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Organisation: Kirklees
Directorate: Place
Service Area: Environmental Strategy & Climate Change
Hours: Various
Number of Jobs: Numerous
Location(s): Across Kirklees
Position type: Casual
Grade: Grade 5 – £13.26 – £13.46 per hour
Salary: £13.26 – £13.46 per hour
Enhancements / additional payments details: Casual Enhancement
Advert Wording: Based at Gatehouse Enterprise Centre, Lockwood, Huddersfield, HD1 3QD. Please note these roles are 0 hours and shifts will be as and when required on a casual basis. The roles involve working split shifts, weekdays and term time only.
Passenger Travel Team (Home to School Transport): We provide essential support to children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) on their journey from home to schools across Kirklees and beyond. We see the service we provide as an extension to the children’s school experience and our drivers are vital in ensuring that each journey is safe and enjoyable for the children we support.
The Role
Home to School Transport typically operates term time only, between 7.00am-10.00am and 2.00pm-5.30pm in any one day. However, applicants must be flexible and prepared to work outside those times when required.
Responsibilities and requirements
Drivers are required to have the D1 licence to drive the minibuses and are subject to an Enhanced DBS Check with both Adult and Children’s Barred List Checks.
The role requires some manual handling in securing passengers in wheelchairs and in adding/removing passenger seats to/from the vehicle. Some passengers are particularly vulnerable and can pose some challenging behaviour during transport.
Applicants must be willing to attend all mandatory training, including a package of training specific to the role. For a full list of role requirements, please see attached Job Profile.
Benefits
- Friendly and supportive team environment
- Ongoing training
- Wide range of well-being initiatives
As an employee of the Council, the right behaviours and attitudes are as important to us as the skills you bring to the job.
You will need to have a standard medical screening as determined by the Employee Healthcare Unit appropriate to occupational risk.
Standard application requirements include a DBS check at the appropriate level. A conviction may not exclude candidates from appointment but will be considered as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage applications from people with all differing abilities and welcome people with a disability to apply. If you need support completing the application form or any other format of the application, please contact the Recruitment Team by email or phone: 01484 221000.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and children and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
To discuss this role informally or for more information, you may contact Kathryn Westerby, manager of this role, at 01484 221000.
Closing date
22 June 2026, 11:55 PM
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