Transport and People Support Worker - GLA15756

Transport and People Support Worker - GLA
15756

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Company: GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL AND ARMS LENGTH ORGANISATION

Role – Transport and People Support Worker

Contract Status – Permanent

Hours - 4 x 20 hours per week (2 x term-time, 38 working weeks per year)

Are you interested in working for the largest local authority in Scotland, in partnership with the NHS, to help improve the health and wellbeing of our community? Then, you are in the right place!

Reporting to the Assistant Area Operations Manager, you will be responsible for collecting and transporting vulnerable service users to various locations both within and outwith Glasgow boundaries and also within allocated timescales.

You will promote a professional image and be reactive and responsive to journey requests.

You must be able to demonstrate a high level of confidentiality at all times and deal with emergency situations using your initiative. In addition, you will have the ability to work alone as well as part of a team and you must display a flexible approach to meet the needs of the business.

A full current UK driving licence is essential, you will be asked to carry out a driving licence check.

Membership of the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) Scheme is essential on taking up appointment. Please note successful candidates for the above role will be required to pay for their PVG Membership/or Scheme Checks.

These roles are excepted under Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Scotland) Order 2013 (as amended).

If you would like to find out more about the role before applying, you can contact:
Carol Fletcher, Area Operations Manager,  or by email: c

Working for us!

For more information on Glasgow City Health and Social Care Partnership (GCC) please visit the following websites:

GCC Website and

GCC Conditions of Service

The Council promotes flexible working, we are happy to talk about flexible working options in relation to the role, to support your work-life balance.

We welcome applications from everyone and are committed to building a diverse workforce. We particularly encourage applications from people from ethnic minority backgrounds, disabled people and women for senior roles, as these groups are currently underrepresented within our workforce.

As a Disability Confident Employer, Glasgow City Council aims to offer an interview to disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the role, in line with the Disability Confident scheme.

Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see

GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL AND ARMS LENGTH ORGANISATION

GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL AND ARMS LENGTH ORGANISATION

GLASGOW CITY COUNCIL AND ARMS LENGTH ORGANISATION