Job Description
Academy Minibus Driver (Part-Time)
About The Role
Leicester City Football Club are seeking a warm, personable and reliable professional driver to provide safe, secure and efficient transport service for the Club's Academy players, using vehicles from the Club's modern fleet. As a driver for the Academy you will be a vital part of the day to day Academy experience and have a positive attitude and build good working relationships.
Who We’re Looking For
The ideal candidate will have experience driving D1 vehicles and providing a high level of customer service in a warm and personable way to become a trusted and reliable member of the Academy operation. The main objectives for this role will be to provide a comfortable, safe and secure environment for our young people whenever travelling, ensuring that the vehicle in use is clean, presentable, and road-worthy from a safety perspective. The collection and delivery of players to and from the Club's Training Ground in North Leicestershire will be to predetermined destinations at various and changeable times throughout the week, meaning flexibility is key with services required at unsociable times such as evenings and weekends.
The Academy run multiple bus routes; this role is contracted to 10 hours per week, primarily worked Monday to Friday between 16:00 – 18:00, however there is flexibility required to cover staff holidays and weekend fixtures when required.
About The Club
Knowing some of the history of Leicester City Football Club helps you appreciate the sense of community, spirit and family for which the Foxes are renowned for.
Formed in 1884, the Club was promoted to the Premier League in 2014 when the Foxes returned to the top tier as the Championship title-winners. In 2016, Leicester City became Premier League champions. This remarkable achievement qualified us for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in the Club’s history, and we subsequently reached the quarterfinals. The Club continued to build on that success and celebrated lifting the prestigious FA Cup in May 2021. Following relegation from the Premier League in 2023, the Club made it the top priority to get straight back up and did so as Championship title-winners in the 2023-2024 season.
Under the stewardship of King Power and the Club’s CEO Susan Whelan, Leicester City Football Club is deeply committed to the local community and its supporters and continually strives to ensure that every point of engagement with fans is truly world class including the experience on matchdays. Investment in the Club continues, with the 2021 opening of a new state-of-the-art training ground in North Leicestershire.
Benefits Package
Leicester City Football Club offers a competitive salary and pension scheme with life assurance to all its permanent employees. Employees are able to benefit from free onsite parking as well as an onsite subsidised staff restaurant. Employees also benefit from up to 33 days’ annual leave including bank holidays.
Contract Type – Permanent
Hours Per Week – 10
One City. One Club. One Leicester.
Leicester City Football Club believes that football is for all, and we are committed to Diversity and Inclusion, where valuing the individual is our highest priority. We are working to see equality across all areas of the Club and welcome applications from all areas of the community. We are committed to the wellbeing of our staff and welcome applicants seeking flexible hours.
If you have any requirements in regard to the recruitment process, please let us know; we are happy to support your needs.
Next Steps
Suitable candidates will be interviewed as and when they apply, the role will be shut down as soon as a suitable candidate has been sourced.
