Peripatetic Passenger Assistant

Dorset Travel coordinates the transport provision for children and young people with additional needs within Dorset and in surrounding areas. The team also supplies and supports transport needs for mainstream, child care and adults.

The role of a Passenger Assistant is to support children and young people with additional assistance in maintaining a safe environment on the journey to and from home or school. This vacancy is for a Peripatetic Passenger Assistant from the Weymouth Area to cover regular passenger assistant absences. Candidates must be available morning and afternoon to coincide with school opening and closing times and may need to travel as required.

Responsibilities

• Support children and young people with additional needs during journeys to and from school or home.
• Maintain a safe environment on the journey.
• Be physically fit to run, bend, stretch, push, pull, lift, carry and kneel as required.
• Be availabl...