Job Description

About us

From September 2025, Alder Brook will have 2 provisions (Winton & Irlam) for pupils with Social, Emotional and Mental Health. We educate up to 80 pupils on site in KS1 & KS2.


We are currently recruiting Passenger Assistants to work on our home to school transport.


This role is to assist children with various special education needs, and help ensure they are transported to school in a safe and caring way.

About the Role

The role is 20 hours part time 5 days a week and is school term time only. The passenger assistant will be collected and dropped off by the vehicle driver each day at a specified location.


Our school hours are 9am 2.15pm Monday to Thursday and 9am to 1pm Friday. The post holder will be expected to work 4hours per day over a split shift of 2 x 2hours. Hours may include a 7.30am 7.45am start and an afternoon finish time up to 4pm 4.15pm (1.30 2.30pm on Friday)


We are fully committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, younger learners and vulnerable adults and we expect all staff and volunteers to share the same commitment. The above post will be subject to a comprehensive checking process including references from current and previous employers, health, right to work in the UK, an enhanced DBS check and a further check against the appropriate barred list. Shortlisted candidates may be subject to an online search as part of due diligence also.


If you have lived or worked abroad for 3 months or more in the last 5 years, or 12 months or more (whether continuously or in total) in the last 10 years whilst aged 18 or over, please refer to the link below for details for how to obtain your Certificates of Good Character https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/criminal-records-checks-for-overseas-applicants


We will not be accepting candidates who require a sponsorship for this position.

About you

You must have a caring nature, be very reliable, and be able to commit to working all school days during the school year.

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