Trainee Bus Driver

£12.21 - £14.30 per hour

Start your bus driving career with Arriva at our Shrewsbury depot, where you will be at the heart of your community! Whether it is getting commuters to work, helping customers with popping to the shops or getting children to school - we provide an important service in connecting our customers to what matters to them.

As a Bus Driver, you will get to know the familiar faces on your routes, build relationships and even be the highlight of someone’s day. Did you know that Bus Drivers are one of the most thanked jobs in the UK?

We are proud of our customer service and how we support our community - and we would love to have like-minded individuals as part of our team.

Pay Rate: £12.21 - £14.30

• During Training (the first 4-6 weeks) - £12.21 per hour

After Training:

• Monday to Saturday - £14.30
• Sunday £15.33 per hour

Pay rates reviewed via frequent pay negotiations.

What’s in it for you?

• Full paid training where you‘ll receive your PCV licence - you‘ll go through our Arriva Training School and learn everything you need to know about being a Bus Driver. The training generally last approx. 4 weeks and will take place at our Telford depot, before you then work with a mentor for a further few weeks.

• Overtime opportunities - extra shifts, bank holidays, all paid at a premium rate.

• Ongoing CPC training.

• Development and great career opportunities - whether that‘s into management, support training, or as an expert driver.

• Working for an inclusive and diverse company that put’s our customers at the heart of what we do, and what a responsibility for you to be transporting our precious cargo ensuring they get to their destinations.

• Access to the Mydrive app where you can win a £50 voucher monthly for the top 2 Bus Drivers in the area.

Hours of Work:

• 5 out of 6 days (Monday to Saturday) - no Sundays!

• Our rotas are constructed with our driving team in mind. These are split into main types of work (local, interurban and Park & Ride), though there can be a mix of each type.

• Full and part-time options are available, and the full-time rotas consist of mixed 4 and 5-day weeks, with 1 in 4 weekends off – with every other of these consisting of 5 days (perfect for getting away).

• A mix of early finishes, later starts, short days and long days exist, and every effort is made to finish for a weekend on an early and start back on a later start to maximise rest periods.

• We cannot offer fixed early, afternoon or evenings separately.

• Overtime available at request / availability.

Requirements:

• Must be over 18 years of age

• Have been driving for a minimum of 6 months

• No more than 6 points on your licence

• Can pass a drug and alcohol test

• Great people and customer service skills

• Flexibility to work shifts

Benefits:

• Fantastic career progression and training opportunities

• Free to use staff bus operates a route around Leicester in the mornings and evenings to get drivers to and from work at those early start times and late finishes

• Shuttle service from the depot to town to get you to your starting point.

• Access to the ‘Arriva Village‘, where you can take advantage of store discounts and offers

• Free bus travel for you and your family (within the same household) if you do not need to use it then you can nominate someone else

• Arriva Workplace Pension

• Enhanced rates of pay

• Long service awards

• Access to the Mydrive app and road safety scheme where you can get rewarded a £50 voucher monthly for being the top Arriva driver

This is an excellent time to start your journey with us, with paid training through our Arriva training school, and rates increasing across the area.

At Arriva we strive for inclusion and diversity, we are a community that brings everyone together…not just our passengers.