Job Details
Grade: C scp 4 £8,272 – scp 6 £8,536, £12.65ph
Contract: Permanent Term Time Only and Casual Available
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The Role
Passenger Assistants are vital in enabling the Council to support and provide additional assistance to young people who have special educational needs, ensuring a safe environment is maintained on the journey from/to home/school.
You will be responsible for making sure that every person safely boards the vehicle, (e.g. bus or taxi) and is secured before travelling, and are responsible for the behaviour, safety and wellbeing of the passengers.
You will be given relevant training to enable you to undertake this rewarding and valued role.
We are offering 15 hour termtime only contracts with Core working hours of 7.30am to 9.00am and 2.45pm to 4.15pm Monday to Friday.
We are also recruiting Casual Passenger assistants who will work on a casual basis to cover for sickness, holidays any other busy periods.
About You
You will be able to work with both children and adults who have various needs with dignity and respect, and able to communicate with parents/carers in a friendly and understanding manner.
Passenger Assistants must have a compassionate and caring nature, be flexible and motivated, able to follow instructions and deal with emergencies in a calm manner.
You must be physically fit with the ability to run, bend, stretch, push, pull, lift, carry and kneel to provide the care/support required.
You must also be well-organised and have an ability to adapt to changing situations and schedules.
The role is a very rewarding one and offers the chance to make a real difference to lives of the children and young people we support, as well as their families and carers.
About Us
This is your opportunity to join us at an exciting time as we have strong ambitions for the borough.
Bolton is a great place to work. We are a welcoming organisation that wants to contribute to a place where people feel active, connected and prosperous. We are passionate about improving the outcomes and experience of Bolton people. We want Bolton to be a vibrant place built on strong cohesive communities, successful businesses and healthy, engaged residents.
As an employer we want to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment, by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits, including discounts and exclusive gym membership prices and salary sacrifice schemes. In addition, we offer a generous annual leave allowance, flexible work opportunities, access to a Pension Scheme, as well as a range of employee wellbeing and support services.
Our Values are really important to us, read all about them below, along with all our great staff benefits, the job description/person specification for the role and the important legal bits, and our Top Tips too.
Ready to apply? Then please click Apply and upload your anonymised CV and supporting statement discussing your relevant skills and experience and explain how you believe they make you a strong fit for this role.
Within Greater Manchester, local authorities have made a commitment to improve the employment opportunities for people with disabilities, care leavers, carers, and ex-military personnel. Please see greater.jobs for further information before you apply.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of vulnerable adults and young people and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. An Enhanced DBS with check of relevant barred list is therefore required for this post.
This post is a designated customer facing role under the fluency duty and requires a specified level of spoken English as per the person specification.
This organisation has signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment. That means we will recognise your continuous or ‘unbroken’ service in any Greater Manchester local authority or NHS organisation that has signed the commitment, Transport for Greater Manchester, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service or Greater Manchester Combined Authority, giving you access to our service-related benefits. Please see the home page of greater.jobs for more information.
For more information about working for Bolton Council, please see greater.jobs; for advice and support with your application, contact recruitment@bolton.gov.uk