Relief Driver - Adults

Do you have a passion for working with adults who require transport to support their daily lives? If so, this may be the job for you! Drivers operate a daily split shift and are allocated varying routes using the councils in-house 16-seat minibuses to ensure all service users can access transport when programmed. Alongside a Passenger Assistant you will collect vulnerable adults from their homes, secure them safely on the bus and transport them to and from day support centres and community interest companies. You are responsible for the safety, wellbeing, and comfort of each service user during transit. Some service users have special educational needs, learning disabilities, Alzheimer's or dementia You are a key component in ensuring each vulnerable adult gets to access the essential and positive life enhancing services that they need., We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations. Adult social care transport is part of the Local Kitchen, Transport & Road Safety (LTRS) service. Drivers are supported by multiple teams, these include :

• Integrated Transport Unit (ITU).
• Business Support Team.
• Operations Team
ITU liaise with adult social care and review new service user referrals. They plan and develop all transport routes and ensure critical information is communicated effectively. The Business Support team are the central hub and manage day-to-day staff allocation. The Operational team are here for your wellbeing! They organise training, aspects of H&S, deliver staff engagement sessions, support attendance, listen to your needs and provide advice and guidance where needed if we don't know we'll find out. LTRS is dedicated to innovation and continues to advance the service through trust and technology. No matter what the working day brings we've got you covered. Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do.

Are you reliable, motivated, and dedicated to providing the best possible transport service? A Driver must be flexible, dynamic and able to complete any bus route at short notice to support wider service delivery. The people you transport completely depend on you to access essential support services which massively improves quality of life and provides much needed respite for family members and carers. You will have an understanding nature and bags of empathy when interacting with our vulnerable service users. You must have a strong work ethic, positive attitude, and proactive outlook to maximise the bus fleet and get everyone accessing the transport service to their destination every single day. You will be an integral part of a highly significant service which exists to help others in need.

Wigan Council has been voted Overall Council of the Year' at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards., Wigan Council prides itself on equality, inclusion and promoting diversity within the borough and aims to recruit a workforce that reflects our diverse communities. We invest in training and developing our staff, in a positive learning environment, and aim to be a consciously inclusive employer. We welcome applications from everybody in the community and would particularly encourage applicants from our underrepresented groups to apply. At Wigan, it is really important to us that applicants demonstrate our Team Wigan behaviours, and we do all we can to make sure that everyone feels like they belong. We have guidance in place to ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process.

Salary : Grade 4, £15,878 - £16,690 per annum. £12.18 - £12.80 per hour 25 hours per week