Pupil Transport Assistant

Witherslackgroup; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading educational provider in Liverpool seeks a part-time pupil transport escort to ensure the safety and well-being of students during transport. You will be responsible for building positive relationships with children and parents, while also utilizing online tools for communication. The ideal candidate will have a clean driving license and experience working with children. The role offers flexible benefits, training, and a supportive working environment.

Benefits

Full school holidays

Medical cover

Wellbeing tools

£1,000 referral bonus

Qualifications

• Clean driving license with a minimum of 5 years driving experience.
• Ability to build positive relationships with pupils, staff, and visitors.
• Reliable and well-presented.

Responsibilities

• Ensure the safety and behaviour of the children during transport.
• Use online reporting tools for communication with parents.
• Create positive relationships with children and parents.

Skills

Friendly

Dependable

Time management

Job description

Please note: This is a part-time position, offering approximately 15 hours per week.

Huge Small Victories

Being a pupil transport escort in our school means being part of something big. You’ll be the one who gets the children to school on time and returns them home safely, creating positive relationships with the children and parents.

Get out what you put in

You will be responsible for the safety and behaviour of the children, and for using a variety of online reporting tools to record any communication from/to parents, or any pupil concerns.

One of the best environments in SEND

Lakeside School is an independent specialist day school providing high quality education, based in Liverpool. The school meets the needs of pupils with special needs including ADHD, autism, speech, language & communication difficulties and social & emotional difficulties. Our recent Outstanding rating from Ofsted recognises Lakeside’s reputation as one of the leading SEN provisions in the North west of England.

What we do for you

We know you’re going to do great things. For your hard work and commitment, we reward you with the best salary and benefits package in the education sector. With us, you’ll get to bring learning to life and make a genuine difference to the lives of our young people – plus you’ll get:

Training: A full induction and on the job training

Holiday: You’ll work hard at WG, so you’ll be rewarded with full school holidays including bank holidays

Flexible benefits: meaning you can increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance – check out our benefitshere

Wellbeing: a
host of wellbeing tools and advice including employee assistance

Medical cover so you can claim back the cost of things like an opticians or dentist appointment and a host of high-street discounts

Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities – check out our schoolshere

A recommend a friend scheme that offers a £1,000 bonus every time

Bring your whole-self to work

Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds and with different needs – and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage and inspire our young people to be themselves. The kind of person we’re looking for
will:

Have a clean driving license with a minimum of 5 years driving experience and be over the age of 25

Be friendly, hard-working and dependable

Be able to build positive relationships with pupils, staff and visitors

Be well presented, reliable and a good time keeper

Interested in joining us?

At Witherslack Group, inclusion is part of who we are. We’re committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, valued and that they truly belong.

As a specialist provider of education and care for children and young people with special educational needs, we understand the importance of embracing individuality and championing difference- especially when it comes to neurodiversity. We celebrate diverse perspectives, lived experiences, and the unique strengths that each person brings to our community.

We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities, and abilities. We are proud to be recognised as an inclusive employer and are committed to making our recruitment and workplace practices inclusive and accessible. If you need any adjustments to support you through the recruitment process or in the workplace, we’ll be there every step of the way.

By building a diverse and inclusive team, we’re better able to support the children, young people and families we serve and ensure every member of our team can thrive, grow, and be their authentic self.

The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (we will cover the cost) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.

For a full job description and person specification, please click here.

Special Education / Careers in Care / Careers in Special Education / Working with Children / SEMH / SEN / ASD