Guides & Drivers
We are recruting for Drivers for the 2012 season but have now filled all Guide positions. However, if you are interested in Guiding our mates at Shamrocker Adventures in Ireland are currently recruiting. Click here for details.
Do you have a passion for travelling Europe and soaking up different cultures? If the answer’s yes, you’ll love working for Busabout.
Busabout has jobs available in many different areas throughout Europe, and we’re recruiting now for 2012. If you love to travel, have bags of energy, enthusiasm, a strong work ethic and commitment then we want you to join our team for our 2012 season. There are a number of benefits as a member of Busabout Road Crew as detailed below, but the top one must be travelling through Europe and sharing your knowledge and experience with likeminded people and having loads of fun doing it.
Some of the benefits of working for Busabout:
- You’ll be based in Europe for the season, so even if you have days off, your accommodation is covered (no returning to London and having to find a place to doss mid-season)
- We provide you with accident and medical insurance
- Time off in various European cities
- Competitive pay package
- Excellent training and support
We have positions available for Coach Drivers (Guide applications are currently on hold). Check out the driver applications info and application form below and your life could change for the better in just the click of a button…
Busabout Coach Driver
Download Drivers Application Form
If you want to experience Europe from behind the wheel, consider a career as a Busabout Coach Driver. This is your chance to be part of a highly reputable company and be trained by the best, to be the best in the business. You will drive state-of-the-art coaches around some of the best destinations in Europe. Travellers of all ages, from all over the world choose Busabout, meaning you’ll never have a dull moment and you’ll make lots of new friends along the way.
To work for Busabout as a driver you need to meet the following criteria:
- Hold an EU Passport
- Hold a full, Class D manual/automatic (PCV) driving licence issued in a European Union country
- Be in possession of a Digital Tachograph card
To work for Busabout as a driver you will need to hold a full, unrestricted Class D (PCV) driving licence issued in a European Union country. Alternatively, if you hold a European Union Passport* you can obtain a UK Class D (PCV) licence by sitting the relevant tests. Full details of this are available on the UK Transport Office website. You will need to obtain a provisional licence first, pass a medical, pass a written test & hazard perception and lastly pass a practical test. This would take approximately 5 weeks to complete. Busabout can arrange a fully inclusive training package for suitable candidates which cost around £1200.00. Busabout can (at our discretion) arrange financial assistance to suitable candidates.
* European Union Passports are those issued by Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, The Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom.
The first step is to download and fill in the application form.
Step 1: Complete an application form
You must complete this by hand (typed or incomplete forms cannot be accepted), attach a recent colour photograph and post it back to the address on the form. Interview dates – Sydney and Melbourne interviews will be held in early December and London interviews in January.
Once you have completed the application form; including attached copies of your passport, driver's licence and passport size photo. Please post to:
Busabout (Recruitment)
258 Vauxhall Bridge Road
London, SW1V 1BS
United Kingdom
Step 2: Individual interview
After the group interviews we will tell you if you have been selected for a personal interview. Individual interviews will be held either the same afternoon following the group interviews or in the following days.
Step 3: Training Trip
If you are successful in your individual interview you will be offered a place on our Training Trip. Training starts in April 2012 (dates to be confirmed). The Training Trip lasts for approximately six weeks. During training you’ll visit and study all the destinations we visit on our coach network as well as the possibility of some associated Adventure products.This is a VERY intensive course designed to be demanding and thorough. However, the benefits you’ll receive on completion far out-weigh the work you’ve put in. Those who complete the training will be offered a position to work with Busabout during the summer season of 2012.
To secure a place on our training program you are required to pay a training bond of £200.00. This is fully refundable to you upon completion of one full summer season with Busabout. All crew are expected to make a minimum commitment of one season. For any further information please email recruitment@busabout.com
Guide Europe
Guide applications are currently on hold
Are you addicted to travel? Do you love to share your adventures and stories with anyone who’ll listen? Working as a Busabout Guide, you’ll get the opportunity to not only experience the best Europe has to offer, but you’ll share those experiences with excited travellers from all over the world!
To become a Busabout Guide you should:
- Be friendly, approachable, and have a good sense of fun
- Love interacting with people
- Be able to relate to people of ALL ages (our core market are 18 to 35 years old)
- Be computer literate
- Have a thirst for knowledge
The following are not requirements, but are helpful:
- Experience leading groups
- A second (European) language
- Experience talking in front of groups of people
- A confident and clear microphone manner
- Experience of travelling Europe
Step 1: Complete an application form
You must complete this by hand (typed or incomplete forms cannot be accepted), attach a recent colour photograph and post it back to the address on the form. Please specify if you are available to be interviewed in London, Sydney or Melbourne at the top of your form.
Step 2: Group interview
We will email you on receipt of your application and let you know if you are invited to attend a group interview. Please make sure you check your emails regularly. At the Group Interview you will be required to give a short talk before the panel and fellow applicants. You will be assigned a topic in advance. These group interviews will be held in London and Australia. At the group interview you’ll get the opportunity to learn more about Busabout, as well as a chance to ask us any questions you might have.
Interview dates – Sydney, Melbourne and London: All interviews will be concluded by Mid-December
Step 3: Individual interview
After the group interviews we will tell you if you have been selected for a personal interview. Individual interviews will be held either the same afternoon following the group interviews or in the following days.
Step 4: Training Trip
If you are successful in your individual interview you will be offered a place on our Training Trip. Training starts in March 2012 (dates to be confirmed). The Training Trip lasts for approximately six weeks. During training you’ll visit and study all the destinations we visit on our coach network as well as the possibility of some associated Adventure products. This is a VERY intensive course designed to be demanding and thorough. However, the benefits you’ll receive on completion far out-weigh the work you’ve put in. Those who complete the training will be offered a position to work with Busabout during the summer season of 2012.
To secure a place on our training program you are required to pay a training bond of £200.00. This is fully refundable to you upon completion of one full summer seasons with Busabout. All crew are expected to make a minimum commitment of one season. For any further information please email recruitment@busabout.com