Passenger Assistant (15 hours per week)

London Hire Community Services; Brixton; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A transportation service provider in Brixton is looking for a Passenger Assistant to support passengers with disabilities during transit. This rewarding role involves monitoring passenger welfare, ensuring safety, and assisting with boarding and alighting from the vehicle. Successful candidates will demonstrate excellent communication skills and a patient demeanor. The position offers contracts starting at 15 hours per week on a split-shift basis with opportunities for overtime, and automatic pension enrolment after three months.

Benefits

Contracts starting at 15 hours per week

No requirement to work during school holidays

Pension scheme enrolment after three months

Qualifications

• Sound understanding of disabilities.
• Able to deliver service with patience.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Assist the driver for passenger safety.
• Help passengers with disabilities board and alight.
• Monitor and supervise passengers in transit.
• Ensure wheelchairs are secured correctly.
• Utilize communication equipment efficiently.

Skills

Understanding of disabilities

Patient attitude

Teamwork

Verbal communication

Attention to detail

Job description

Department: Passenger Assistant - Bus Operations

Location: Brixton

Compensation: £13.85 / hour

Description

• Are you looking for a rewarding role focussed on helping others?
• Do you want to make a real difference?
• If so, we have the role for you!

London Hire Community Services provide accessible home-to-school transport services where our service users are unable to access public transport. Our services are run under a full passenger vehicle operator’s licence regulations.

We have built our service around principals and process that are recognised as industry standards. We take the safety of our passengers as well as our staff very seriously and have also put in place OHSAS 18001 that governs the way we manage Health and Safety in the workplace.

Key Responsibilities

• Assist the driver wherever possible in a manner that ensures the safety and comfort of passengers.
• Assist passengers when embarking and disembarking the vehicle, including assisting service users who have disabilities, to alight the vehicle in accordance with Health and Safety requirements.
• Monitor and supervise passengers whilst in transit and being responsible for their welfare whilst on board.
• When necessary, assist in the operation of the passenger lift or other equipment that is used to assist passengers boarding and alighting the vehicle as required.
• Ensure any wheelchairs are correctly located and secured using suitable equipment.
• Ensure passengers in wheelchairs are secured with a full lap and diagonal safety belt or other securing equipment.
• Communicate with passengers and clients in a patient, informative, non-patronising manner.
• Report late running and incidents in line with depot processes.
• Ensure the vehicle allocated is always secure whilst in use.
• Ensure all communication equipment is correctly utilised ensuring the safe, smooth and efficient running of the service.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• You should demonstrate a sound understanding of disabilities.
• Able to deliver the service with a patient and level-headed attitude.
• Ability to work in a team environment as well as confidence to work with minimum supervision and using own initiative.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• Great attention to detail and able to complete records clearly and accurately.

What's on offer

• Contracts starting at 15 hours per week, worked on a split-shift basis covering AM and PM transport.
• There is no requirement to work during school holidays, although overtime may be available that will be paid in addition to your contractual earnings.
• Salaries are pro-rata - you will receive payment every month of the year (even in non-working periods).
• Automatic enrolment in our pension scheme after three months service.