Retirement Village Bus Driver

Do you love to build genuine connections, nurture belonging and enhance life? At Aveo, you can do just that and more. Join us and feel confident to embrace new challenges in our supportive culture. Bring your whole-self to work, grow as you learn new things and be rewarded through the joy of helping others. Together let's redefine retirement living for senior Australians.

**The Opportunity**

This new opportunity is a **permanent part-time** opportunity working **27.5 hours a week** - Monday 8.15-1pm, Tuesday 9-3pm, Wednesday 8-3.30pm, Thursday 9.30-3.30pm and Friday 8.15-1pm.

**You will**
- You will complete bus journey trips for our residents to local community attractions and places of interest
- Assist passengers with on-boarding and off-boarding of the bus and assist with any luggage/shopping they have
- Take ownership of the minibus and ensure it is clean, safe and all compliance checklists are completed
- Adhere to all OH&S policies and procedures (e.g incident reporting)
- Be available to assist residents and Community Leaders with adhoc tasks as needed

**What you will bring**
- Valid **LR Drivers Licence** (required)
- Current First Aid & CPR Certificate completed in last 12 months (or be willing to obtain prior to employment)
- Current Police Check (required, but we can complete for you)
- Professional and able to demonstrate an empathetic attitude to the needs of residents
- Two COVID-19 Vaccinations

**What we offer**
- $28.84/hour + superannuation + relevant Aged Care Award entitlements including overtime, penalties and allowances
- Every weekend off and a great work/life balanced roster
- Employee Referral Program, earning you up to $1000
- Purchased Annual Leave options available
- The ability to help with other tasks around our Village
- Be part of a friendly and supportive team in our community
- Join a leading retirement communities operator
- Be part of an organisation focused on innovation and support

**Who we are**

As a leader in retirement living, with 30 years' experience, Aveo provides the stability and confidence to try new things and keep innovating. Owned by Brookfield Asset Management, we're on an exciting journey of growth. Our in-house range of services is holistic, supporting our customers in their independence for as long as possible. This helps us deliver a seamless experience for our 12,000 residents across 90+ diverse communities nationwide. We're a dedicated group of over 1900 caring, friendly team members; united with our core values; Kindness, Care and Respect. Together we create thriving communities that help retired Australians be their best selves.

**What's next?**
- Aveo is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, with a focus on hiring great people regardless of their race, gender identity, nationality, ethnic origin, background, religion, age, or sexual orientation. We treasure skills, expertise, and commitment. Our goal is to attract, develop, motivate, reward, and retain the best talent in the industry. Diversity is essential to our success; we are committed to building an inclusive workplace where all our people feel comfortable being their authentic selves, and embraced for who they are._

**Job Types**: Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: $28.84 per hour

Expected hours: 27.5 per week

**Benefits**:

- Referral program

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Fixed shift
- Monday to Friday
- Morning shift
- No weekends

Application Question(s):

- Do you have a current First Aid (incl CPR) Certificate?
- Aveo are formally requesting that all employees be vaccinated against COVID-19. Are you comfortable with meeting this expectation?
- Do you have a criminal charge, conviction or finding of guilt against you for an offense against any law? Have you ever been involved in any other criminal, civil or police action (pending or completed)? If yes, please give further information below.
- Are you willing to undertake a pre-employment medical assessment as part of the recruitment process? This will be paid for by Aveo.
- Are you aware of any circumstance regarding your health or capacity to work, which may impact your ability to perform the duties of the position?
- What suburb are you located in?
- Are you comfortable with the hourly rate of $28.84 + super?

Licence/Certification:

- LR Licence (preferred)

Work Authorisation:

- Australia (preferred)

Work Location: In person