Bus Driver Trainer (Trainee or Qualified)

KM Education Recruitment LtdNewcastle Upon Tynereedpublished 10/15/2026

KM Recruitment is a specialist UK wide recruiter for the Skills and Employability Sectors

Job Title: Bus Driver Trainer (Trainee or Qualified)

Location: Classroom based (Must be flexible with travel across sites across Newcastle and Sunderland) Salary: £30,000 Package: Excellent Holiday Entitlement, Mileage, Mobile, Laptop + much more Type: Full Time, Permanent

KM are delighted to be supporting a Transport Training Academy, designed to help individuals start or progress their careers within the bus and passenger transport sector. Our client is offering this role as a Trainee or Qualified opportunity – full training will be provided for the successful candidate to achieve the Trainer/Assessor award.

Essential Criteria:

  • Must hold valid PCV and CPC licences.
  • Must have experience of delivering training, or mentoring, colleagues on-the-job (e.g. practical training; classroom training; CPC training; route learning; vehicle checks etc.)
  • Must hold solid, occupational experience as a Bus Driver.
  • Comfortable and confident to deliver classroom / workshop-based group sessions.
  • Must be I.T. literate.
  • Full, clean, UK driving licence and use of own vehicle.

Duties:

  • Deliver a fully funded training programme for aspiring bus drivers, alongside ongoing development and mandatory CPC training for existing drivers.
  • Training delivery will be in-person classroom/workshop based.
  • Organise and maintain documentation on learners' progress.
  • Overcome barriers to learning and adapt delivery to meet learner’s needs.
  • Work to learner review and completion timescales.

Please note: KM Recruitment receive a high number of applications for each role advertised and although we would like to we are not always able to deliver feedback to unsuccessful candidates. If you have not been contacted within 4 days then unfortunately your application has been unsuccessful. Thank you for your interest and keep an eye on our website for future opportunities.