Bus recruitment event in Scarborough
It's being held today ahead of what's expected to be a busy Summer season
Bus company East Yorkshire has announced that it will be starting a recruitment drive in Scarborough, ahead of the summer tourist season.
The company is giving local residents the chance to train to become bus drivers to run its network of services in the town and beyond.
To help give people a chance to see what bus driving is like, the company will be holding a bus driver recruitment day today (Saturday 29th January) at the Flamingo Land Stadium in Scarborough Sports Village, from 8am-5pm.
Potential new recruits can ask any questions they have about the job and find out more about what the training involves, to see if it’s the career for them. They will also have the chance to apply for a job and take a driving assessment on the day, if they wish.
East Yorkshire, which already employs well over 100 people in Scarborough and Bridlington, offers full training for anyone they take on to be a bus driver, with recruits taught all the skills they need to gain their bus licence. All you need to get started is to hold a full UK car driving licence, and to be friendly and customer focused.
East Yorkshire’s Area Director, Ben Gilligan, said:
“Last summer we saw a huge increase in visitors to Scarborough, with our Beachcomber open top buses busier than ever before, and we expect this to continue as more and more people realise how much the Yorkshire coast has to offer for a staycation.”
“We’re recruiting extra drivers ahead of summer 2022 so we can run more buses for locals and visitors, and we want to give people in the area an opportunity to start a brilliant new career in bus driving.”
“We know the pandemic has seen lots of people lose their jobs or decide to retrain, and there are many transferable skills which would make someone a great bus driver. No matter whether you’re a retail worker with customer service experience or someone who’s had a driving job before, we’d love to give you the chance to start a satisfying new career where you meet loads of people and every day is different.”
Those who want to find out more about becoming a bus driver or attending the recruitment day should visit East Yorkshire’s website at www.eastyorkshirebuses.co.uk . Alternatively, simply turn up at the recruitment day at the Flamingo Land Stadium in Scarborough any time 8am-5pm on Saturday 29 January. Please bring along your driving licence and don’t forget a face covering too.