School Minibus Driver - The Meadow School

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Minibus driver to join The Meadows School. We are looking for an enthusiastic and committed individual to provide safe and efficient driving for students.

As a driver, you will operate student transportation during the school day for offsite visits.

Duties will include:

• Transporting students with SEN to educational visits and transport related activities
• Carrying out vehicle safety checks, cleaning and general maintenance of the school minibuses

You will be an important member of our school team and will have a positive approach to this key role. The requirements for the post are:

• Experience of minibus driving
• a clean, full UK driving licence
• Hold a D1 licence
• Be willing to complete MIDAS minibus training qualification and medical check
• Have a good knowledge of basic vehicle maintenance
• Be dedicated and hardworking
• Be a team player who is friendly and professional, relating well to staff and students

Application forms are available below and should be returned to SIPS Education Ltd, 2nd Floor Guardian House, Cronehills Linkway, West Bromwich, West Midlands B70 8GS or emailed to hr.recruitment@sips.co.uk.

Please ensure application forms are signed if sending via email.

If you provided an email address, correspondence will be sent via e-mail.

If you are successful in being short-listed for interview, you will be contacted via email within 28 working days of the closing date. Please ensure you check your junk/spam boxes as well as your inbox incase any correspondence has been delivered there.

An online search will be undertaken on all shortlisted candidates.  This search does not form part of the shortlisting process and you will have the opportunity to discuss any issues of concern that may arise from this search at the interview.

The Meadows School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people/vulnerable adults and expect all staff / volunteers to share this commitment.

All applicants will be subject to a rigorous, enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and all references obtained will be checked for authenticity and accuracy.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and is eligible for an enhanced DBS check including a Children's Barring List Check. If you are barred from working with children you are breaking the law if you apply for this post

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

We are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination.

We are a Disability Confident Employer, we have a positive approach to employing disabled people and guarantee an interview for applicants who disclose they would like to be considered under this scheme and meet the essential criteria.

If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, be sure to include these on your application.

All references obtained will be checked upon for authenticity and accuracy.

Further information relating to our school, including our policies can be found on our website. You can visit our website on: www.themeadows.sandwell.sch.uk

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early should we receive a sufficient number of applications.

Hours: 15 hours, Term Time only plus 1 INSET day - (2/3 days per week)

Grade:  Grade B, SCP 4, £25,185 (Actual Salary, £8,953 - £9,071 p.a.)

Location:  The Meadows School, Dudley Road East, Oldbury, B69 3BU/Connor Road, West Bromwich, B71 3DJ

This position maybe based at either of the sites.

Closing Date: Friday 3rd July 2026

Shortlisting Date: w/c 6th July 2026

Interview Date: w/c 13th July 2026