Passenger Assistant

Passenger Assistant Leicester, England

Leicester City Council
Full Time Leicester, England 9758 - 9935 GBP ANNUAL Today
Job description

Job details

Job reference
REQ2838
Date posted
06/06/2023
Application closing date
02/07/2023
Location
Various locations across Leicester City
Salary
£9,758 - £9,935 per year
Package
Total benefit value (includes pension contribution and full holiday entitlement) £13,548
Contractual hours
20
Basis
Part time
Job category/type
City Services
Attachments
Job Specification (235).pdf

Passenger Assistant

Job description

Part Time / 20 Hours Per Week / Term Time / Permanent

Join us to play a key role in ensuring children and vulnerable adults’ wellbeing is at the heart of the work we do.

Starting the day at the depot you’ll join the driver to collect passengers, and work with the family to assist them onto the vehicle and secure them with a seat belt. If a passenger is in wheelchair, then you’ll secure this with clamps. On arrival at each destination, you’ll hand over vulnerable passengers to a responsible adult. You’ll support both vulnerable young people and adults whilst they are driven between home, schools, and daycentres. You’ll ensure their personal wellbeing in a safe and appropriate manner - making their daily journey a comfortable one.

Creating a real relationship with the passengers you’ll be a key link between the schools and parents. Getting to know the passengers you’ll provide crucial support, and find real reward in caring for individuals. An effective communicator, you’ll be able to work with members of the public across all ages. Having a caring attitude, you’ll be sensitive to the needs of vulnerable people and their needs.

Appointment is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.

You’ll work from Monday to Friday 07:30-09:30 and 14:30-16:30 to complete both pickups and drop offs. This is term time only, 38 weeks a year and you’ll be expected to take annual leave during the school holidays. Based at Sulgrave Road, you’ll travel across the city.

What we can offer you

As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll have the opportunity to membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including, discounts on city buses and trains.

Join us

We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible.

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Dharmesh Panchal on 0116 454 3879 or email [email protected]

This is an open advert therefore we will complete the short-listing soon after receiving your application. If short-listed, you'll be called for an assessment and/or interview thereafter.

Passenger Assistant
Leicester City Council

www.leicester.gov.uk
Leicester, United Kingdom
Peter Soulsby
$100 to $500 million (USD)
1001 to 5000 Employees
Government
Municipal Agencies
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