Peripatetic Passenger Assistant

Posted on 19 February 2025
Applications close on 04 March 2025

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All Locations:

Poole

Salary Details:

£10,764 - £10,931

Vacancy Type:

Permanent

Function:

Transport, Policy, Driver & Passenger Assistance

Employer:

Dorset Council

Job Working Pattern:

Term time only

Closing time of advert

23:59

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About the role

Dorset Travel coordinate the transport provision for children and young people with additional needs within Dorset as well as out of county. The team also supply and support transport need for Mainstream, Child Care as well as Adults.

The vacancy is for a Peripatetic Passenger Assistant living in the Poole Area contracted at approximately 20 hours per week - Term Time Only commencing at £12.26 per hour

The role of a Peripatetic Passenger Assistant is to support children and young people providing additional assistance in maintaining a safe environment on the journey from/to home/school. This vacancy is for a Peripatetic Passenger Assistant from the Poole Area to cover Regular Passenger Assistant absence. There is a requirement to travel if required as well as undertaking additional medical training.

Candidates need to be available morning and afternoon to coincide with school opening and closing times with all holiday leave to be taken in the school holidays.

Dorset Travel is looking for caring, flexible and responsible passenger assistant with an understanding of young people with additional needs.

• Knowledge of moderate and complex learning needs
• An understanding of safeguarding children
• Recognition of a hazard and how to report.

You must be physically fit with the ability to run, bend, stretch, push, pull, lift, carry and kneel to provide the care required for the position of passenger assistant.

Further Information

Dorset Travel is also an accredited training centre with experienced and qualified trainers, new staff will be invited onto a full induction training course, providing the tools and knowledge to enable you to work safely and professionally.

Full training is provided covering:

Safeguarding
Manual Handling
Emergency First Aid
Customer Care

An Enhanced DBS Check will be undertaken as part of the recruitment process for Child and Adult Workforce.

Please note you will need to have Business Insurance as well as use of personal vehicle in order to undertake this specific role as well as to attend Induction and Refresher Training.

Peripatetic Passenger Assistants are required to undertake additional Medical Training:

Administration of Buccal Midazolam
Application of Epi Pen

If you would like further information regarding the rewarding role as a Peripatetic Passenger Assistant please contact:

Ad Sheppard (Miss) - Compliance Officer - 07776132636/01305 228591

We base the pro-rata salary on:

the number of hours
the number of weeks worked
paid annual leave entitlement for an employee under 5 years’ service

In the first year of service this salary may need to be adjusted to ensure you are paid accurately to reflect your holiday entitlement. A similar adjustment may be made at the point your employment ends to ensure that you are paid accurately for the number of days worked in any academic year.

About Us

We’re passionate about making Dorset a great place to live, work and visit. Working for us should be no exception.

At Dorset Council we:

provide more than 450 services to over 300,000 residents
have ambitious aspirations
are excited about our future
care about Dorset and all the people who live here
know that all roles make a difference and that our employees are key to our success

You will:

have access to a range of employee benefits
be part of an organisation that supports each other to grow and succeed
have access to range of training opportunities which will help with your personal development and career progression

We are challenging ourselves to become a more diverse and inclusive organisation.

We recognise that recruitment and inclusion of individuals with diverse skills, perspectives and backgrounds will bring real strength to the council and our communities. We have a commitment to equality and welcome applications from everyone.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. We offer an interview to everyone who declares a disability and meets the essential criteria for the role.

We are keen to make our interviews accessible. Let us know on your job application if you have a disability and need any reasonable adjustments.

This role is UK based and we will need to establish your Right to Work as part of the appointment process.

We use generic job descriptions and person specifications. This means the job title on any attachments may differ from the job title in the advert. We may provide specific information in a context statement if relevant.

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