Full Time Bus Driver - ComfortDelgro Cabcharge Victoria

[Grenda Driver]

CDC seem to be constantly in need of drivers at most of their depots.

Positions Vacant:
Position:
Route Bus Driver
Depot:
All Metro
Contact Details:


Altona
Oakleigh
Sunshine
Werribee
Geelong


+61 3 9398 2712
+61 3 9563 2555
+61 3 9390 0111
+61 3 9368 6000
+61 3 5240 5000
Requirements:
Experience with Heavy Vehicles (MR licence endorsement) and must have a Drivers Accreditation and working with Children Check
Description:

This job entails driving route buses on a rotating roster. Rosters include work on weekends and public holidays. Good driving conditions with a modern air-conditioned fleet of buses. Expected annual earnings in excess of $50,000

Please contact the the Depot Managers on the above numbers for further information.

[E.L.Wood]

Requirements:
Experience with Heavy Vehicles (MR licence endorsement) and must have a Drivers Accreditation and working with Children Check
quote]

It's interesting to see the working with Children check listed as a requirement as the current Drivers Accreditation states on the reverse side that states quote - " a person who engages in work of a kind that requires a current driver accreditation and would also require a working with children check, is exempt from having a working with children check if the person has never been found guilty of a criminal offence and is not subject to a charge for a criminal offence" - unquote

This has only appeared on Driver accreditation forms this year and appears to remove the need to have a second police check after the initial one to get the accreditation in the first place.

[mrmoopt]

There's no exemptions in Victoria for P1 license holders to get their MR is there?

[Denning-6V71]

A search of the vicroads website reveals this:

Medium Rigid (MR: You may drive any two axle rigid vehicle, including bus and truck, greater than 8 tonnes GVM. You may tow a single trailer (other than a semi trailer) up to 9 tonne GVM or to the manufactures specifications (whichever is less).
To apply for this category you must have held an Australian car driver licence for at least 12 months.

Given that P1 licenses in Victoria are for the first 12 months on your P's, I would say that you'll need to be on green P's (P2) to get an MR license. The same conditions apply for Light Rigid.
Cheers,
John