Passenger Assistants - Part Time Home to School Transport

24 x 7 Limited - Northumberland/Tyne & Wear are currently recruiting reliable and caring part time passenger assistants across the Northumberland area to take children or young adults, some with complex needs, to educational facilities or day centre's in cars, 8 seat minibuses or wheelchair accessible vehicles.

Please feel free to view the company information on our website at www.24x7ltd.co.uk, where further details of roles, interviews with staff, current vacancies and the opportunity for direct applications are available.

The Opportunity:

We have part time assistant work available across Tyne & Wear, the work is term time only, or every school day, for both morning and afternoon runs. The work on average is between 12 and 20 hours per week - we guarantee a minimum of 12 hours. This rewarding role is transporting children and young adults, some with a range of Special Educational Needs, between home and school or educational centre and mainstream schools/educational facilities.

All our work is through contracts with local authorities; therefore our drivers are required to be badged by local authorities as Passenger Assistants and an Enhanced DBS certificate is required to be undertaken. Further training in Child & Adult Sexual Exploitation and Child & Adult Safeguarding, along with First Aid, is undertaken at the appropriate time.

24x7 Ltd pay to have the certification done and the licences undertaken, so there is no outlay for staff to pay.

All staff will undertake Passenger Assistant Training via registered Community Transport Association trainers and a first aid course at some point.

About 24 x 7 Limited:
24x7 Limited is a successful family run business, that since 2001 has specialised in special needs (SEN) passenger transport. The company directors have used their many years of experience in passenger transport to design and set up possibly the best and most effective special needs and mainstream transport organisation in the country, which supplies both mainstream and special needs school transport on a contracted basis across the UK.

Overall Purpose of Role:
· Transportation of children or young adults to school, college or day care centres.
· To work in an effective, safe, flexible manner and support the operational goals of 24x7 Ltd.
Passenger Assistant Responsibilities:
· To assist the driver in company supplied vehicles, which includes - cars, 8 seat people carriers and large wheelchair accessible vehicles
· To assist in keeping the vehicle in a clean and tidy manner at all times.
· Be available both am and pm for all school days throughout the school term.

· To be patient and emphatic with the passengers and be able to keep them occupied and comfortable on journeys.
· Good command of the English language.
· DBS criminal record check as you will be working with children, young persons and/or vulnerable adults.
· You should have a friendly and positive attitude, enjoy working with children and be reliable.
· Previous experience would be beneficial but not essential.