SEND Passenger Assistant
| Posting date: | 25 September 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £12.24 per hour |
| Additional salary information: | Accrued holiday pay included in salary. Total annual salary paid equally over the year. |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 25 October 2025 |
| Location: | Tonbridge, Kent |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Compaid |
| Job type: | Permanent |
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Summary
20 hours max per week, 4 hours per day Term Time only
Join our Transport team as an SEN Passenger Assistant and support children with
special education needs (SEN) in our community to safely travel to and from
Oakley School in Tonbridge during term time.
You’ll play a vital part in ensuring sure every child is supported and comfortable as they attend school, and give their parents the reassurance of their child’s safety on our bus.
Ideally, applicants should live in the Tonbridge area or be able to meet our driver at a designated point in Tonbridge at the beginning of the shift.
The successful candidate will need to have experience of looking after children, be patient and calm and have excellent communication skills.
Employment benefits include:
· 20 days paid holiday plus all Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
· Additional paid holiday for long service after 5 years
· Up to 6% employer pension contribution, matched against employee contribution
· Paid membership to the Hospital Saturday Fund, including cashback on dental, optical and medical costs, staff perks such as discounts on supermarket bills, and confidential employee assistance programme
The position requires an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Services Check (DBS) and attendance of a Kent County Council approved Passenger Assistant training course (both arranged by Compaid if a KCC Passenger Assistant badge is not already held).
For full details and an application form please see our website: https://www.compaid.org.uk/careers/
Applicants are required to read and agree to the Safer Recruitment Statement which is part of the wider Safeguarding Policy and Procedures.
Join our Transport team as an SEN Passenger Assistant and support children with
special education needs (SEN) in our community to safely travel to and from
Oakley School in Tonbridge during term time.
You’ll play a vital part in ensuring sure every child is supported and comfortable as they attend school, and give their parents the reassurance of their child’s safety on our bus.
Ideally, applicants should live in the Tonbridge area or be able to meet our driver at a designated point in Tonbridge at the beginning of the shift.
The successful candidate will need to have experience of looking after children, be patient and calm and have excellent communication skills.
Employment benefits include:
· 20 days paid holiday plus all Bank Holidays (pro rata for part time staff)
· Additional paid holiday for long service after 5 years
· Up to 6% employer pension contribution, matched against employee contribution
· Paid membership to the Hospital Saturday Fund, including cashback on dental, optical and medical costs, staff perks such as discounts on supermarket bills, and confidential employee assistance programme
The position requires an enhanced Disclosure & Barring Services Check (DBS) and attendance of a Kent County Council approved Passenger Assistant training course (both arranged by Compaid if a KCC Passenger Assistant badge is not already held).
For full details and an application form please see our website: https://www.compaid.org.uk/careers/
Applicants are required to read and agree to the Safer Recruitment Statement which is part of the wider Safeguarding Policy and Procedures.