Minibus Driver

Care to Join Us?

At South Hampshire College Group, we're passionate about creating opportunities, changing lives, and supporting our communities. If you're a reliable, customer-focused driver who enjoys working with people and making a difference, we'd love to hear from you.

We are looking for a Minibus Driver to provide a safe, reliable and professional transport service for students.

This role will be based at Fareham College and involves transporting students between Fareham Train Station and the CEMAST and CETEC campuses, helping to ensure learners can travel safely and efficiently to and from college.

The position is 25 hours per week, working:

• 07:30 - 10:00
• 15:00 - 17:30

You'll play an important part in supporting our learners and colleagues while helping to ensure our campuses operate smoothly and safely.

We offer great benefits including;

• Generous annual leave
• Enhanced employer pension contribution
• Regular training and development

Duties

• Safely transporting students, staff and visitors between College sites and external locations.
• Transporting equipment and resources to and from outreach centres and campuses.
• Carrying out vehicle safety checks and ensuring vehicles are clean, roadworthy and compliant.
• Responding appropriately to breakdowns, accidents or emergencies.
• Supporting the Estates and Health & Safety teams in maintaining effective transport services.
• Providing excellent customer service and acting as a positive ambassador for South Hampshire College Group.
• Administering first aid where trained and appropriate.
• Working flexibly across all College campuses, with occasional evening and weekend work as required.

Ideal Attributes:

• Have a full, clean driving licence with entitlement to drive a minibus.
• Be a safe, responsible and confident driver.
• Have excellent communication and customer service skills.
• Be reliable, flexible and able to work across multiple sites.
• Be committed to maintaining high standards of health and safety.
• Be willing to undertake relevant training, including First Aid and Health & Safety.
• Share our commitment to safeguarding, equality, diversity and inclusion.

About Us
The South Hampshire College Group (SHCG) is a dynamic, purpose driven Further Education organisation with a commitment to Creating Better Futures for learners, employers and communities within South Hampshire and beyond.

We pride ourselves on living our values - Collaborative, Inclusive and Aspirational. We also understand the difference exceptional employees can make to us delivering outstanding results and we are always seeking to attract talent who can add value and who will be proud to be part of our growing organisation.

South Hampshire College Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Our recruitment practices follow safer recruitment guidance, including enhanced DBS checks, online checks, and thorough pre employment vetting. We value equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging, and welcome applications from all backgrounds.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.