Trainee Bus Driver - Catford

Come and join our front line heroes working for a sustainable, diverse and community focused employer who puts its people at the heart of its business.

Our Stagecoach heroes continue to keep London’s people moving and the safety and support of our people is paramount and at the heart of our business.

Our vision is to help people lead more sustainable lives, harnessing new and greener technology, whilst protecting our people and customers. The health and wellbeing of our diverse people is a priority as we support people to be themselves at work and supporting our local communities with our charitable partnerships.

So come and join our Catford or Kangley Bridge garage heroes.

What You'll Get

• Paid Training: Get paid to train as not only will you be earning from day one, we’ll also pay for all of your training costs, worth around £4,000.
• Earnings: Typical annualised earnings of about £36,070 with overtime available (calculated on an average 41.9 hours per week).
• Shifts: Working different shifts with different days off each week.

Your Role

You’ll be one of our great team of bus drivers who transport our fantastic customers safely and comfortably every day to healthcare and employment, to shopping and leisure, and to friends and family.

Benefits

• Pension: Generous company pension scheme.
• Holiday: 20 days holiday.
• Financial Education: Free financial education and affordable loans.
• Discounts: 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: Free travel for you and a household member on TfL bus and rail services (non-contractual benefit). Outside London, free travel for you and a companion on Stagecoach buses.
• Guaranteed Hours: Guaranteed 38 minimum hours with overtime for those who want to increase their earnings.
• Job Security: Plenty of job security from being a key worker at the heart of our communities.
• UK-wide Opportunities: Transfer to a new location if you’re moving out of choice or circumstance, as we run bus companies across the UK.
• Training: Supportive and high-quality training from experienced driver trainers. You’ll learn everything you need to know about our routes, our vehicles, how to offer the best customer service and more.
• Career Development: Includes our Trade Up scheme for drivers who want to move into engineering, promotion opportunities to Driver Mentor, Regulator/Controller and Driving Instructor, and routes into management and leadership.
• Secondment Opportunities: Work elsewhere in the business, either on big events like Silverstone and Cheltenham Festival, or into head office support functions.
• Employee Assistance Programme: A confidential service available 24 hours a day to support health and wellbeing, providing specialist guidance on a range of personal and work-related issues.
• Working Environment: A great working environment with opportunities to make new friends. Managers work hard to create great places to work, and employee networks build inclusive environments for women, veterans, carers, multicultural and LGBTQ+ colleagues. We advocate and partner with our corporate charity, and promote health, wellbeing and family initiatives.

Requirements

It doesn’t matter if you’re working in customer service, the care industry, 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 (unless you have held the licence for under two years).
• You need to want to deliver great customer service.
• You need to have a patient, safe and courteous approach to driving.

How to Apply

The recruitment process is simple – you apply online, we’ll get you in for an interview, and that’s it!

So if that’s you, and you like what we’re offering, then apply above!