What to Include in Your CV
You could sit for hours trying to think about what you should include on your CV try using this article to help you out!
More information >>New Career?
Join our team at Newport Bus and become an important part of the life of the city of Newport. Newport Bus has been bringing a vital service to the city and the surrounding areas for over 120 years - your turn to join the Green Revolution.
There are exciting changes ahead in our business as we develop our network. As a bus driver, you get to be part of the change and provide an important service to our communities. You will also gain invaluable and transferrable skills, such as customer care, communication, decision making, patience, diversity awareness...
What we offer
Newport Bus offers a welcoming and inclusive environment. There are also real opportunities for career progression, including moving to a coach driver and management position for the right person.
Who we are looking for
Your duties as a bus driver with Newport Bus will be:
The bus services provided by Newport Bus are delivered seven days a week, from 04:00 am until 23:30. Our drivers work any five days out of seven and their shifts can begin as early as 4 am with some finishing as late as 11 pm/midnight.
We have open vacancies for full-time positions only.
Requirements
About our pay structure
For trainee drivers, the salary is £12.45 p/h during training. We operate a funding training scheme for all new drivers, so you don't have to pay for anything! (unless you leave us before 12 months of service).
Once you are a qualified PCV driver, the salary increases to the standard driver rate. The standard pay rate is currently £13.45 p/h with enhanced rates for unsociable hours [Monday to Saturday from 7 PM to 6 AM at £14.57 p/h and Sundays at £17.4 9p/h]. Overtime is also available; however, it is not contractual.
If you or a member of your family has used the bus in Newport, then you've probably used Newport Bus! We've been helping people get about the city for more than 120 years and are proud to be chosen by more than 7.6m customers every year to get them to their chosen destinations in comfort and on time.
From tram to electric buses, we have been the city's main bus provider. We operate over 40 services throughout Newport as well as to and from Cardiff, Cwmbran, Chepstow and Monmouth. We are also trusted by Newport City Council to operate additional school services to Newport secondary schools and managed the application of scholar passes. Newport Bus also operates the Chepstow to Bristol service with dedicated Traws Cymru buses and drivers.
The company is run by Newport Transport and has a fleet of nearly 100 buses, 33 of them fully electric as of June 2022 as well as a team of 150 bus drivers, all of whom are dedicated to making your journey with us a pleasant and comfortable one.
160 Corporation Road
Newport NP19 0WF