- Permanent Full-time role offering attractive salary
- Not-for-profit salary packaging - increases your take home pay
- Supportive team and great work environment
What We Can Offer
Our culture is both supportive and collaborative, where you can make your role your own. In return you'll get:
- A work culture that truly values you and invests in your career.
- Salary packaging options and tax benefits.
- A range of employee discounts and benefits.
- Ongoing professional development and career opportunities.
- Mental Health Programs (EAP).
About the Opportunity
Working closely with the Lifestyle team the Bus Driver is responsible for providing driving services for, and to ensure safe and comfortable transport of Residents to a range of local areas. Your day will involve driving the bus, helping residents of differing abilities on and off the bus, ensuring proper record keeping and logs for the bus and cleaning the bus as required. We are looking for someone who is a good problem solver, who uses initiative, and demonstrates good presentation and customer service at all times.
About You
The ideal candidate must demonstrate the following:
- A current Victorian driving licence (LR/MR/HR)
- A current Driver Certificate (Apply For Your Driver Accreditation | Safe Transport Victoria
- Be able to pass a pre‐employment physical examination and medical history check
- Australian Work Rights
- Experience driving a bus is essential
- Experience in aged care or community work is preferable
- Manual handling experience
- Safe driving record
- Immunisation Record - COVID mandatory
- Availability and reliability to commit to required shifts
- Ability to communicate effectively with residents, families and all levels of staff
- Strong passion for working with the elderly
The Successful applicants must complete a National Police Check, provide proof of Flu & COVID-19 Vaccination and possibly complete a NDIS Worker Screen.
Our residential aged care communities are supported by specialised teams who care deeply about our residents’ individual needs. Together with residents, healthcare partners and families, our teams deliver best practice care with the highest standards of safety, clinical practice and governance.
