Passenger Assistant (8 Posts)

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At Barnsley Council you can start a career that makes a real difference to people’s lives, helping our council and residents to be the best they can be.

We’re an award-winning council and one of the biggest employers in the borough, supporting around 243,000 people. We put people at the heart of everything we do, and that includes our employees. As part of the team, we offer lots of benefits and rewards to support you to thrive and grow, like flexible working, employee discounts, support for your health and wellbeing, and opportunities for training and development to grow your career and develop your skills.

There’s so much happening in our thriving borough, and now’s the perfect time to join our excellent Environment & Transport team as we work to make Barnsley the place of possibilities.

• We’re an award-winning team and one of the biggest employers in the borough supporting around 243,000 people.
• Working at Barnsley Council means being part of a team that makes a real difference to people’s lives, where you can develop the skills you need to make change happen.
• If you join the team you’ll receive great pay alongside an excellent pension scheme. With flexible working we’ll also support your work/life balance, helping you to adjust your hours and take time off when you need it.
• We’ll help you to develop your career and grow your skills with opportunities for training and development.
• There’s so much happening in our thriving borough and your talent and skills will help us make Barnsley the place of possibilities.
• Key to our success is working with our residents, partners, businesses and organisations and building these partnerships to bring about change in Barnsley.

About the Post:

Are you interested in being a passenger assistant accompanying children with special educational needs and / or disabilities on their journey to school as part of our school transport service? If so, you will work 5 days a week during school term time on a split shift. The first shift will take the children to school at approximately 7.30am until 9.30am in the morning and the second shift will be around 2.30pm until 4.30pm taking them home again. These times may alter slightly depending on school start and finish times and the number of children on your vehicle.

If you are interested, we are looking to recruit Passenger Assistants to join our busy expanding team. You will need to have empathy and patience with children who have special needs and possess a polite professional manner. If you have these qualities, we would love to hear from you. Some of the duties include checking timetables for pickups, liaising with school, carers, and families, and supervising the children at all times.

The proposed interviews dates are week commencing Monday 21st June 2025.

If you wish to discuss your suitability for the post prior to applying or have any questions concerning the role profile, please contact Denise Prigmore, Travel Assistance Manager on 01226 774854 or Amy Walton, Lisa Gough on 01226 773584.