Post: Minibus Driver

Salary: Grade 1 £25,614 FTE (£6,135.73 Actual)

Allowances: SEN Allowance - £1,779 pro rata

Hours of work: 10 hours per week, with flexibility to support operational needs, Term Time Only

Mon: 07:00 – 09:30 and 15:45 – 18:15
Tue: 15:45 – 18:15
Thu: 15:45 – 18:15

Contract type: Permanent

Start date of role: Autumn Term 2026

Closing date: 26 October 2026

Interview date: W/C 9 November 2026

Enhanced DBS Check Required: Yes

PREVIOUS APPLICANTS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS NEED NOT APPLY

EIAT is a thriving Multi Academy Trust in North Birmingham incorporating The Hive College, Wilson Stuart School, Queensbury School Mayfield School, Lime Tree Nursery and Blue Sky Nursery. We strive to share best practice and work in cohesive, collaborative and innovative ways. Our ethos is 'Better Never Ends'.

The Hive College is based in Erdington, Birmingham and is a Specialist Further Education College for learners aged 19-25 years with Special Educational Needs and disabilities. In November 2023 we were graded Outstanding in every single aspect of an Ofsted Inspection.

Our adopted college motto is ‘Believing is achieving’, which resonates through everything we do at The Hive and it’s at the heart of what we want our students to aspire to. We constantly strive for excellence, seeking innovative and collaborative ways of delivering the curriculum. As part of our on-going development of a highly successful specialist college, we have a Minibus Driver vacancy to join our team of professional and dedicated people.

The college is a very happy and positive working environment. All staff are friendly and very supportive, we have excellent facilities and a superb environment to support teaching and learning and prepare our students for adulthood.

We offer three individualised study programmes for students with PMLD, SLD, MLD and ASD. Our study programmes focus on preparation for adulthood, which include:

Employment
Independent living
Good health
Friends, relationships and community

The right candidate will have:

A full clean driving licence with D1 entitlement
The ability to follow designated routes to safely transport students with special educational needs to and from college
Strong communication skills and a calm, patient approach
The ability to conduct daily safety checks and adhere to legal and college safety requirements
Effective problem solving skills
A flexible and positive attitude

We can offer:

A collaborative and inclusive culture that values every employee.
A committed, hardworking team who strive to provide the best education for all students.
Comprehensive induction and probation support and regular opportunities for professional development and growth.
10 staff training days across the academic year; one or two of these days may be aggregated which means completing training outside of normal working hours in twilight sessions.
An Employee Assistance Programme via the BHSF App – including free totally confidential support, access to a GP 24/7 and counselling.
Access to discounts and offers at many well-known retailers and other organisations via the BHSF App.
Access to a generous pension scheme known as the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) for support staff or Teachers Pension Scheme (TPS) for Teachers.
Generous annual leave entitlement for support staff based on length of service, starting at 29 days pro-rata, rising to 32 at 5 years’ plus service and 34 following 10 years’ plus service. Teachers annual leave is in line with Teachers Pay & Conditions.
Family friendly policies.
Onsite parking at all sites.

We are the only Trust to provide SEN Allowances to ALL roles who work with students, including Teachers, TA’s, Care Assistants, Pastoral Care, Guides and Drivers.

If you are determined, hardworking and think that working at our Trust might be for you, then we would love to hear from you.

If you would like to arrange an informal visit or discuss the role, please contact reception@hivecollege.org.uk

The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of students and expect all staff to share this commitment. Successful candidates will be subject to all necessary pre-employment checks, including an enhanced DBS, Childcare Disqualification (where applicable), qualifications, medical fitness, identity and right to work. All applicants will be required to provide two suitable references. An online search (and a prohibition check for teachers) will also be carried out as part of due diligence on all short-listed candidates. All successful candidates will be required to present their birth certificate along with evidence of any changes.

Please read a copy of our Recruitment and Selection Policy here: EIAT-Recruitment-and-Selection-Policy.pdf.

To read a copy of our Safeguarding and Child Protection Policy please click on the link below:

Policies (educationimpact.org.uk)

To read our policy on the Recruitment of Ex-Offenders please click on the link below:

Policies (educationimpact.org.uk)

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement of the role.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020 and 2023, which means that when applying for certain jobs and activities certain spent convictions and cautions are ‘protected’, so they do not need to be disclosed to employers, and if they are disclosed, employers cannot take them into account.

Further information about filtering offences can be found in the DBS filtering guide:

DBS filtering guide - GOV.UK

To read a copy of our Privacy Notice for applicants please click on the link below:

GDPR/ FOI

Please note that only Trust application forms will be accepted. We will not read accompanying Curriculum Vitaes (CV’s) or accept them instead of an application form.

Please note that applications must be the creation of the candidate applying; while technology, including artificial intelligence, may be used to help the candidate select certain phraseology, if substantial use of AI is used, the application will be disregarded.

If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date, please assume that your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

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