Salary: £13.28 - £13.47 per hour
Contract Type: Fixed term – 12 months
Hours: 33 per week, including weekends
Location: Skipton, North Yorkshire
The Role
The Integrated Passenger Transport Operations Team is responsible for the safe and efficient use of seventy-five minibuses used to transport people in North Yorkshire. The team comprises approximately 250 drivers and passenger assistants that operate at locations throughout North Yorkshire.
The team delivers approximately 250,000 passenger journeys per year including 20,000 wheelchair user journeys. The transport provided enables people to access day centres, learning opportunities, supported employment and other meaningful activities in our community. We also undertake registered local bus services and community transport journeys. The team also provides passenger assistants for children who require extra support to attend school. We also deliver MIDAS / PATS training to NYC employees and volunteer minibus drivers.
About You
The post holder is expected to deliver their part in operating a safe, reliable and cost effective transport service. The main purpose of the role is to drive accessible and non-accessible minibus (up to 16 passenger seats) or people carriers (up to 8 passenger seats).
What can we offer you?
In addition to your salary, we offer a range of great benefits to help you financially and make life a bit easier. These include:
- a local government pension scheme with 15.1% employer contribution
- salary sacrifice schemes
- employee discount benefits including shopping, supermarkets, gym discounts and more!
- travel loans
- Health Assured – confidential help and support for your wellbeing
If you would like further information about this role, please contact Mitchell Richardson on 01609 536744 or [email protected]
Key Documents
Job description: Minibus Driver.docx
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Key Dates
Closing Date: 21 June 2026
Interview Date: To be confirmed
Venue for interview: To be confirmed
Enhanced Level DBS Disclosure is required for appointment to this post.
It is a criminal offence for people who are barred from working in Regulated Activity (under the Safeguarding and Vulnerable Groups Act 2006) to apply for roles that require them to work unsupervised with adults at risk.
We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding, and promoting the welfare of adults at risk.
NYC is committed to directly recruiting staff and will not accept applications nor services from agency suppliers in respect of our vacancies.
We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to this commitment.
North Yorkshire Council’s purpose is to deliver services and facilities to the diverse residents and visitors of North Yorkshire. To ensure we deliver inclusive services, we strive to have a diverse workforce where everybody can be themselves by respecting differences and embedding equality of opportunity. We celebrate diversity and recognise each other’s contributions; we therefore welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds.
North Yorkshire Council is committed to the health and safety of our employees and of others including the general public. It has a responsibility to ensure employees who hold a position that is deemed to be safety critical as it requires the performance of duties which are directly related to the safe operation or security of a facility, piece of equipment or vehicle, handling of chemicals or work at height or in confined spaces and which, if not performed properly, could result in a serious safety risk or environmental hazard to employees, a facility or the general public , do not attend work whilst under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Individuals offered employment with North Yorkshire Council will be subject to the Workplace Substance Misuse policy. For safety critical roles as detailed above, random alcohol and drug testing may take place during the course of employment.
