Closing Date: Sunday 4 August 2024

Contract Type: Casual

Salary: FCLW  £12.00 per hour

Working Pattern:  Casual ‘as and when required’ 

Location: Fife Wide

Purpose and Values of Education & Children’s Services Directorate

The Education & Children’s Services Directorate is committed to Improving Life Chances for All through a wide range of direct services which support our children, young people, families and the wider Fife community. Our approach to improvement is rooted in our core values: Compassion, Ambition, Respect and Equity which reflect the ethos, culture and practice principles of all staff across the Directorate. We strive to ensure that our attitudes and behaviour reflect these core values in all our dealings with children, young people, their families, and the wider community in partnership with those who support them.

Supporting Statement

As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement.

Please consider and demonstrate the following when completing your Supporting Statement:

• Ways in which you have demonstrated that you can work effectively as part of a team.

(Consider the following: how you have built positive relationships built on trust and respect as a team member; how have you communicated with others; how have you used your initiative and organisational skills to meet objectives and support others.)

• Ways in which you have demonstrated a high level of confidentiality.

(Consider the following: how have you shared information in compliance with current legislation; what steps did you take to ensure procedures or instructions were followed, how have you handled concerns observed or brought to your attention.)

• Ways in which you have demonstrated good communication and effective interpersonal skills.

(Consider the following: how have you shared information in the past; how have you demonstrated tolerance and calmness in challenging situations; how have you built relationships with children and young people.)

Job Details

Relief Travel Escort to escort and supervise children and young people with additional support needs to/from school/home and other educational establishments, transport provided.

Key responsibilities include collecting children and young people from home, school or other educational establishment and escort them safely in transport provided by Fife Council. Supervise and, if necessary, physically assist the children and young people to enter and leave the vehicle. Ensure that seatbelts and any specialist restraints issued by the Council are worn before the vehicle moves off.

Look after the general welfare and ensure the good behaviour of the children and young people whilst travelling and prevent damage to the interior of the vehicle.

Carry any medication as required and, where necessary after training, administer medication in accordance with policy.

Pass confidential information between parents or carers and school staff and respect the confidential nature of this information at all times.

Deliver any written messages from home to school and school to home when required.

Relay any concerns regarding transport and report any incidents that occur during the journey to the Headteacher.

Ensure children or young people are handed over to another responsible adult on arrival at home. If no one at home, follow the guidelines for Travel Escorts issued by the Council.

Work as part of a team, but able to work independently with minimum supervision.

Transport provider will collect and return post holder from/to their home address.

Work times generally between 8.00am - 9.30am and 2.30pm - 4.00pm. Lunchtime work may also be available.

Qualification, Registration and Skill Requirements

You should be interested in working with children and young people with additional support needs, demonstrate a caring and patience manner and be capable of using your own initiative.

Before confirming your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.

Further Information

• Role Profile - When preparing your supporting statement, review the role profile and think about how you meet the essential criteria Role Profile
• How We Work Matters - Our employees are expected to display and promote certain behaviours in the workplace. See our How We Work Matters behaviour framework for more information.
• Employee Benefits - Employees have access to a benefits package that offers discounts on a wide range of products and services.
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