About the role
Dorset Travel coordinates the transport provision for children and young people with additional needs within Dorset as well as out of county. The team also supplies and supports transport needs for Mainstream, Child Care as well as Adults.
The vacancy is for a Peripatetic Passenger Assistant living in the Blandford Area contracted at approximately 20 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 by providing additional assistance in maintaining a safe environment on the journey from/to home/school. This vacancy is for a Peripatetic Passenger Assistant from the Blandford Area to cover Regular Passenger Assistant absence. There is a requirement to travel if required. A full driving licence and business insurance will be required.
Candidates need to be available morning and afternoon to coincide with school opening and closing times, with all holiday leave to be taken in the school holidays.
Dorset Travel is looking for caring, flexible, and responsible passenger assistants 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.
Further Information
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
The post requires the successful candidate to have a Full Driving Licence with use of a vehicle and must have Business Use Insurance.
If you would like further information regarding the rewarding role as a Passenger Assistant please contact:
Kathryn Taplin (Mrs) - Compliance Officer - 07748147424/01305 224538 for an informal discussion.
This is a part-time role at 20 hours per week.
This post involves working with children and/or vulnerable adults and/or having access to significant information about them. It will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service check. See our policy on the employment of ex-offenders.
We base the pro-rata salary on:
* the number of hours
* the number of weeks worked
* paid annual leave entitlement for an employee under 5 years’ service
In the first year of service, this salary may need to be adjusted to ensure you are paid accurately to reflect your holiday entitlement. A similar adjustment may be made at the point your employment ends to ensure that you are paid accurately for the number of days worked in any academic year.
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 a range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression
We are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation.
We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives, and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities. We have a commitment to equality and welcome applications from everyone.
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 are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.
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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