PCV Bus Driver

PCV Bus Driver (Pay £16.85 – £17.87 per hour)

Progress your bus driving career with Arriva at our Tunbridge Wells depot, where you will be at the heart of the community. You will help commuters get to work, assist customers visiting shops, and transport children to school. Your reliability and friendly service make you the highlight of many passengers’ days.

• Pay: £16.85 per hour on weekdays; overtime at £17.87 per hour.
• Overtime opportunities on extra shifts, bank holidays, and other occasions, all paid at a premium rate.
• Hours of work: 5 out of 7 rotating shift patterns, planned up to 6‑8 weeks in advance.
• Mornings start from 04:00, afternoons from 12:00, evenings from 18:00, on a rotational basis.
• Overtime available at request or based on availability.

Drive PCV vehicles safely and responsibly, ensuring all passengers reach their destinations. Maintain a welcoming environment, assist passengers as needed, and uphold the company’s high customer‑service standards.

• Must be over 18 years of age.
• Hold a PCV licence (or apply for the trainee role if you do not yet have one).
• No more than 6 points on your licence.
• Pass a drug and alcohol test.
• Excellent people and customer‑service skills.
• Flexibility to work various shifts.

• Career progression and training opportunities, including CPC training.
• Access to ‘Arriva Village’ discounts and offers.
• Free bus travel for you and your household (within the same household). If you do not need it, you may nominate someone else.
• Arriva Workplace Pension.
• Enhanced rates of pay.
• Long service awards.
• Inclusive and diverse work environment that values every employee.

Arriva is committed to inclusion and diversity, bringing everyone together, not just our passengers.