Bus Driver

**Job no**: 496880
**Work type**: Part time
**Location**: Perth CBD, Inner & Western Suburbs
**Categories**: Residential Care Professional

**Bus Driver for Aged Care**

**Join the Amana Living Family as a Bus Driver**

Are you passionate about making a difference? At Amana Living, we’re not just looking for a bus driver; we’re searching for a community ambassador We are looking for a driver with a happy disposition and great people skills to to provide safe, careful, and comfortable transport to our clients and their carers; some of whom may have physical and / or cognitive disabilities requiring special handling techniques and care.

As a key member of our team, you’ll have the opportunity to build meaningful relationships with our residents, clients, and staff, ensuring that every trip is not just a journey but an enjoyable experience. Your assistance planning and facilitating outings and activities for this type of client would give you greater reward for this role than the basic providing transport.

Role:

- Permanent Part-Time, Tuesday-Friday working 60.8 hours per fortnight
- Providing safe transportation of clients including securing or wheel chairs, checking all seat belts are secure and ensuring an awareness of the special needs of clients to be transported, making each ride a delightful adventure
- Assisting clients with getting on and off the bus
- Conducting routine vehicle checks and ensuring vehicle is serviced and maintained
- General cleaning and upkeep of the bus
- Timely reporting on any areas of concern
- Foster connections with residents through friendly conversation and a warm smile.
- Collaborate with staff to create engaging trip itineraries that cater to our residents’ interests.

**Requirements**:

- A genuine caring and compassionate nature and enjoy looking after the elderly and frail
- A heart for service and a genuine interest in connecting with our community.
- Current Medium Rigid (MR) class licence
- Have a current F Class endorsement on your drivers licence (or be willing to obtain)
- NDIS Clearance or willing to obtain
- Current first aid certificate and CPR certificate or willingness to acquire
- Strong communication skills
- Ability to work independently, unsupervised and as part of a team
- Ability to ensure that the safety and wellbeing of clients and residents are maintained
- A positive attitude and a commitment to creating joyful experiences for our residents
- Covid 19 vaccination and current flu vaccination as per Amana Living policies

***Why Join Us?**
- Be part of a caring family dedicated to enhancing the lives of others.
- Enjoy a supportive work environment.
- Contribute to creating lasting memories for our residents.
- Salary packaging benefits up to $18,550
- School holidays childcare assistance

At Amana Living, we value diversity and welcome applicants from all backgrounds, including those who identify as living with disability, are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, or members of the LGBTIQA+ community.

Amana Living is one of the largest Aged Care providers in Western Australia and has been responding to the needs of older people and those who care for them since 1962. We offer a broad range of services, including residential care homes, transition care programs, retirement living villages, home care, day care, respite, and dementia-specific services. Together, we enable older people to maintain their individuality, providing what is needed to support a fulfilling life.

Our vision is a community where every older person is honoured and valued. Our mission is together, we enable older people to maintain their individuality, providing what is needed to support a fulfilling life. Our values are compassion, collaboration, curiosity, inclusion and trust. Amana Living is proud to lead in reforms that benefit our workforce, caring for those who care for a career.

**Amana Living: Where every trip is a part of the family.**

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**Advertised**: 22 Nov 2024 W. Australia Standard Time
**Applications close**:
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