SALISBURY CATHEDRAL SCHOOL JOB DESCRIPTION

Salisbury Cathedral School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children. All staff are
trained in child protection and work within the staff code of conduct and whistle blowing policies. All candidates for
posts will be asked to provide suitable references, undergo an enhanced DBS check and will be asked, at interview,
questions about safeguarding children. The school may contact any of your previous employers.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the School is therefore permitted to ask job
applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which  are "spent" unless they are "protected"
under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

Post

Early Morning Minibus Driver - Monday to Friday mornings, 06:45-08:45 term time
only (34 weeks a year)

Occasional Minibus Driver - additional part time hours can be offered, as and when
required, subject to your availability

Salary

£4,835.16 - part time salary (gross) £12.21 PH, FTE - £23,901 - for the Early Morning
Minibus Driver position

Line Manager

Any additional hours worked for occasional driving should be claimed separately
Estates Manager

Responsible to

The Head

Main duties and responsibilities:

●  To provide a school transport service to children attending the school
●  Responsible for the health and safety, comfort and welfare of pupils whilst being transported in the

vehicle

●  Reporting any vehicle defects, faults, incidents and accidents
●  Ensuring the vehicle is in a clean and roadworthy condition before and after use
●  Working within health and safety guidelines and other guidelines that may be issued from time-to-

time

●  Working within the constraints and guidelines as set out in the Minibus Drivers’ Operating

Instructions

All school staff are expected to:

a.  Work towards and support the school vision and the current school objectives outlined in the School

Development Plan.

b.  Carry out the work of the School to the best of their ability, displaying initiative and enthusiasm and
recognising that its status as preparatory and pre-prep, boarding and day school and also a choir school
places additional demands and responsibilities on staff who choose to work here.

c.  Support colleagues and their work, building on all that is good and helping to re-shape what could be

better.

d.  Do all they can, by the relationships that you build with pupils, staff, parents, and wider community, to

promote the caring ethos of the School and reflect its Christian foundation.
e.  Support and contribute to the School’s responsibility for safeguarding pupils.
f.  Work within the school’s Health and Safety Policy to ensure a safe working environment for staff, pupils

and visitors.

g.  Maintain  high  professional  standards  of  attendance,  punctuality,  appearance,  conduct  and  positive,

courteous relations with pupils, parents and colleagues.

h.  Engage actively in the performance review process.
i.  Adhere to policies as set out in the Staff Handbook.
j.  Undertake other reasonable duties related to the job purpose required from time to time.

General Requirements of Staff:

We  expect  all  staff  at  Salisbury  Cathedral  School  to  be  professional,  responsible  and  nurturing.  Staff  are
expected to work hard and to maintain the highest of professional standards. It is a busy environment and
staff  need  to  be  able  to  cope  under  pressure,  manage  workload  and  organise  their  own  time.  Task
management is a key skill and we expect staff to meet deadlines. All staff should be pro-boarding and are
expected to encourage children to be positive, enthusiastic and eager to make the most of all opportunities
at the School. All staff are expected to lead by example by displaying this attitude themselves. We have high
expectations of our children and high expectations of our staff.

Salisbury Cathedral School is a Christian school with close links to Salisbury Cathedral. We foster effective
communications and all staff are expected to be excellent communicators, ready to pass on any concerns
through  the  School’s  management  structure  and  happy  to  work  within  the  School’s  set  procedures  and
numerous  policies  (as  outlined  in  the  Staff  Handbooks).  Staff  should  share  communications  openly  with
management colleagues and ensure that confidential information remains confidential and within the School
community. Staff need to be able to produce letters and notes of a high standard and are expected to use
email  and  to  be  ICT-competent.  We  expect  our  staff  to  be  well-organised  and  inspiring,  flexible  and
interesting and to conduct all their dealings with children and colleagues in such a way as to foster mutual
respect and kindness. All Staff are expected to maintain the highest standards of discipline. All Staff need to
present themselves in an appropriately smart manner according to the dress code and their specific role.

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It is important that all Staff maintain appropriate relationships with others and that they are able to reassure
and support parents too.
Communication must be sensitive and professional, avoiding any private relationships with pupils and taking
special  care  over  Facebook  and  similar  communication  channels.  All  Staff  are  expected  to  promote  and
support Salisbury Cathedral School both within and outside school, avoiding being drawn into potentially
harmful  gossip  and  ensuring  that  they  speak  positively  about  Salisbury  Cathedral  School.  Staff  should  be
vocational workers who find their work enjoyable and fulfilling. All Staff will find the School a supportive and
caring  environment.  All  areas  affecting  working  at  Salisbury  Cathedral  School  are  set  out  in  the  Staff
Handbooks. All Staff are expected to be fully conversant with its contents and refer any concerns to their
Head of Department, Deputy Head or Head.

Person Specification:

Salisbury Cathedral School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all our children. All
staff are trained in child protection and work within the staff code of conduct and whistle blowing policies.
All candidates for posts will be asked to provide suitable references, undergo an enhanced DBS check and
will  be  asked,  at  interview,  questions  about  safeguarding  children.  The  school  may  contact  any  of  your
previous employers.

Qualifications

●  Must hold a current, clean and valid driving licence which ideally includes either D1 or a PCV licence

although this is not essential

Skills

●  An ability to communicate with a range of people
●  Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team
●  Reliable and trustworthy
●  Flexible approach to working arrangements
●  Sensitivity to user needs

Experience

●  Good geographical knowledge of the local area.
●  Previous experience of driving a minibus or similar sized vehicles would be advantageous.

Personal competencies and qualities

●  Motivation to work with children and young people
●  Ability to form and maintain appropriate relationships and personal boundaries with children and

young people
●  Positive attitude

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