Contract: Casual
Hours: Casual
Salary: NJC Grade C Fixed SCP 5 £25,583 (£13.26 per Hour)
Closing Date: 2nd June 2026 at 23.59pm
Overview
Casual Passenger Assistant required for transport between home and day care establishments/schools/colleges. The role involves accompanying drivers in vehicles carrying passengers, some of whom may have special educational, complex health needs or mobility problems and may be transported in wheelchairs.
Responsibilities and Qualifications
- Assist with the boarding and alighting of passengers, and secure wheelchairs ensuring correct restraints.
- Ensure all passengers are transported safely and legally.
- Work as part of a team with the driver, requiring excellent communication skills when dealing with face-to-face service users, parents/carers, and professionals.
- Complete the Passenger Assistant Training course and satisfactorily complete a period of job shadowing.
- Work over a split shift with an outgoing journey in the morning and a return journey in the afternoon. Hours are split between 15 to 20 per week.
- Pursue permanent positions from casual recruitment where applicable.
Legal and Safeguarding
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.
This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which means that certain offences are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed. Guidance on filtering offences can be found at GOV.UK.
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