Travel Passenger Assistant - Casual We have an exciting opportunity for Casual, Travel Passenger Assistants to join Southampton City Council (SCC) in the School Travel Service team. About the role Would you like to help us provide an important transport service for children? School Passenger Assistants play a key role in enabling children with special educational needs to attend school. We are looking for applicants in the following postcode areas - SO14, SO15, SO16, SO17, SO18, SO19, who are also under the Southampton City Council jurisdiction for Council Tax. Please note this post is on a casual basis, Term Time only. Typical hours offered will fall within the range of 07:30 to 09:30 in the morning and 14:30 to 16:30 in the afternoon-although they may vary. About you Do you have a natural ability to make people smile and have good people skills? If you can answer ‘yes’ to the above questions, you may be interested in joining Southampton City Council’s team of relief/casual Passenger Assistants. No formal qualifications are needed, just a natural rapport with children and young people, alongside an awareness and understanding of special educational needs. Formal Training will be provided either online via eLearning modules and/or face to face. You will need to have access to suitable IT equipment like a computer tablet, laptop, or desktop computer as well as a mobile phone. A car or driving license is not required for this role. Why work for us Employee benefits (southampton.gov.uk) Contact details for informal discussion For further information and details regarding the position please contact Marianne Alford on 023 8083 4793 or via email at Marianne.Alfordsouthampton.gov.uk Recruitment contact details Email: recruitmentsouthampton.gov.uk Tel: 023 8083 4033 How to apply To apply for the position please select the 'Apply for this job' button at the bottom of the page. About us We are proud to be DisabilityConfident and support fair recruitment practices. Find out how you can get involved at gov.uk/disability-confident. No applicant or employee will receive less favourable treatment because of age, disability, gender reassignment, race, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, marriage or civil partnership and pregnancy or maternity, unless a Genuine Occupational Requirement (GOR) applies. Southampton City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. It is committed to delivering services to ensure they are happy, safe and have opportunities to reach their goals as responsible members of our community. We believe it is always unacceptable for a child, young person or adult to experience abuse of any kind, and recognise our responsibility to safeguard and promote their welfare. We are committed to following safe practices to ensure this and expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. This commitment is reflected in all our recruitment and selection practices. As a Corporate Parent we are actively aiming to support all our children in care (looked after children) and care leavers. Any applicants who are children in care or care leavers, who meet the essential criteria for the post applied for, will be guaranteed an interview. For more information about SCC please visit Southampton City Council Follow us on social media for regular updates on our featured jobs and latest news. Twitter Facebook YouTube