Peripatetic Passenger Assistant

6 months ago

Dorchester, United Kingdom Dorset Council Full time

**About The Role**:
Dorset Travel coordinate the transport provision for children and young people with additional needs within Dorset as well as out of county. The team also supply and support the transport need for mainstream schools and childcare as well as adults.

The vacancy is for a Peripatetic Passenger Assistant living in the Bridport Area contracted at approximately 18 hours per week - term time only - commencing at £11.59 per hour.

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 Peripatetic Passenger Assistant to cover Regular Passenger Assistant absence. There is a requirement to travel.

**Further Information**:
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.

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.

If you would like further information regarding the rewarding role as a Passenger Assistant please contact:
Kathryn Taplin - Compliance Officer - 07748 147424 / 01305 224538

**About Us**:
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.

This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.

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