About the job Passenger Assistant (Various Locations)
We're looking for fantastic Passenger Assistants in Essex, Cambridge, Hertfordshire, and across the East of England!
Kinect Services is on a mission to lead the way in enriching people's lives through a people-first approach, bringing purpose to life and striving beyond excellence across Essex and beyond.
Our appetite to be the best and enhance the daily lives of all that interact with the Kinect Family has led to exciting opportunities for Passenger Assistants to join a dynamic and supportive team and continue to deliver on our mission.
Whilst you don't need previous experience providing Social Care Transport services, your passion, interest, and focus on improving the lives of our service users and promoting their independence are the key ingredients that we need for you to thrive.
Main Responsibilities:
Our Passenger Assistants provide critical transport support to vulnerable children and adults in our community. Some of the support you will provide includes:
1. Availability between 6.30 am - 10 am and 2 pm - 5.30 pm (this will be more precise to the weekly hours advertised, when your route has been allocated).
2. Working closely with your Driver as a team, following a pre-defined route of vulnerable children and/or adults requiring specialist transport services.
3. Safeguarding your passengers at all times when in your care.
4. Assisting passengers getting onboard the vehicle, ensuring they are comfortable and safe.
5. Willingness to take on specialist training for passengers with additional needs as and when required.
Benefits of Working with Kinect:
1. Full training provided.
2. Paid Holiday & Pension Scheme.
3. Ongoing accredited training/support.
4. Dedicated support from your branch management team.
5. Excellent career progression and development opportunities.
Maintaining professionalism and good communication skills, both written and verbal, are essential. To take advantage of all the benefits of working for a 5-star Specialist Social Care Transport Services provider in Essex, all we ask is that you have:
1. A smartphone is essential.
2. The right to work in the UK.
3. The same passion for social care as we do.
The Role:
At Kinect Services, we firmly believe that social care is one of the most rewarding positions you can have. The relationship you develop with your service users in providing them with routine, support, and critical independence services is vital to their future development.
Join us and see for yourself why we are rated 5 stars and watch your career in Health and Social Care excel to new heights!
Kinect Services is committed to providing fair recruitment practice and equality of opportunity for all employees, and we aim to ensure our workplaces are free from discrimination. All employees, both current and potential future employees, are treated fairly and with dignity and respect.
Please note this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975, and as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Job Types: Part-time, Permanent
Pay: £11.44 per hour
Expected hours: 12.5 - 20 per week
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