Passenger Assistant

Dorset Council; Bridport; On-site; GBP 15,000 - 21,000; Part time

Job summary

Dorset Council's Dorset Travel team is looking for a Passenger Assistant to support children and young people with additional needs on their journeys to and from home and school.

Based in the Bridport area, you will work mornings and afternoons to match school times, and you must be physically fit to assist as required during travel.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Support children and young people with additional needs to maintain a safe journey to and from home/school.
• Be physically fit to run, bend, stretch, push, pull, lift, carry and kneel to provide the required care.
• Available mornings and afternoons to coincide with school opening and closing times.

Skills

Learning needs awareness (moderate/low

Safeguarding children

Hazard reporting

Customer care

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. 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 person/s serving Mountjoy School 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.

Further Information

Dorset Travel is also an accredited training centre with experienced and qualified trainers, new staff will be invited onto a full induction training course, providing the tools and knowledge to enable you to work safely and professionally.

• Safeguarding
• Manual Handling
• Emergency First Aid
• Customer Care

About Dorset Council

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At Dorset Council, we are working together to create a fairer, more prosperous, and more sustainable Dorset for everyone, now and in the future. We:

• provide essential services that support over 300,000 residents
• work in partnership to make a real difference
• value every role and the impact it has on our communities
• support our employees to grow, develop, and thrive

You will:

• be part of a team that works together for a better Dorset
• have access to
• receive training and development opportunities to help your career progress

We are where different skills, perspectives, and backgrounds strengthen both our council and the communities we serve. We welcome applications from everyone and are proud to be a If you declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the role, we will offer you an interview. We also want our recruitment process to be accessible, if you need any reasonable adjustments, just let us know on your application.

This role is UK-based, and we will need to confirm your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

If needed, we will provide additional details in a context statement. If you're passionate about making a difference, we'd love you to join us.

A Regular Passenger Assistant is required from the Bridport Area contracted at approximately 15 hours per week - Term Time Only commencing at £13.28 per hour.