Transport Services - Passenger Assistant
| Posting date: | 24 April 2025 |
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| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 24 May 2025 |
| Location: | Nottingham, NG8 3JP |
| Company: | Nottingham City Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 4946 |
Summary
Contract Type: Permanent
Working Hours: 20 hours per week, term time only
Worker Type: Offsite Worker
Salary: Starting Salary is £24,790 (Level one) rising to £25,584 (Level three) per annum (pro rata for part-time). This is a part time post with salary starting at approximately £11,500
Location: Woolsthorpe Depot NG8 3JP
We’ve got an exciting opportunity available for talented individuals to join our workforce - perhaps this is the opportunity you’ve been looking for? Read on to find out more…
Working for Nottingham City Council has great benefits. As well as competitive pay, great leave entitlement and access to a generous pension scheme, we strive to create an innovative, inclusive and progressive work culture where everyone is supported to do and be their very best.
In return, we are looking for people like you - people who are innovative, driven and committed to serving and improving Nottingham. So, if you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of those who live and work in our city, we want to hear from you.
* You can read more about the different benefits offered to colleagues working for Nottingham City Council here.
About the Role
Successful candidates will provide friendly and safe transport for children and adults on their way to and from schools and day centre.
About You
The ideal candidate will have:
- Ability to maintain passenger comfort while providing transport to and from Special Educational Schools and Day Centres. Providing care, responsive and effective support whilst assisting passengers with physical, mental and /or development disabilities.
- Ensuring the equipment is fit for the route to be undertaken and complies with the department policy. Ensuring that the tail lift is correctly operated and that all passengers are safe in compliance with training provided.
- To liaise with both Driver, parents/carers and other professional people you come in contact with, reporting any issues/ concerns to the office as soon as possible.
- Comply with the principles of standard infection control protocols at all time to prevent the spread of infection.
- This role requires manual handling of people such as pushing wheelchairs, supporting ambulant passengers with mobility issues, support passengers while using vehicle tail lift.
- A DBS enhanced check for a regulated activity is required for this post.
You can find the job description for this post here
At Nottingham City Council we believe that work is what you do, not where you do it. We offer different working arrangements, depending on the role, including hybrid working. Further information on Worker Types and what these mean in terms of how and where you work can be found on the additional information for applicants page.
For informal enquiries please contact Rafal Krzystowski by telephone on 0115 876 1464 or by email at Passenger.Transport@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Closing Date: 12/05/2025
Please note there may be occasions where we close the advert before the closing date and we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.
Interviews will be held: week commencing 19/05/2025 and 26/05/2025
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