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Job Details
- Job Title:
Trainee Tour Bus Driver - Job Reference:
AC1463976EdiTTBD - Location:
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom - Salary:
£15.86 to £15.86
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Edinburgh Bus Tours – Trainee Tour Bus Driver
A new job is the perfect way to kickstart the new year, if you can offer a warm and genuine Scottish welcome to visitors from around the world, then we’d love to hear from you.
We have opportunities for Trainee tour bus drivers to join our award-winning, five-star team for the season. We operate tours for the worlds most recognised sightseeing organisation as well as our own branded routes. As this is a seasonal role, we also offer the security to remain permanently within the wider Lothian Group when the season comes to an end.
You will be the welcoming face of Edinburgh to thousands of travellers. Using the onboard equipment to deliver a commentary about all the famous Edinburgh sights and landmarks, your role will be to help our visitors experience the very best Edinburgh has to offer.
If delivering exceptional customer service is important to you and you have the skills and attributes to become one of our elite team of drivers then now is the time to hop on board.
As a trainee tour bus driver you must have:
- A full UK driving licence, which you’ve held for more than a year, with no more than 6 penalty points.
- Exceptional customer service skills and great communication skills – we won’t compromise on that as our customers mean the world to us!
- Excellent driving skills and knowledge of traffic regulations.
- Flexibility – our tour services operate from 8 till 8, every day of the year, so your shifts will include weekends and public holidays
Here’s what you can expect:
- A competitive hourly starting rate of £15.86, after training.
- A competitive overtime rate after a full-time working week. (37 hours)
Included perks for working with Lothian:
- Free travel across Edinburgh and the Lothians on all of our buses and Edinburgh Trams plus heavily discounted travel available for a friend or family member.
- Access to all major attraction like Edinburgh Castle, Palace of Holyrood house and The Royal Yacht Britannia.
- Continual training and development will be given to drive forward your career with additional opportunities for progression including the provision of annual CPC training.
- Subsidised canteen
- Bespoke uniform is provided
If you need any assistance with your trainee bus driver application or have any queries, please feel free to contact us on 0131 558 8011.
