We are looking for a reliable and responsible Minibus Driver to support our secondary school on a casual basis, providing safe transport for students and staff to trips, sporting fixtures and other school activities.
You will be responsible for the safe operation of the school minibus, completing basic vehicle checks and following all school, safeguarding and road safety procedures.
You will also be a confident and responsible driver, reliable and flexible, with a calm and professional approach when working with young people. A valid driving licence with the appropriate entitlement to drive a minibus is essential. Relevant experience is desirable.
Our ethos is ‘Aspiring and Achieving Together’. Whilst we are committed to ensuring that every student makes excellent progress, this concept stretches well beyond academic performance. We firmly believe that every aspect of school should equip learners to be successful in all areas of their lives, both now and for their future. Indeed, every single decision or action taken improves the life chances of all our learners. This is underpinned by ensuring The Westleigh school is a safe, nurturing and happy environment: put simply, The Westleigh School is a great place to learn and a great place to work.
Uniting with The Shaw Education Trust brings with it new opportunities and a wealth of resources to supplement our mission to improve outcomes for all our students. Colleagues will have access to a large range of well-established training opportunities, such as a fully funded L5 Instructional Coaching qualification or Accelerated Leadership training, for those aspiring to Middle Leadership. Outstanding teachers will also achieve Trust Professional Advocate designation, which provides exciting opportunities to support colleagues within both The Westleigh School and across other SET schools to share best practice. With this brings the opportunity to engage in the cross-trust peer review and Trust CPD programme.
At
Shaw Education Trust, we believe every role has the power to transform a life.
Whether you’re supporting behind the scenes, inspiring in the classroom, or
leading with vision, you will be part of something truly meaningful.
Our
values—opportunity, integrity, community, and equity—guide everything we
do. Our vision is “Opening doors to the world through the power of
learning.” We bring this to life through our mission: working
together to inspire communities where every school is valued, every voice
matters, and every learner thrives.
We
are a dynamic and growing family of primary, secondary, and special schools,
proudly serving communities from Birmingham to Bury.
Our
people are our greatest asset, and we are deeply committed to their development
through high-quality training, apprenticeships, talent development programmes,
and research opportunities, we empower our staff to thrive as skilled,
confident professionals. We champion wellbeing, value every voice, and foster a
culture where you feel supported, motivated, and inspired to make a real
difference.
You
will join a collaborative network of schools where shared expertise and a
strong professional community drive success. Every academy within our Trust has
an equal voice, and every colleague plays a vital role in shaping tailored
learning experiences that raise aspirations and build brighter futures.
If
you have the passion, dedication, and drive to help shape lives and create
futures filled with promise, we would love you to join our team.
Together,
let’s make the remarkable happen.
We
believe every child has the potential to be extraordinary.
In
our secondary schools, we pride ourselves on our innovative approach to
curriculum design, to ensure all our schools have breadth and ambition for all
students, regardless of their starting points and barriers. Standard curriculum
models don’t always engage all students, so we constantly seek to innovate and
provide better opportunities to develop both knowledge and skills for life. We
want our students to believe their curriculum is bold, exciting, purposeful,
and ultimately leads to something meaningful for them. Some examples of our
innovation include moving towards a trust wide approach to enrichment and
competitions, to provide a world class enrichment programme and more opportunities
for essential skills like reading and cultural capital. We are also introducing
vocational and technical pathways, which run through the normal school
curriculum but attract support from leading employers and universities to
develops work-readiness in our students, so that they can progress onto T
Levels and apprenticeships.
We
are currently at an exciting point in their evolution, with collaboration at
the heart of our collective endeavour. We don’t operate in silos: we value the
power of the pack and strive to collaborate as a collective, ensuring no school
or colleague is left behind. We are currently co-constructing an aligned
curriculum across all EBacc curriculum subjects, to create a world class
curriculum, rich in powerful knowledge and skills. This is driving up standards
through the sharing of the very best practice, whilst allowing each school
sufficient flexibility for autonomy to do what is right for their local
context. A by-product of this approach has been the reduction in planning
workload for colleagues, meaning they can spend more time on the things that
matter and fostering strong relationships with pupils and delivery of the
curriculum.
Shaw
Education Trust offer the following employee benefits with your Teaching or
Support Staff employment:
- An excellent Local Government Pension Scheme (Support
Staff) / Teachers Pension (Teaching Staff)
- Support Staff only based on working full time,
all year - Generous holiday entitlement from your first day of
employment (37 days holiday rising to 39 days after 5 years’
service including Bank Holidays)
- Access to Medicash Health & Wellbeing Plan: Enjoy
health services designed to support your well-being.
- Free DiscountForTeachers Scheme for all staff (Support
and Teaching), Exclusive discounts to save money with a wide selection of
discounts and exclusive offers from hundreds of the biggest brands.
- Free Eye Tests
- Cycle to work scheme
- Access to our Institute of
Education and fantastic opportunities to help you grow, contribute and
flourish in your role and in the Trust.
We
know our people are the key to our success and so we’re committed to
ensuring the employment experience at Shaw Education Trust is a rewarding
one.
Salary Grade: Grade 2, SCP 8-10, £24,414- £24,796 FTE – (Pay Award Pending)
Actual Salary: £12.65 - £12.85 per hour – (Pay Award Pending)
Working hours: Casual Hours
The Westleigh School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment, click here to review Safeguarding and Pupil Protection Policy https://www.shaw-education.org.uk/our-trust/key-information
This position is subject to robust vetting procedures, including an online search for all shortlisted candidates, successful candidates will be subject to a fully Enhanced DBS check along with other relevant employment checks. You will be asked to disclose all relevant unspent and, where applicable, unfiltered spent reprimands, formal warnings, cautions, and convictions.
As part of our safer recruitment and pre-employment checking process, all shortlisted candidates are required to provide original documentation to verify their identity, qualifications and RTW in the UK. Shaw Education Trust requires all applicants to be eligible to work in the UK with no restrictions as we are unable to offer sponsorship/work visas.
This role involves working with children and young people and therefore carries specific safeguarding responsibilities, details of these responsibilities are set out in the JD. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the successful applicant will be required to disclose relevant criminal history information in accordance with current legislation and guidance.
Check if you need to tell someone about your criminal record: https://www.gov.uk/tell-employer-or-college-about-criminal-record/what-information-you-need-to-give
SET is an Equal Opportunities employer, we are fully committed to ensuring that our recruitment and selection processes promote EDI at every stage.
In accordance with our safer recruitment policy CVs alone will not be accepted.
We reserve the right to appoint before the closing date as we review applications on an on-going basis and interviews may be arranged as suitable candidates are identified.