Part Time Passenger Assistant

Overview

Passenger Assistants provide a vital link for children with or without special educational needs enabling them to ensure attendance in education.

Our purpose:
Our vision is to support our children and young people to ensure they are happy, healthy, safe and ambitious so we can work to help them achieve their potential and dreams.

We have an exciting opportunity to become a Passenger Assistant for NELC. You will be part of a friendly team who provide an excellent standard of service and support who really make a difference to the lives of children & young people that are eligible for transport provided by our service.

• Work times are generally arranged around school start and finish times; hours can vary depending on which route you are required to travel on, this could be in the local area or to a neighbouring authority.
• You will be picked up from your home by our driver and returned after each journey.
• You will work closely with children & young people, their parents and carers, showing patience and understanding and be able to communicate with people from all backgrounds, making every journey a positive and enjoyable experience.
• You may have specialist knowledge of working directly with children with special educational needs. You will be polite, courteous and respectful of confidentiality.
• A caring, compassionate, and responsible attitude towards children and young adults is essential.
• A basic knowledge of first aid would be advantageous but is not essential.
• You must live within North East Lincolnshire or be able to make your own way to an agreed pick-up point within 15 minutes travel from the route.

About Disability Confident: A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.

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