Travel Passenger Assistants

We are looking for applicants in the following postcode areas - SO14, SO15, SO16, SO17, SO18, SO19, who are also under the Southampton City Council jurisdiction for Council Tax.

Would you like to help us provide an important transport service for children? School Passenger Assistants play a key role in enabling children with special educational needs to attend school.

Do you have a natural ability to make people smile and have good people skills?

If you can answer ‘yes’ to the above questions, you may be interested in joining Southampton City Council’s team of relief/casual Passenger Assistants.

We are currently recruiting for this post and if you would like to apply or to find out a bit more about the job, please contact 023 8083 4817.

Additional Information:

Please note this post is Term Time only. Typical hours fall within the range of 07:30 to 09:30 in the morning and 14:30 to 16:30 in the afternoon-although they may vary.

Current pay rate is £12.18 per hour.

No need for a car or driving license.

No formal qualifications are needed, just a natural rapport with children and young people, alongside an awareness and understanding of special educational needs. – Formal Training will be provided either online via eLearning modules and/or face to face. You will need to have access to suitable IT equipment like a computer tablet, laptop, or desktop computer as well as a mobile phone.

This post requires an enhanced DBS check. For any posts that require a DBS check, if you have lived outside the UK within the last 5 years, you will be required to provide a Certificate of Good Conduct or a police certificate from the country/countries you have resided in. Kindly note that this is at the expense of the candidate, as well as any costs involved for translating into English.

How to apply:

The supporting statement section of the application form must be completed, unless there are specific criteria questions for you to evidence against. Applications are shortlisted against the essential and desirable criteria found within the job description for the post. Please refer to the job description when completing your application form and evidence how you meet the required criteria/questions. A CV on its own will not be considered.

Unfortunately we are not able to accept applications that are made through a third party agency. We cannot guarantee that any correspondence sent from third party agencies will be responded to.

Southampton City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. It is committed to delivering services to ensure they are happy, safe and have opportunities to reach their goals as responsible members of our community. We believe it is always unacceptable for a child, young person or adult to experience abuse of any kind, and recognise our responsibility to safeguard and promote their welfare. We are committed to following safe practices to ensure this and expect all employees, workers and volunteers to share this commitment. This commitment is reflected in all our recruitment and selection practices.

As a Corporate Parent we are actively aiming to support all our children in care (looked after children) and care leavers. Any applicants who are children in care or care leavers, who meet the essential criteria for the post applied for, will be guaranteed an interview.

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