Driver Attendant

Job Introduction

Job Title:
Driver Attendant Roles across Hertfordshire
Starting Salary:
£13.06 per hour progressing to £13.26 an hour
Hours:
Full Time and Part Time hours available
Location:
Hertfordshire
Contract Type:
Permanent/Variable
Directorate: Growth & Environment
About the team
Do you enjoy a role that combines practical work with meaningful human connection? We’re seeking caring, dependable individuals to join our Growth & Environment team as Driver Attendants to support some of the county’s most vulnerable residents.
About the role
In this role, you’ll play an important part in supporting elderly service users to access their day services. Alongside driving, you’ll provide assistance, reassurance and a welcoming presence, ensuring journeys are safe, comfortable and respectful. Your support will help people remain independent, engaged and active within their local community.
About the teams:
We are currently recruiting for a 37 hour post in Rickmansworth as well as relief posts
which are variable hour contracts in the following areas Watford, Bushey, South Oxley & Rickmansworth.
Day Service Drivers
Ware Road Day Service - Hertford
20 hours per week
St Albans Day Service - St Albans
25 hours per week
About you
Essential
:
You'll be licenced to drive minibus-type vehicles with a full unrestricted D1 category licence.
You'll be a confident and safe driver.
You'll have a caring and professional approach.
You'll have experience of driving both manual and automatic vehicles.
Part time hours are
25 hours per week, split shift (2.5 hours in the morning and 2.5 hours in the afternoon, Monday to Friday)
If there are no vacancies in your preferred team/location, please continue to make an application and we will add you to a waiting list. You will be contacted when vacancies become available to see if you are still interested in Driving for Hertfordshire County Council.
For more information about each of these roles please visit our
Driving jobs in Hertfordshire
page
We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.
This job role is within the Community Services, level 4 job profile. Please locate this via:
Job profiles - Community services
To hear more about the Driver Attendant opportunities, please contact
stephen.morgan@hertfordshire.gov.uk
for an informal discussion about the role.
To hear more about the Day Service Driver opportunities, please contact
ed.davis@hertfordshire.gov.uk
for an informal discussion about the role
Interview Date:
We will be interviewing candidates on a rolling basis as and when suitable applications are submitted.
Benefits of working for us
How to apply
As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.
Additional information
Disability Confident
We are proud to be a
Disability Confident employer
and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
Driving required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.
English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required).
Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.

Driver Attendant

Salary
£13.06 per hour progressing to £13.26 an hour
Frequency
Annual
Job Reference
HCC/1724/224
Contract Type
Permanent/ Fixed Term
Closing Date
No expiry date
Job Category
Drivers
Business Unit
AAT - Drivers
Location
Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
Position Name
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Department
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Posted on
27 February, 2026
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