Part Time / 20 Hours Per Week / Term Time / Permanent and Fixed Term for 12 months due to covering absence
Join us to play a key role in ensuring children and vulnerable adults’ well-being is at the heart of the work we do.
Starting the day at the depot you’ll join the driver to collect passengers, and work with the family to assist them onto the vehicle and secure them with a seat belt. If a passenger is in wheelchair, then you’ll secure this with clamps. On arrival at each destination, you’ll hand over vulnerable passengers to a responsible adult. You’ll support both vulnerable young people and adults whilst they are driven between home, schools, and day centres. You’ll ensure their personal well-being in a safe and appropriate manner - making their daily journey a comfortable one.
Creating a real relationship with the passengers you’ll be a key link between the schools and parents. Getting to know the passengers you’ll provide crucial support, and find real reward in caring for individuals. An effective communicator, you’ll be able to work with members of the public across all ages. Having a caring attitude, you’ll be sensitive to the needs of vulnerable people and their needs.
We will consider this vacancy on a secondment basis for Leicester City Council employees. If you wish to apply for this post on a secondment basis then please make your line manager aware before applying
Appointment is subject to an Enhanced DBS check.
You’ll work from Monday to Friday 07:30-09:30 and 14:30-16:30 to complete both pickups and drop offs. This is term time only, 38 weeks a year and you’ll be expected to take annual leave during the school holidays. Based at Sulgrave Road, you’ll travel across the city.
What we can offer you
As well as the satisfaction of helping to improve thousands of lives across Leicester, you can look forward to a work environment that encourages a healthy work/life balance. You’ll have the opportunity to membership of the Local Government Pension Scheme. We’ll also give you the chance to develop your skills and expertise with a variety of training and development opportunities. In addition, you can choose from a number of flexible benefits, including, discounts on city buses and trains.
Join us
We’re committed to recruiting a diverse and highly-talented workforce as we continue to build a council that is fitting and representative of our great city. That’s why we’ve designed our recruitment process to put you at your ease, make you feel welcome and bring the best out of you. We’ll do all we can to make our recruitment process as fair as possible.
For a chat about this post please feel free to contact Umesh at 0116 454 4429 or [email protected]
Interviews / Assessments will take place on week commencing 24th of August
