Trainee Bus Driver - Plumstead
Stagecoach GroupExpected closing date: Friday, 29 January 2027
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Key Takeaways
- Earn about £36,070 annually with overtime, with all training costs covered.
- Full-time role as a Trainee Bus Driver in Plumstead.
- Receive comprehensive training and a range of benefits including free travel and a pension scheme.
- Applications close on 29 January 2027.
About the Role
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 Plumstead garage heroes.
What You'll Get
- Get paid to train: We’ll pay for all of your training costs, worth around £4,000.
- Typical annualised earnings: About £36,070 with overtime available (calculated on an average 41.9 hours per week).
- Working patterns: Different shifts with different days off each week.
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
- Great benefits: Generous company pension scheme, 20 days holiday, free financial education, affordable loans, and 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 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: 38 minimum hours with overtime available.
- Job security: As a key worker at the heart of our communities.
- UK-wide opportunities: Transfer to a new location if you move.
- Supportive training: Learn everything you need to know about our routes, vehicles, and customer service.
- 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, on big events or in head office support functions.
- Employee assistance programme: 24-hour confidential service supporting health and wellbeing.
- Great working environment: Opportunity to make new friends, supportive managers, and employee networks.
Entry Requirements
- Be 18 years old.
- Hold a driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points (unless you have held the licence for under two years).
- Want to deliver great customer service.
- Have a patient, safe, and courteous approach to driving.
It doesn’t matter if you’re working in customer service, the care industry, retail, hospitality or in a warehouse or factory.