Care First Recruitment Ltd. are currently recruiting for Passenger Assistants to travel to schools, day centres and colleges. Locations are a range of London Boroughs, for example: Hammersmith & Fulham to Clapham Westminster to Wembley Kensington to Ealing any other borough combinations Passenger Assistant duties include: Accompanying children and young people in taxis or via public transport Ensure that the vehicle is in a clean condition for the task required before commencement and after (report to us at Care First of any irregularity, so that we can support) Safeguarding all children and young people during the entire duration of the booking, as most of them have disabilities or can display very challenging physical behaviour Outline: This role involves split morning and afternoon shifts, generally with a minimum of 20 hours a week. These shifts involve picking children up from set points, and then collect them during the afternoon to return to the drop off point You will be paid between 5 and 6 hours per day (depending on the client, but with most bookings being 5 hours pay per day if the morning and afternoon shifts are completed) Ideal candidates should have a very good level of English and very good and clear communication skills as they need to be able to liaise with emergency services in case of any medical issue the child may suffer during route, and passion to be supportive to children and/or young persons with learning disabilities and challenging behaviours The service is kerb to kerb, meaning a Passenger Assistant NEVER goes inside a childs home address. The parents or carers are responsible to bring the child to the door to the PA to collect and take into the taxi. If needed the family needs to support the PA to help the child board the taxi. Once disembarking the taxi outside the school/care centre the Passenger Assistant is responsible to safely escorting the service user to the building door and hand over to a member of school staff. Same applies to the return journey. Most PA shifts are 1-2-1 services, meaning in most cases you are only escorting one child alone. Journeys take place in a taxi pre-booked by the Client/Local Authority. Passenger Assistants do not have to worry about taxi fares. English language skills: Ideal candidates should have a very good level of English and very good and clear communication skills as they need to be able to liaise with emergency services in case of any medical issue the child may suffer during route Hours: You must be available to work both the morning (anytime between 07:30am to 09:30am approx.) and afternoon shift (anytime between 14:00pm to 16:30pm approx.). Set times will be stipulated by the childs specific timetable Schedule: Monday to Friday during school term-times (both mornings and afternoons). Sometimes there may be extra ad-hoc shifts on weekends and school holidays The Passenger Assistant job takes place during school term times (typically during the academic year from September to July). Please note school runs stop during all the school half-terms, Easter, Christmas and Summer Holidays. If you want to remain available for PA work during half terms and school holidays do let us know as there may be ad-hoc shifts to accompany other service users to day care centres, etc. Ability to Commute: London (required) Work Location: In person Candidates will compulsorily need to pass a background check by the Disclosure and Barring Service (Enhanced DBS certificate): This post/role requires candidates to apply for an Enhanced DBS to work with children and adults. If you already possess an Enhanced DBS then it needs to be uploaded in the Update Service system. Otherwise you can obtain an Enhanced DBS through our agency at the point of registration. Pay: £13.15 to £15.50 per hour (depending on the client) Please note this is a generic outline of the role, and each child will have a different Travel Care Plan which will be provided to each Passenger Assistant.