Location: Wigan Borough (Prearranged pick-up points for those outside the borough)
Job Type: Term Time Only, Split Shift
Pay Rate: £12.18 per hour
Overview: We are looking for a dedicated and caring individual to join our team as a Home to School Passenger Assistant. In this role, you will ensure the safety, well-being, and comfort of children and young people during their daily transit to and from school.
Key Responsibilities:
- Safe Transit: Ensure children and young people travel safely and comfortably in a contracted taxi, minibus, or coach.
- One-to-One Assistance: Work on a one-to-one basis with a child/young person, or support multiple children/young people in a group setting.
- Daily Route: Be collected from home by a contracted taxi, then pick up children on your route.
- Morning and Afternoon Split Shift: Escort children to school in the morning and collect them from school in the afternoon.
- Term-Time Only: Staff are not required during school holidays.
- Flexibility: Maintain a positive attitude to short notice route alterations which support wider service outputs.
- Communication: Understand the LTRS management chain and ensure communication is timely, precise and effective with all stakeholders.
- Physical Capability: Physically able to carry out tasks associated with the role, such as frequent bending, stretching, and lifting.
- Safeguarding: Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding procedures for vulnerable children.
- Security: Recognise the importance of ensuring a secure and safe environment for all users of the service.
- Relationships: Establish constructive relationships with service users, carers, families, schools, and contractors.
Requirements:
Knowledge and understanding of safeguarding procedures for vulnerable children.
Experience working with young people from diverse backgrounds.