Passenger Assistant

How you'll make a difference:

As a passenger assistant, you will support vulnerable children with their travel to and from school, providing care and assistance, ensuring their journey is safe, relaxed and calm.

What you will be doing:

• It will be your responsibility to supervise the children during transportation to and from school.
• You will assist the children on and off the vehicle, help them with seat belts and look after their general needs.
• It will be key for you to report any issues, making sure they are accurately relayed to parents, the school and the Integrated Transport team.

What we need from you:

• It is essential you have experience working with children or vulnerable people.
• We require you to have the ability to deal with children in a calm, understanding and caring manner.
• You will have knowledge or experience in a safeguarding role, or a commitment to learn.
• Due to the nature of the role, you must be physically able to assist children on and off the vehicle, when required.

What you need to know:

• An enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check is required for this post.
• This is a variable/zero-hour post.
• You must live in South Gloucestershire to meet at the designated pick-up and drop-off points. Clearly state your location within South Gloucestershire in your application.

Interviews will take place regularly during May and early June.

How a career at South Gloucestershire Council is different:

• As part of our benefits package, you will receive generous annual leave (pro rata), employee wellbeing support and you will have access to a range of staff discounts, including eye tests, travel, shopping and leisure activities.
• We recognise that our diverse team of skilled and dedicated people make us a great place to work. We welcome applications from everyone and ensure that individuals are selected, promoted and developed on the basis of their merits and abilities.
• We know our team work best when they have balance in their lives and we offer genuine flexibility to help them achieve that work/life balance.
• We value our staff as individuals, investing in their careers and we are recognised for the quality, breadth and depth of our training and development offer, which helps make the greatest long-term difference in work.
• We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the safety and welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. Ensuring all our staff are given right skills, knowledge and support to recognise and respond effectively to potential abuse or neglect.

• We're building and shaping communities which people are proud of.
• We're planning for the future; building and improving the roads, railways, schools, green spaces, and houses.
• We’re providing essential services across our communities to ensure they are safe and well maintained.

We've achieved a great deal, but we need talented and dedicated people to ensure we continue to make a difference.

We’re making a difference, be part of it!

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