Passenger Assistant

About the company

This role plays a vital role in helping children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND), access education safely and reliably. We work closely with schools, families and specialist services to make sure every pupil receives the support they require during their journey to and from school.

As a Passenger Assistant, you’ll be part of a friendly, dedicated group who share a commitment to safeguarding, inclusion and providing a calm, supportive environment from the moment pupils step on board.

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Your tasks

Duties include

• Assisting in the transport of children and young adults in a safe, caring manner, ensuring their welfare is prioritised
• Providing care duties associated with transport services. For example, assisting passengers to prepare for their journey; on or off the vehicle; and ensuring passengers are safe and comfortable when they are on the vehicle
• Working as part of a team in the delivery of the service
• Operating the vehicle tailgate-lift during the boarding and alighting of passengers in wheelchairs following appropriate training
• Ensuring the safe application of wheelchair clamps and straps and other specialist equipment
• Ensuring that all communication issued by the service is followed and adhered to
• Complete records as required by team procedures

Passenger Assistants will be aware of delivering support for any special needs of the children on board the vehicle and be able to react to requests and incidents by following the child’s risk assessment or reporting upward to senior staff. Full training will be provided in order for Passenger Assistants to deliver specific care requirements.

Reporting to the Senior Transport Co-ordinator, the Passenger Assistant will work with the Driver of the vehicle as part of a two-person crew.

Requirements

We are looking for caring, compassionate, and professional individuals who can provide a friendly and consistent service with the following qualities and skills:

Essential

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to interact for clients from a variety of backgrounds including children, parents, and school staff
• Ability to follow care instructions as delivered and provide updates when requested
• Basic reporting and documentation skills ability for compiling required reports
• Ability to assist clients on and off the buses and be able to manage bus steps, doors, straps, and harnesses
• Additionally, the selection process will look at proximity to the planned routes. Please state your location clearly in your application form.

Desirable

• Background in working with children with SEN

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).

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.

What we offer

*Job Title: Passenger Assistant Starting Salary: £26,016 progressing to £26,427 per annum (pro rata for part time) Hours:** 17.5 hours per week (3.5 hours split shift per day)

How to apply

Interview Date: Interviews arranged on a rolling basis

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.

Other

7:45 am - 9:30 am (1 hour 45 minutes) and 14:45 pm - 15:30 pm (1 hour 45 minutes) Location: Based in Stevenage for training purposes. Routes cover transport to Amwell View or Tonwell School Contract Type: Permanent Directorate: Growth & Environment

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Safeguarding This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.