I want to work at this job, what is it called?

Widelats

agrinnall wrote: »

For Scotland I would suggest looking at the Scottish Community Transport Association's website. A lot of third sector transport providers are members of the CTA and their drivers will often be MIDAS trained. When I last had any contact with the sector there was a bit of an issue with finding suitable training in Scotland but that may have changed.

http://www.ctauk.org/in-your-area/scotland.aspx

Thanks for this i will check it out.

kingfisherblue

Contact your local council. They employ School Escorts to help children with disabilities get to school. The mini bus driver is usually self employed and tenders for the contract, but the escorts are employed by the local council. The only problem is that although you may express an interest in being a wheelchair escort, there are fewer children in wheelchairs than those who have some mobility, so you might find yourself working with children who are not wheelchair users. Even if there are no vacancies at the moment, our council has a list of escorts who can cover for illness. Holidays are not allowed in term time, and pay in my area is somewhere between £8 and £9 an hour. Times are around 7.45-9.15am, and 3-4.15pm.


You could also try Social Services - Adults with Disabilities Team. Work is likely to be year round, rather than term time only. Again, all disabilities are catered for.

Widelats

kingfisherblue wrote: »

Contact your local council. They employ School Escorts to help children with disabilities get to school. The mini bus driver is usually self employed and tenders for the contract, but the escorts are employed by the local council. The only problem is that although you may express an interest in being a wheelchair escort, there are fewer children in wheelchairs than those who have some mobility, so you might find yourself working with children who are not wheelchair users. Even if there are no vacancies at the moment, our council has a list of escorts who can cover for illness. Holidays are not allowed in term time, and pay in my area is somewhere between £8 and £9 an hour. Times are around 7.45-9.15am, and 3-4.15pm.


You could also try Social Services - Adults with Disabilities Team. Work is likely to be year round, rather than term time only. Again, all disabilities are catered for.

Thanks for this info

elsien

Sometimes these are advertised as passenger assistant roles. However they may only be at the beginning or end of the day when people are travelling between home and school/college/day centres rather than being a full time role.

cr1mson

Not sure where you are in Scotland but The Green Room at Kirknewton was offering free MIDAS training at one point for both drivers and passenger assistants.

unforeseen

Thinking slightly laterally. Would you also need vocational D1 PCV as well?

juno

You might find you enjoy a PTS job with an ambulance service. It won't be just wheelchair users, but you'll be helping all patients who need assistance getting to hospital.

Widelats

Thanks for all the info, i am getting more ideas

jobbingmusician

Why do you particularly want to help people in a van? Would you be happy helping people in wheelchairs all day long? There are lots of care jobs in residential care homes, and they might well be keen to have you as the driver for outings

Widelats

jobbingmusician wrote: »

Why do you particularly want to help people in a van? Would you be happy helping people in wheelchairs all day long? There are lots of care jobs in residential care homes, and they might well be keen to have you as the driver for outings

I do not think those care homes are for me TBH, i like to be out and about. Why vans? It gets me out and about, i love to travel, and the company i have when travelling is what makes it good - i could not be a taxi driver for example, driving drunks home, or a bus driver, i much prefer people sober and needing the help and the assistant part would make it personal to me, not like dropping someone off and never seeing them again, i would most likely have regular people i visit and help them get to the doctor etc.

Its a idea for now, i need more driving experience and i would like to be a assistant first than a driver.