Casual Passenger Assistants Swindon, Wiltshire, South West England, England
Job description
We are looking for individuals to join our team as Casual Passenger Assistants. Passenger Assistants are responsible for ensuring the safety, safeguarding and well-being of Children & Young People (CYP) during their journey, whether on Council-provided school or social care transport.
For an in depth insight into the role of Passenger Assistant, please read the Day in the Life of one of our experienced team members.
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About you
You will possess the ability to establish a rapport and build relationships with passengers/parents and carers. Having a patient and calm disposition and being emotionally resilient if faced with a difficulty situation, is key for this role.
Flexibility to cover routes at short notice, dependent on the needs of the service is essential. You will receive on the job behaviour management and safeguarding training.
Experience of working in a school based setting would be desirable.
From your passion of working with young people, you’ll be a key individual in our service and we’ll be even better with you.
For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon by 2030 together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.
We are committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This role will be subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act – for the effective performance of a customer-facing role).
Your next steps
Download the role profile and Safeguarding application form.
This role is a safeguarding role and is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, you must therefore complete a full application form and send to [email protected]
CVs will not be considered.
Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.
For further information about the role, please contact Louise Tutt, Supported Employment Team Leader - SEND Service, at [email protected]
If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email [email protected]
Early applications for this role are encouraged.
Previous applicants need not apply.
Interviews will be conducted on Microsoft Teams.
