SEND School Transport Specialist

3 weeks ago


Redhill, United Kingdom EMED Group Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled and compassionate Community Transport Assistant/Driver to join our team at EMED Group. As a key member of our team, you will play a vital role in transporting SEND school children to their place of education, ensuring their safety and well-being at all times.

Key Responsibilities
  • Transport SEND school children to their place of education, adhering to strict safety protocols and procedures.
  • Build rapport with service users and their relatives/friends, providing effective communication and support.
  • Responsible for lifting, securing, and helping service users in and out of the service vehicles, ensuring their safety at all times.
  • Assist with the handing over of service users to appropriate staff on arrival at treatment schools, centers/hospitals, or to family/friends at their homes.
  • Assist service users with challenging behavior and/or mental health illnesses, providing a calm and considerate approach.
  • Ensure the vehicles are kept safe, clean, and tidy, adhering to strict maintenance and hygiene protocols.
Requirements
  • Full FREC 3 Training (Certificate in First Response Emergency Care)
  • Committed to Community Care
  • Effective communicator and experience of communicating with others in emotional circumstances
  • Calm, considerate, and careful driver, with no more than three penalty points on your license
  • Natural flair for team working and collaboration
  • Physically fit for patient handling, wheelchair on/off boarding
  • Pass an Enhanced DBS check (company funded)
  • Able to hold a PHV taxi license
  • Able to work flexible shifts
  • Familiar with the local and surrounding area
What We Offer
  • Competitive hourly rate
  • 20 days holiday + 8 bank holidays
  • Life Assurance – providing colleagues and their family financial peace of mind and protection
  • 24/7 online/telephone GP Consultation and access to prescriptions
  • 2nd opinion medical support following diagnosis or where a colleague is on a treatment pathway
  • Cash-plan benefits, providing colleagues the option of protecting themselves in case of illness and recuperation
  • Unlimited mental health consultations
  • Unlimited physiotherapy consultations
  • Access to legal advice on domestic issues
  • Financial guidance re retirement planning, tax savings, and state benefits
  • Long Service Recognition Scheme – recognising colleagues for their continued service
  • Values-based Internal Recognition Scheme with financial reward
  • Refer a Friend recruitment incentive scheme with financial rewards
  • The EMED foundation, to provide support to colleagues and our local communities
  • Paid holiday entitlement
  • Pension Scheme
  • Blue Light Card
  • Uniform provided
  • EAP (Employee Assistance Programme) to support a range of health and wellbeing requirements
  • Flu vaccination (through an internal campaign in Autumn/Winter)


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