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Childrens SEN Driver (Grade 4)

Job Purpose

To drive departmental vehicles in a safe and considerable manner and ensure the safety of all passengers, both inside and outside the vehicle, and other road users.

Directly Responsible For:

Vulnerable children and young people

Directly Responsible To:

Transport Officers, Senior Transport Officers.

Main Areas of Responsibility:


• Working on a part time basis on split shift during peak periods of the day, to work under the general direction and supervision of transport and other authorised officers

• To undertake the driving of any vehicle (within their class of licence) attached to the department and to carry out all duties connected therewith, in an efficient, economical, and orderly manner. Also, the safe transportation of fellow employees and any other authorised personal.

• To be responsible for assisting service users from their home to the vehicle; securing them safely during the journey and assisting them from the vehicle at their destination. Also, to be responsible for ensuring the safe return of service users to their home address.

• To ensure Risk Assessment control measures identified on the route run-sheets are implemented and adhered to.

• To be always sympathetic and courteous to service users carried in the vehicle and to treat their relatives with who contact is made in a similar manner.

• To be responsible for the cleanliness of the inside and outside of the vehicles attached to the section.

• To be responsible for the Vehicle Daily Checks (including walk-around checks), fuelling, and oiling of vehicles and servicing the vehicle with air, water.

• To receive service-based training as required to ensure safe and compliant transport of passengers. To adhere to the guidance set out in the Passenger Transport Service handbook.

• To complete daily run sheets fully and any other documentation associated with the operation of the SEN Service.

• To report promptly on the form, provide any incident whatsoever in which a vehicle of the Transport Section is involved in, irrespective of whether or not a third party is concerned. Also, any accidents to service users or staff while in the care of the department must be reported in the same way.

• Develop the City Council’s commitment to equal opportunities and to promote non-discriminatory practices in all aspects of work undertaken.

Qualification and training

Essential

• Full driving licence
• Literacy skills (A,I).
Desirable

• Full clean driving licence.
• Minibus driver awareness scheme (MiDAS) .
• Demonstrate a willingness to undertake any additional training as required to further improve/enhance the role and delivery of service.
Experience

Desirable
• Working with vulnerable adults or children.
• Experience driving in a commercial operation
Skills/Abilities

Desirable
• Understanding the needs of vulnerable children with special educational needs and/or disabilities and ability to work with tolerance and patience.


Hours Per Week: 24.50
Start Time: 08:00
End Time: 16:30
Location: Liverpool, Merseyside

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