Salary: £27,254 - £29,064
Grade: F
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37 per week
Location: Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Weekend Working: Occasional
This post will be based in Scarborough, with regular travel across the west of the county.
This role requires frequent visits to various locations across North Yorkshire including; Selby, Scarborough, Whitby, and Northallerton.
The Operations Team is responsible for the safe and efficient use of 130 minibuses used to transport people in North Yorkshire. They are a team of over 300 drivers and passenger assistants that operate at locations throughout North Yorkshire. The team delivers approximately 250,000 passenger journeys per year including 25,000 wheelchair user journeys.
- The transport provided enables people to access day centres, learning opportunities, supported employment and other meaningful activities in our community. We also undertake registered local bus services and community transport journeys.
- The team also provides passenger assistants for children who require extra support to attend school.
- The post holder is expected to deliver their part in operating a safe, reliable, and cost-effective transport service.
- This role involves spoken communications, so a confident use of English language is required.
- This post requires an Enhanced DBS clearance.
- This post requires manual handling.
- This post is deemed to be a Safety Critical post in line with the Council’s Workplace Substance Misuse Policy. In addition to those circumstance listed in the policy where a test will be required, this post will be subject to random testing.
The successful applicant will have access to a vehicle for work purposes only.
More information:
Contact Kate Stapleton via Kate.Stapleton@northyorks.gov.uk for more information regarding the role.
Key dates:
Closing date: 26.02.2026
Interview date: TBC
Key documents:
Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.
We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of adults at risk.
NYC are committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
North Yorkshire Councils’ purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.