Passenger Assistant

Role Overview & Responsibilities

We are seeking passenger assistants to assist adults and children with disabilities and special educational needs to and from school.

This is a hands on caring role which incorporates assisting vulnerable passengers travelling with Rotherham Community Transport and working in conjunction with the driver to provide a professional, safe and enjoyable journey.

The successful applicants will be required to follow various company procedures including Health and Safety, Child Protection and an Enhanced DBS will be required before employment can be commenced.

Mandatory training will be given in PATS - a comprehensive training package which aims to improve passenger safety by providing the skills and information for passenger assistants to understand and meet the needs of their passengers and various other training courses at the company's discretion i.e first aid training/evacuation training of a vehicle in an emergency and more specialised training where necessary.

RCT is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and welcome applications from candidates who feel they have the necessary background skills/experience and interest in working with vulnerable children and adults, who are honest with high integrity, have good communication skills and are able to work flexibly and to understand that due to the nature of our work be able to adapt to changes at short notice.

Part-time school term time

Split Shifts - Approx. 07:30-09:30 & 14:30-16:30

Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Part-time hours: 20 per week

Salary: £10.42 per hour

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person