Bus Driver

Bolton Clarke is Australia’s largest independent, not-for-profit aged care provider shaping the future of positive ageing. With RSL Queensland and the Royal District Nursing Service at the heart of our DNA, we have been caring for Australians since 1885. Today, our exceptional teams support more than 130,000 people to live independently at home and across our 43 retirement living communities and 88 residential aged care homes. Everything we do is dedicated to enabling, celebrating and supporting older Australians to live and age positively.

The Role

• Engaging with residents, encouraging and supporting them to engage in the outing 

• Putting equipment (e.g. mobility aids) and resident shopping into the bus

• Folding and unfolding mobility aids

• Staying with residents to allow staff to attend to other's needs

• Aiding residents with simple mobilisation including pushing a resident in a wheelchair (where trained to do so)

• Share feedback with the Lifestyle Officer / Lifestyle Coordinator at the end of your shift

• Deliver a high level of customer service, including the timely provision of agreed services to residents

• Drive in accordance with road and safety requirements maintaining due care at all times

To be successful:

• MR class licence for driving buses of 22 passenger capacity or less

• Previous experience using lifting equipment and assistive devices (desirable)

• Ability to use computer software (Word and Excel)

• Experience with wheelchair access vehicles and wheelchair tie down system, (desirable)

• NDIS Worker Check (or willingness to obtain prior to commencement)

• Complete a police check