee Bus Driver – Paid Training
Leeds Hunslet Park, West Yorkshire
£13.80 per hour (£26,031 per annum)
Hours: 37 hours per week - 4 days per week (Sunday to Saturday)
(Hours assigned in advance on a shift / rota basis)
The role
We're recruiting Trainee Bus Drivers in Leeds. If you've held a full UK driving licence for at least 6 months, we'll pay you to train for your PCV and CPC qualifications. Once qualified, you'll be safely transporting customers across your local community.
What You'll Need
- Full UK driving licence (max 6 points), held 6+ months
- A positive, customer-focused attitude
- Willingness to learn and develop
- Reliable and safety-focused
- Right to work in the UK
- Applicants are advised that background checks will be conducted as a standard part of our recruitment process.
Rewards:
Your health is important to us which is why we offer Simply Health & Smart Health for you and your dependents at no cost to you! This offering includes cash back benefits across optical & dental as well as virtual GP appointments, mental health support and nutrition and fitness advise. Our EAP provision offers 24hr, 365 days a year mental health support
We are also committed to your financial wellbeing, and we offer a platform with many discounts on high street brands and supermarkets etc
Working at First you also receive discounted train travel for you and your family after 6 months service as well as a free bus pass
Free onsite parking + cycle to work scheme
Up to 5 weeks holiday + bank holidays
Pension scheme and chance to buy discounted FirstGroup shares
Enhanced maternity / paternity pay
Company at a glance
FirstGroup plc is a leading private sector provider of public transport.
Our services are a vital part of society – transporting customers for business, education, health, social or leisure purposes. We create solutions that reduce complexity, making travel smoother and life easier.
FirstGroup is one of the UK's largest bus operators, serving two-thirds of the UK’s 15 largest conurbations, including major urban areas such as Glasgow, Bristol and Leeds, with a fifth of the market outside London. We are also one of the most experienced rail operators in the UK and the only one to run every sort of railway - long distance, regional, commuter and sleeper operations. We carried more 772,000 passengers a day in 2022/23 across our five rail operations.
We operate three passenger franchises – Avanti West Coast, Great Western Railway, South Western Railway – and two open access operations, Lumo and Hull Trains.
We provide easy and convenient mobility, improving quality of life by connecting people and communities.
For information on careers with FirstGroup in the UK click here:
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Top Benefits
- Health insurance
- Mental health support
- Nutrition and fitness advice
- Discounts on high street brands
- Discounted train travel
- Free bus pass
- Free onsite parking
- Cycle to work scheme
- Paid holiday
- Pension scheme
- Discounted shares
- Enhanced maternity pay
- Enhanced paternity pay
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