Passenger Assistant - Dorchester, United Kingdom - Dorset Councils
Description
Organisation- Dorset Council
- Location
- Dorchester
- Reference
- Occupational group
- Transport, Policy, Driver & Passenger Assistance
- Salary details
- £10,095 - £10,37
- Job term
- Part time, Term time only
- Appointment type
- Permanent
- Contact
- Harry Holland
- Contact
- Closing Date
- 02 January 2023
Passenger Assistant
22 hours per week, Term time only
Salary £10,095 - £10,371
Dorchester area
What's in it for you:
Dorset Travel coordinate the transport provision for children and young people with additional needs within Dorset as well as out of county.
The vacancy is for a Regular Passenger Assistant living in the Dorchester Area contracted at approximately 22.00 hours per week - Term Time Only commencing at £10.
What you can expect to be doing:
The role of a Passenger Assistant is to support children and young people providing additional assistance in maintaining a safe environment on the journey from/to home/school.
This vacancy is for a Passenger Assistant from the Dorchester Area to support a young person serving Linwood School, Bournemouth.
About you:
Dorset Travel is looking for caring, flexible and responsible passenger assistant with an understanding of young people with additional needs.
- Knowledge of moderate and complex learning needs
- An understanding of safeguarding children
- Recognition of a hazard and how to report.
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 passenger assistant.
Additional 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.
Full training is provided covering:
Safeguarding
Manual Handling
Emergency First Aid
Customer Care
An Enhanced DBS Check will be undertaken as part of the recruitment process for Child and Adult Workforce.
Additional training requirement for the administration of Midazolam (Epilepsy).
If you would like further information regarding the rewarding role as a Passenger Assistant please contact:
Harry Holland - Compliance Officer /
Dorset Council:
A great place to work
We're passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.
At Dorset Council we:
- provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
- have ambitious aspirations
- are excited about our future
- care about Dorset and all the people who live here
- know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success
You will:
- have access to a range of employee benefits
- be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
- have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.
We also look for applicants who share our commitment to our behaviours. We will ask you to evidence when you have demonstrated them as part of the selection process.
See our policy on safeguarding children and young people.
See our adult safeguarding policy.
This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them.
We base the pro-rata salary on:
- the number of hours
- paid annual leave entitlement for an employee under 5 years' service
In the first year of service this salary may need to be adjusted to ensure you are paid accurately to reflect your holiday entitlement.
A similar adjustment may be made at the point your employment ends to ensure that you are paid accurately for the number of days worked in any academic year.
This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.
Find out more about how to apply.
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