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Trainee Bus Driver

🏢 Stagecoach 📍 Whitehaven, England 💼 Company - Public

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£11 - £11

£1 - £1 / mo

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Location Base

Whitehaven, England

Tier-1 UK Economic Zone

Est. Take-Home Pay

68% - 74% (After PAYE & NI)

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Transatlantic Parity

1.0 GBP ≈ $1.28 USD Living Standard

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Position Overview & Specifications

Salary

From May 2023
£11.00 per hour whilst training
£11.45 per hour Minibus rising to £12.06 by March 2024
£12.30 per hour Big Bus rising to £13.00 by March 2024
Agreed pay rises during these dates

Trainee Bus Driver – Workington

Stagecoach are looking for trainee bus drivers to join our Workington team.

Agreed Pay Rises your rate of pay will increase over the next year starting at £11.45 for our minibus drivers increasing gradually at stages of £11.83 in November and £12.06 by March 2024, for our big bus drivers this will start at £12.30 increasing at rates of £12.71 in November and by March 2024 £13.00

Get paid to train and zero training costs as not only will you be earning from day one, we’ll also pay for all of your training costs to achieve a recognised national qualification in Passenger Transport and your PCV licence, worth around £4,000

Typical annualised earnings of £25,000 increasing to £28,500

You’ll be one of 150 who transport our fantastic customers safely and comfortably every day to healthcare and employment, to shopping and leisure, and to friends and family.

Aside from the satisfaction of being a key worker in your community, there’s loads of reasons for you to join the Stagecoach in Cumbria and North Lancashire team…

Great benefits including a generous company pension scheme, 28 days holiday, free travel for you and a partner/child, free financial education and affordable loans, and finally a range of money-saving opportunities including discounts on holidays and retail, cinema outings, dental insurance, vehicle breakdown cover and hotels and attractions

Guaranteed 39 minimum hours with overtime for those who want to increase their earnings

Plenty of job security from being a key worker at the heart of our communities, where we always need great people behind the wheel

UK-wide opportunities whereby if you’re moving out of choice or circumstance, as we run bus companies across the UK, you can transfer to a new location

Supportive and high quality training from some of the best (and nicest!) driving instructors and training managers in the industry – we’ll teach you everything you need to know about our routes, our vehicles, our tickets and more

Career development including our Trade Up scheme for drivers who want to move into engineering, promotion opportunities to Lead Driver, Inspector, Controller and Driving Instructor, and routes into management and leadership for those who want that

Secondment opportunities to work elsewhere in the business – either on big events like Silverstone and Cheltenham Festival, or into our head office support functions

An employee assistance programme to support health and wellbeing through a confidential service available 24 hours a day which provides specialist guidance and assistance on a range of personal and work-related issues, from dealing with stress and anxiety to managing financial, marital or legal issues. Face-to-face counselling sessions are also offered, alongside telephone and online support.

A great working environment with loads of opportunity to make new friends from a bunch of great workmates, managers who work hard to create great places to work, and employee networks building inclusive environments for women, veterans, carers, multicultural and LGBTQ+ colleagues

Stagecoach workplace culture is one where everyone can be themselves and where all the differences our people bring to the business are celebrated. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of background, gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation or age.

Location:

Whitehaven Depot c/o Broadacre House 16-20 Lowther Street Carlisle CA3 8DA

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Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

Application & Resume Screening

Submit your tailored CV/Resume directly to the talent acquisition portal.

Technical & Competency Interviews

Virtual interviews with the hiring manager and multidisciplinary team.

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Written agreement outlining compensation, equity, retirement vesting, and relocation allowances.

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

Equipment provisioning, team orientation, and commencement of duties.

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Transatlantic Cost of Living & Purchasing Power Benchmark

Position Overview & Specifications

Candidate Selection & Onboarding Process

Application & Resume Screening

Technical & Competency Interviews

Formal Offer & Benefits Negotiation

Onboarding & Corporate Integration

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