Transport For Cornwall - Recruiting Qualified Bus Drivers - 50 Vacancies
Category: Recruitment
Publish date: 02/09/2020
Come and drive for Team Go Cornwall Bus! Vacancies on CTP Right Job - N334424
Cornwall Council recently awarded an 8-year contract to Go Cornwall Bus (Plymouth Citybus/Go-Ahead) to operate the whole of the county supported local bus network. This equates to around half of all bus journeys made in Cornwall.
Services under contract to Cornwall Council will be branded as Transport for Cornwall. Many bus services previously operated by First Kernow will be run by Transport for Cornwall. Go Cornwall Bus will be working with three local operators, namely Hopley’s Coaches, OTS of Falmouth and Summercourt Travel Ltd, to provide the whole supported bus network.
Transport for Cornwall is the name of the partnership between Cornwall Council, Go Cornwall Bus and other local public transport providers working towards the delivery of a high-quality, integrated and customer-focused public transport network.
Following the successful launch of Transport for Cornwall on the 29th March; we’re now seeking to recruit a select number of people, for bus driver vacancies in specific locations across the county. This opportunity is part of our current return to full service.
Plymouth City Bus (Go Cornwall Bus) have been working with the CTP to support Service leavers transition into their civilian careers since 2018. We recognise the wealth of transferrable skills that those with a military background offer, and have been utilising these qualities in a variety of roles including nonqualified and qualified bus drivers, and mechanics.
We take pride in knowing we help Service leavers establish themselves within civilian employment, and are looking forward to continuing our work with the CTP in the future; bringing more and more highly talented and skilled Service leavers into our team.
So, if you’re a fully trained bus driver living in Cornwall, we want to hear from you! You can see a list of all our vacancies on CTP RightJob now - N334424.
Not a qualified bus driver? Don’t worry, there will be opportunities announced in the future for you to join us!
Established in 2015, Go Cornwall Bus has been delivering contracts in East Cornwall, and are delighted to be expanding west to cover the whole county. We will be delivering the type of innovation and passenger focus that made Go Cornwall Bus the winner of the National Transport Awards for Bus Operator of the Year in 2019.
We also enjoyed a region high 94% passenger satisfaction, and most recently won a Queens Award, the highest accolade a business can hold.
Our Operational Control Centre is now operational in Truro and our customer services is in Newquay Bus Station. Alongside our depots across the Duchy, there are vacancies at bases near you:
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Newquay (21 vacancies)
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Scorrier (9 vacancies)
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Penzance (9 vacancies)
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Helston (7 vacancies)
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St Austell (4 vacancies)
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Truro (1 vacancy)
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Bude (4 vacancies)
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Bodmin (2 vacancies)
Benefits of working for us include:
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£11ph pay rate (£22,880 pa guaranteed)
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Security of a permanent contract
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Protection of your Length of Service and Holiday Entitlement
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Join an Investors in People Platinum company
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Work for the National Bus Operator of the Year
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