Description | Salary £12 Per hour | Permanent, Part Time, 26 hours per week | Rufford International Sponsorship – this role is not open to international sponsorship Passenger Assistant (Rufford) Helping the most vulnerable people in our community get to where they need to be each day is what this role is about. Whether they are children with special educational needs or disabilities going to school or older people getting to see their friends at a day centre that is what we do in the Travelcare service. The core duties are:- Driving minibuses of up to 16 seats. Transporting passengers in a safe and caring manner Providing care to passengers. Ensuring passengers reach their destination / activity safely Working as a team with the Passenger Assistant (where one is provided) Operating the vehicle passenger lift to enable passengers to board and alight from the vehicle Ensuring the safe application of seatbelts, wheelchair clamps and straps and other specialist equipment Carrying out vehicle checks, fuelling and cleaning as required Completion of records as required The base location is our Rufford site. The role is 26 hours per week on an annual aggregated hours basis. This means that during school term time the hours are 30 per week and 17 per week during school holidays. Normal working hours are on split shifts generally between the hours of 07:15 – 10:45 and 14:30 – 18:00 Monday – Friday. For an informal discussion please contact us on 01695 587420 If you're already a Lancashire County Council employee you must apply via the internal vacancies option on Oracle Fusion. You can do this by logging into Oracle Fusion and then going to Me - Current Jobs. The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab. In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website. We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications. Job Description / Person Specification