Passenger Assistant, Northallerton

**Salary: £25,150 - £23,893**

**Grade: CD**

**Contract: Permanent**

**Hours: 2 vacancies, 1 x 25 hours per week. 1 x 20 hours week**

**Location: Northallerton**

The Integrated Passenger Transport Operations Team is responsible for the safe and efficient use of over one hundred and twenty minibuses to transport people in North Yorkshire. The team comprises approximately 350 drivers and passenger assistants that operate at locations throughout North Yorkshire.

The team delivers approximately 250,000 passenger journeys per year including 20,000 wheelchair user journeys. The transport provided enables people to access schools, day centres, learning opportunities, supported employment and other meaningful activities in our community. We also undertake registered local bus services and community transport journeys.

We are looking for caring, flexible, and committed people to help us provide this transport.

You will be responsible for the safety of passengers during these journeys and will ensure that the passengers board and alight safely as well as ensuring that any safety equipment is used correctly. Full training in the use of all safety equipment will be provided.

You will need effective communication skills as you will consult daily with the passengers, carers, and establishment staff. Experience is not essential: however, some experience of assisting passengers in accessible vehicles or working in a similar role would be an advantage for this position.

We have a vacancy for an Established part-time Passenger Assistant at 25 Hours per week on a full year contract. The typical (but not exact) 25 hours working week would be from 07:00am/07:30am to approximately 09:30am/10:00am and from 2:30pm/3:00pm to approximately 5:00pm/5:30pm, however these hours can and on occasions do vary to fit the needs of our customers.

We also have vacancies for Passenger Assistant Northallerton at 20 hours per week (Monday to Friday inclusive) on a full year contract.

The hours will be worked from Monday to Friday inclusive. The role will involve split shifts.

This vacancy is based in Northallerton.

The role will require you to be flexible to fit in with Integrated Passenger Transport demand.

We offer a comprehensive training package including the Passenger Assistant Training Scheme (PATS), Basic First Aid and Managing Challenging Behaviour.

This post involves access to vulnerable service users and if you were offered the position, you will be required to undergo an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) background check.

**Key dates**:
Closing date: 03.11.2024

Interview date: TBC

**Key documents**:
Job description.pdf

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We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.

We are committed to meeting the needs of our diverse community and aim to have a workforce reflecting this diversity. We are also committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

North Yorkshire Council (NYC) advertise vacancies on behalf of schools and external organisations (third parties) in North Yorkshire. NYC are not responsible for the recruitment/employment practices of third parties and accept no liability in relation to the vacancy and any subsequent recruitment/employment processes. Enquiries regarding the vacancy or practices should be made directly with the third party.

We are committed to the inclusion, safeguarding and promoting the welfare of adults at risk*

**Passenger Assistant, Northallerton (IPT216)**

**Location**:County Hall Campus

**Town**:Northallerton

**Salary**:£23,150 - £23,893

**Posted**:16/10/2024

**Closing date**:03/11/2024

**Closing time**:23:59

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