Passenger Assistant

Hornchurch - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 09-11-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

Passenger Assistant

Grade:3 (29436 - 31158) - pro rata term time only (15 hours per week split shift 10634)

Contract:Type: Permanent

Location:Central Depot or Havering Town Hall

About Us

At the London Borough of Haverings Passenger Travel Services we pride ourselves on being creative and self-driven. With our main objective of providing a quality run cost effective service to all our clients / users.

The services main purpose is the conveyance by accessible buses of Adults or Children with learning or physical difficulties to Day Centres or Schools and then returning them home.

Our aim is to provide a safe quality driven customer focused service whilst maximizing fleet availability achieving positive outcomes and reducing waiting times route times with efficient route scheduling.

About the Job

Transport Passenger Assistantrole is to carry out the following:

We require 10 Passenger Assistants to join our operations team based at Central Depot in Hornchurch.

Passenger Assistants will be assigned to routes with the main objective of safely conveying (Children and Adults with disabilities) on to our buses whilst securing them safely (fitting of seat belts / harnesses) or securing wheel chairs in place before the assigned bus commences its route.

Passenger Assistants are required to monitor our passengers on our Buses and liaise with the Driver / Clients and Transport operations regarding any delays or incidents

Passenger assistants can also be assigned to Ad-hoc work which can be out of borough trips.

This is a 15hr per week Term Time only contract on a split shift Mon to Friday

.About You

Experience of working with vulnerable clients (Adults & Children)
Experience of working in a challenging environment.
Ability to maintain safe performance standards and be part of a large team.
Must be able to communicate clearly across the company its clients and its customers
Must be able to have good clear writing skills
Must be able to demonstrate a caring approach with a good understanding of vulnerable clients and their needs.
Be practical efficient and able to prioritize workload in a busy working environment
Be enthusiastic about joining adynamic local authority and be
proactive in identifying opportunities to improve quality and productivity
Flexible approach to working hours including O/T

Desirable - evidence of any Training courses attended e.g. First Aid Safe Guarding Vulnerable Clients Challenging Behaviour Sign Language etc.

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The closing date for the receipt of applications is 19th November 2025however interest in this job may be high and we therefore reserve the right to close the vacancy early.

You will be notified if your application has been successful. Interview date to be confirmed.

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Additional Information

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The London Borough of Havering has important responsibilities for safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children young people and vulnerable adults. If you are appointed to a job that involves working with these groups you may be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

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DescriptionPassenger AssistantGrade:3 (29436 - 31158) - pro rata term time only (15 hours per week split shift 10634)Contract:Type: PermanentLocation:Central Depot or Havering Town HallAbout UsAt the London Borough of Haverings Passenger Travel Services we pride ourselves on being creative and self-...