Passenger Assistant

The core value of Integrated Transport Services is to competitively provide high quality transport services which meet the County Council’s Corporate Objectives / Commitments and its approach to ‘sustaining excellence’.

This post is pro rata £10.90 an hour, 28 hours with split shifts duties working 52 weeks

We need a person from the Rossendale area That can meet the Driver and Vehicle at Olive House care home in Bacup at 7.30am and work until 10.45am in the morning then in the afternoon meet the driver at 2.15pm and will work until around 5.15pm. These are approximate times and may vary.

The purpose of this job is to transport and assist passengers with disabilities and sensory impairments in a safe, caring, professional manner

• Assist in the transporting of young/elderly passengers in a safe, caring manner, ensuring their welfare and maintaining their dignity.
  

• Providing care duties associated with transport services. For example, assisting passengers to prepare for their journey to and on or off the vehicle and ensuring passengers are safe and comfortable when they are on the vehicle.
  

• Working as part of a team in the delivery of the service.
  

• Operating the vehicle tailgate-lift during the boarding and alighting of passengers in wheelchairs following appropriate.
  

• Ensuring the safe application of wheelchair clamps and straps and other specialist equipment.
  

• Ensuring that all communication issued by the service is followed and adhered to.
  

• Completion of records as required by Integrated Transport procedures.
  

The post you are applying for is covered by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013). If successful you will be required to apply to the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) for a 'disclosure'. Further information can be found on the 'Our Recruitment Process' tab.

In return Lancashire County Council offers a range of benefits, which can be found on LCC Vacancies website

We reserve the right to close down a vacancy early, before the closing date, if we receive sufficient applications.

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