City of Stonnington is a child safe and equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment and a positive, barrier-free recruitment process. We actively encourage applicants from an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, LGBTIQ+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore the opportunity of a career at the City of Stonnington. If you have any support or access requirements, or would like to speak to someone about employment or an alternative processes, please contact Council’s Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333.

We are building a safe and inclusive culture where our people are empowered to deliver their best work. Embracing innovation and change, we continually deliver richer and higher quality services to a vibrant, diverse and iconic municipality. We are passionate and energetic, working as one team to build a healthy, prosperous and sustainable community. Progress is important to us, and we and make it a priority to invest in our people’s wellbeing, growth and development.

Please view the below documents for this position:

• Success Profile
• Inherent Requirements

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate premium safety skills and care of passengers needs whilst driving Councils mid-size bus fleet.

Through your every action show understanding of safety considerations and managing the risks when supporting a wheelchair or hoist dependent client.

In this important position, we're looking for someone who is a great communicator and listener, who can fit into a busy driving team with ease and enjoy the company of a diverse community of passengers from many different backgrounds who use the service. As a casual team member you'll need to be flexible with your availability and be available to work to cover periods of holidays, other leave and as an extra driver during busy periods.

Your experience and background will tell us about your ability to drive our buses as required with a high level of professionalism.

Additionally you'll need to have knowledge and demonstrated confidence when navigating the local streets and lanes safely in an inner city environment (in particular the suburbs of Stonnington) and day trip locations throughout regional Victoria on a regular basis

Mandatory requirements for this position include:

• A current Victorian endorsed heavy/medium vehicle license
• Current Victorian accredited driver certificate licensed to drive public buses (omnibus license) for at least 25 passengers
• Demonstrated bus driving experience, preferably in a caring or disability service.
• Demonstrated high level reliability, as well as enthusiasm and motivation to work in a Community Transport setting.
• A current First Aid Certificate (level 2).
• Ability to complete a satisfactory a national Police Check and Working with Childrens Check

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Enquiries

For enquiries relating to the role, please contact Barry Hills on 8290 3349.

For enquiries relating to the system and the application process, please contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333.

Submitting your application

We are no longer using Position Descriptions or Key Selection Criteria. Please use your cover letter to demonstrate to us that you can ‘deliver’ the aspects of the role and that you have what is needed to ‘thrive’. These are the top two sections in the Success Profile. You do not need to have a heading of each point or address each point individually. Recommended no more than 2 pages for your cover letter.

To be eligible to apply for this position you must have an appropriate Australian or New Zealand work visa.