Passenger Assistant

Dorset Council UK; Blandford Forum; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Dorset Travel is seeking a Regular Passenger Assistant to support children and young people with additional needs on journeys to and from home and school in the Blandford area. The role is approximately 20 hours per week, term time only, with pay at £12.85 per hour.

You will help maintain a safe journey, assist with getting on and off transport, and support safeguarding and reporting hazards. Candidates should be physically fit and available mornings and afternoons to match school hours.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of moderate and complex learning needs.
• Understanding of safeguarding children.
• Recognition of a hazard and how to report hazard.
• Customer Care.

Responsibilities

• Support children and young people with additional needs during transport to and from home and school.
• Assist with getting on/off transport and maintaining a safe environment on journeys.
• Ensure safeguarding practices are followed and hazards are reported when observed.

Skills

Customer Care

Learning needs

Safeguarding

Hazard reporting

Job description

Dorset Travel coordinate the transport provision for children and young people with additional needs within Dorset as well as out of county. The team also supply and support transport need for Mainstream, Child Care as well as Adults.

A Regular Passenger Assistant is required from the Blandford Area contracted at approximately 20 hours per week - Term Time Only commencing at £12.85 per hour.

The role of a Passenger Assistant is to support children and young people with additional needs providing assistance/support in maintaining a safe environment on the journey from/to home/school.

This vacancy is to support a young persons serving Yewstock School, Sturminster Newton.

Candidates need to be available morning and afternoon to coincide with school opening and closing times.

Dorset Travel is looking for caring, flexible and responsible passenger assistant who have:

• Knowledge of moderate and complex learning needs.
• An understanding of safeguarding children.
• Recognition of a hazard and how to report.
• Customer Care

You must be physically fit with the ability to run, bend, stretch, push, pull, lift, carry and kneel to provide the care required for the position of a Passenger Assistant.