Job Description
We are looking for Trainee Bus Drivers to join us in the Weymouth area!
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 qualified bus driver you will be earning £9.11 - £10.00 per hour + great benefits (£8.72 per hour whilst in training - training on average lasts 4 weeks). Your working hours will be between 39 per week (this is a permanent position).
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 3 points) .
Training & Qualifications:
Full paid training will be provided which includes;
What will we offer you?
What do we do?
We are the local bus company in the Wessex area. We have two depots located in Weymouth and Bridport from which we serve Dorset, South Somerset and East Devon. Our services run across the 95 miles of coastline between Poole and Axminster and 185 million years of history. With so many bus routes you could be taking our customers to explore the West Bay, Monkey World, Bovington Tank Museum, Portland Bill and many other places to find out what makes our area such a spectacular and unique World Heritage Site.
At First Wessex we are supportive of each other and dedicated to our customers, delivering high quality customer service to our passengers.
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.
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