Main Duties:
1. Assist special assistance passengers through the terminal to and from the aircraft and assist with the transfer into their seat or wheelchair through safe manual handling techniques.
2. Being professional, polite and courteous at all times.
3. Perform Customer Service Agent (CSA) duties as directed by Control. Escorting arriving and departing special assistance passengers (along with accompanying family as necessary) through the airport either on foot, by wheelchair or electric buggy/ caddy as depicted by their categorisation.
4. Providing assistance with the PRS baggage.
5. Completing the Daily Equipment Check Sheet, to maintain the operational reliability of the equipment, reporting where necessary, any equipment defects in line with the equipment inspection procedure.
6. Ensuring that wheelchairs and buggies are always clean and tidy.
7. Ensure that Centralised Control is updated on progress by use of IT handsets.
8. Ensure that all necessary paperwork is completed legibly and submitted in a timely manner.
9. Any additional reasonable duties, as assigned by operational management.
Essential Criteria:
10. Must be able to lift passengers in accordance with manual handling guidelines
11. Must be able to push passengers in wheelchairs, in accordance with manual handling guidelines and full training
12. Must be able to assist passengers with their bags, lifting as required and in accordance with manual handling guidelines
13. 5-year checkable history.
What we can offer you:
14. £12.08 per hour
15. Full time hours – 5on 3off shift pattern (shifts will cover early, mid, and late shifts between the operational window of 0430 and 2330)
16. Annual leave of 5.6 weeks per year
17. Life assurance scheme
18. Company sick pay
19. Pension Scheme
20. Access to an Employee Benefits Platform offering lifestyle savings and discounts on most high street retailers, a Reward and Recognition programme
21. Employee Assistance Programme that provides a health and wellbeing support service
22. As an employer of choice, we focus on wellbeing, training, and career progression
23. Employee Referral Scheme