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    "description": "<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">1.    About ECT<br></span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Ealing Community Transport (</span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">ECT</span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">) has been providing </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">safe, accessible and affordable community transport </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">for communities since 1979. Our instantly recognisable green minibuses can be spotted throughout Ealing! </span><br></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">ECT is also dedicated to supporting and enabling </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">independent living</span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">, </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">reducing isolation </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">and encouraging </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">social interaction</span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">, especially for </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">vulnerable people </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">(such as older or disabled people or those with mobility difficulties who struggle to leave their homes). We also provide group transport to local voluntary, community and social groups.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">ECT is part of ECT Charity, a nationally-recognised social enterprise that creates </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">social value </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">through its </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">charitable activities</span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">.</span><br><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">ECT is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome all applicants and are happy to make reasonable adjustments during the selection process (and if a position is offered, in employment) if required. </span><br></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">ECT i<span>s committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and any vulnerable person using our services. In order to meet this responsibility, we follow safer recruitment practices which are outlined in further detail in our Safeguarding Adults at Risk and Protecting People Policy.</span></span><br></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">2.    Summary of Role </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Our Minibus Drivers (</span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">Drivers</span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">) provide a range of community transport services ranging from </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">door-to-door </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">transport for vulnerable individuals, outings for </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">care home residents</span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">, day trips for </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">community groups </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">and </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">home-to-school </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">transport for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Our Drivers act with the utmost level of </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">professionalism</span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">, </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">care </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">and </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">compassion </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">to ensure that passengers have a </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">safe </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">and </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">enjoyable </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">journey. </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Drivers also undertake </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">routine administration tasks </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">(e.g. recording mileage, cancellations, etc.) and are provided with </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">full training </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">on the technical skills required (e.g. safely transporting wheelchair users). Further detail on Drivers’ key tasks are provided below. </span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">3.    Key Tasks</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">Collect passengers </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">from home address or other specified pick up point and </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">transport them safely </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">to their destination </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">(e.g. shopping centre, social club, places of interest, SEND schools).</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">Provide a door-to-door service and assist passengers </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">to and from the minibus (e.g. help with </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">shopping or mobility aid). </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Ensure the passenger is </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">safely at their destination </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">(depending on passenger, this may include checking others are present, and/or confirming return arrangements).</span><br></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Prior to driving, ensure all passengers are </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">safe and secure </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">in the vehicle and that safety requirements are complied with (e.g. seatbelts or wheelchair restraints). Where appropriate, this will involve working with a Passenger Assistant, whose focus is on the behaviour and safety of the passengers. </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Conduct </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">vehicle defect checks </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">and record appropriately.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Complete required </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">paperwork </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">with regard to passenger lists, mileage records etc. including </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">feedback.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Account for any </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">cash </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">taken during a shift if relevant.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Read </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">emails, safety notices, updates</span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">, etc. provided to keep all staff up-to-date.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Attend and contribute at </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">team meetings</span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Undertake all other reasonable duties as delegated to them by the operations team. </span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">4.    Requirements for Role</span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">4.1</span>  All Drivers </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">must</span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">: </span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">hold a </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">full UK driving licence</span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">, including </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">D1 or D1 101 category </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">(please note that we cannot accept drivers with more than 6 penalty points or with previous drink driving convictions); </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">be </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">over 21 </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">years old;</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">have extensive </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">driving experience </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">(as part of a previous role or otherwise) and the ability to plan </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">routes; </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">be committed to high levels of </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">customer care </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">and be </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">caring and sympathetic </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">(particularly to the needs of older and disabled people); </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">be </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">able to get on with people from all backgrounds </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">(e.g. people from all ethnic and religious groups, people of both sexes, people with disabilities) politely and sensitively; </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">be reliable, conscientious and punctual; </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">be </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">physically capable </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">of undertaking manual handling activities (e.g. assisting disabled people to walk to/from vehicle, carrying shopping, assisting wheelchair users); </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">have their own </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">mobile phone </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">and ability to access to </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">email </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">on a daily basis;</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">be able to read, understand and follow </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">written instructions</span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">;</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">have excellent verbal communication skills;</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">be able to accurately </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">record basic information </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">(e.g. mileage records and fares collected); and</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">be smart and presentable. </span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">4.2 </span>  </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Whilst it is </span><em><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">not required</span></em><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">, it is </span><em><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">desirable </span></em><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">if Drivers have:</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">familiarity with local area; and/or</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">flexibility with regard to shift patterns. </span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">4.3  </span> </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">We welcome applicants with no previous experience in similar roles as full training will be provided. </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">5.   Details of Role and Employment Particulars</span></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">This paragraph 5 provides a brief guide on the terms of employment. If we decide to proceed with your application, you will be issued with full particulars of employment. </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">5.1  Hours</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Drivers </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">work part-time (30 hours per week) within our normal operating hours of 7am to midnight, Monday to Sunday. Some flexibility will be required as the driver may be expected to start earlier or finish later for operational or traffic reasons.</span><br></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">5.2  Location</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Drivers shall operate out of ECT’s Greenford Depot which is located at Greenford Road, Greenford, Middlesex UB6 9AN.<br></span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">5.3  Pay</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Drivers will be paid £13.85 per hour or prevailing (statutory or other) rates, plus holiday pay (as accrued).</li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">5.4  Probation</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Appointment is subject to a six-month probationary period. </span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">5.5  Sick pay</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">In addition to statutory sick pay entitlement, Drivers may be eligible for ECT’s sick pay </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">scheme (which is dependent on years of service). </span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">5.6  Holidays</span><br></p>\n<ul>\n<li>Part-time drivers are entitled to paid holiday on a pro rata basis, equivalent to 5.6 weeks per year including bank holidays.<br></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">5.7  Training</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Drivers undertake the Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme (</span><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">MiDAS</span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">) which includes Accessible Training (covering procedures such as safe carriage of wheelchair users and disability awareness). </span><br></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222; font-size: 15px\">All drivers will also receive full induction training, including Safeguarding and Health &amp; Safety, to enable them to fully comply with relevant legislation and ECT’s policies and procedures</span><span style=\"color: #222222; font-size: 15px\">.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Further training opportunities will be offered where they will enhance our work.</span><br></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">5.8  Uniform</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Drivers must wear ECT’s distinctive but informal uniform of yellow polo shirt and green fleece as well as ID at all times. </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">High visibility vests and other Personal Protective Equipment will be issued as appropriate and must be worn. </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Drivers are expected to look smart and presentable at all times. </span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">5.9  Criminal Record Disclosure</span> </span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222; font-size: 15px\">ECT is committed to a culture that promotes safeguarding and the welfare of all children and adults at risk of abuse. Our safer recruitment practices support this to ensure that all persons appointed to driving roles are suitable to work with children and adults at risk of abuse.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222; font-size: 15px\">This post is exempted from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 thus applicants are required to disclose all and any past or pending cautions or convictions (whether spent or otherwise) unless it is either a “protected caution” or a “protected conviction” under the terms of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975. There will be an opportunity to provide this information on the application form.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222; font-size: 15px\">Please note that:</span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222; font-size: 15px\">all information provided about criminal cautions, convictions and offences will be kept in the strictest confidence and only used for the purpose of assessing your suitability for the post you have applied for; and</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #222222; font-size: 15px\">a criminal record will <span style=\"font-weight: bold\">not </span>necessarily be a bar to obtaining employment. This is in accordance with Government guidelines, the DBS Code of Practice and ECT’s Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy.</span><br></li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Successful applicants are required to undergo an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (<span style=\"font-weight: bold\">DBS</span>) check (ECT will cover this cost).</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">ECT follows government guidelines, the DBS Code of Practice and ECT’s Recruitment of Ex-Offenders Policy with respect to the above. Further advice and guidance on disclosing criminal records can be obtained from <a href=\"https://www.nacro.org.uk/nacro-services/advice/advice-for-individuals/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nacro’s Criminal Record Support Service</a>.</span> </li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">6.  Guidance on Application Process </span></p>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">6.1.  How do I apply?</span><br></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">Please fill out the online Application Form by clicking the green \"Apply for This Job\" button (top right).</span><br></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">6.2.  When is the closing date?</span> </span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">We will be considering applications on a rolling basis. The sooner you apply, the sooner your application will be considered.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">6.3.  What advice do you have for completing the Application Form?</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">ECT has a strong ethos with values that resonate with our staff and communities. ECT is very special – so we need you to show us why you’re special! The Application Form is your chance to prove why you should be invited to an interview. </span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">We recognise that some people are better at filling forms than others – some excellent drivers may be less confident with paperwork. We will bear all this in mind, but you need to give us something to think about (e.g. examples of what you have done in previous roles, details about voluntary work you do in the community).</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">If you are not able to complete the form online, please contact <a href=\"mailto:[email protected]\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">[email protected]</a> to request a printable version.<br></span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px\"><span style=\"font-weight: bold\">6.4  Will I be interviewed?</span></span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">After we receive your completed Application Form, we will contact you to confirm whether or not you have been selected for interview.</span></li>\n</ul>\n<p><br></p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 15px; font-weight: bold\">6.5 How do you handle my personal data</span></p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">ECT will process the personal data that you have supplied on the Application Form in accordance with the Privacy Notice for job applicants</span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\"> available by <a href=\"http://ectcharity.co.uk/files_uploads/UK_GDPR_Privacy_notice_for_job_applicants.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">clicking here</a>.</span></li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">It is important to note that ECT will only process your personal data where it has a lawful basis for </span><span style=\"font-size: 15px\">such processing. </span><br></li>\n</ul>",
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