Passenger Assistant

East Riding of Yorkshire Council; Beverley; Hybrid; GBP 18,000 - 24,000; Part time

Job summary

East Riding of Yorkshire Council is recruiting a Passenger Assistant to transport passengers to and from educational establishments across the East Riding of Yorkshire and Humber Region. This role involves morning and afternoon routes, meeting start and finish times, and delivering essential school transport while safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.

The position requires a caring, responsible team player who can work with diverse passengers, including children with challenging behaviour

Qualifications

• Caring and responsible team player who treats customers with respect.
• Understanding safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults.

Responsibilities

• Transport passengers to and from schools, day centres and other destinations within the region.
• Support the local community by delivering essential school transport; operate within designated start/finish times.

Skills

Caring and respectful

Safeguarding awareness

Job description

The job itself

This role is linked to a specific transport route, with the Passenger Assistant being collected at the designated first pick-up location (Beverley). Applicants should consider whether they can reliably access this location and meet the required start and finish times for the route.

Do You enjoy working with people? Are you interested in working in a transport environment?

The passenger Services Unit is seeking to recruit a Passenger Assistant to transport passengers to and from various educational establishments across the East Riding of Yorkshire and Humber Region.

Passenger Services provides Drivers and Passenger Assistants to transport various types of passengers ( children with challenging behaviour, vulnerable adults, children with additional needs, medical patients ) from home to schools, day centres and other destinations where required.

Hours of work can vary depending on the needs of the service but are generally between 06:00am and 10:30am and 14:00pm and 18:00pm Monday - Friday.

We are offering the opportunity to:

• Support the local community by delivering essential school transport.
• Receive a nationally accredited on-the-job training (PATS).

We are looking for someone who :

• Is a caring and responsible team player who treats customers with respect at all times.
• Understand the importance of safeguarding children and vulnerable adults.