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Care escort
Community transport passenger assistant
Care escorts travel with elderly people or people with disabilities to help them get to their appointments.
Average salary (a year)
£0
Starter
£0
Experienced
Typical hours (a week)
10.0 to 30.0 hours
variable
Work Hours
between 8am and 6pm
on split shifts
How to become
Explore the different ways to get into this role
You can get into this job by taking a college course or by volunteering.
College
It's helpful to have completed a college course but it's not essential.
A course like a Level 1 Certificate in Health and Social Care can give you an introduction to working in the care sector.
Entry requirements
There are no set entry requirements for this route.
    Volunteering
    A common way into this job is to volunteer as a care escort with your local community transport organisation.
    There are no set entry requirements but you might find it useful if you have experience in social care or customer service.
    More information
    You can get more information about working and volunteering as a care escort from the Community Transport Association.
    What it takes
    Find out what skills you’ll use in this role
    Skills and knowledge
    You'll need:
      Sensitivity and understanding
      A desire to help people
      The ability to work well with others
      Patience and the ability to remain calm in stressful situations
      Excellent verbal communication skills
      Active listening skills
      To be thorough and pay attention to detail
      The ability to understand people’s reactions
    Digital Skills Level
    to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device
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    What you will do
    Discover the day-to-day tasks you’ll do in this role
    Day to day tasks
    As a care escort, you could
    take people to and from appointments, make sure passengers, wheelchairs and bags are secure, deal with emergencies, supervise passengers at all times, keep the vehicle clean and tidy, fill in paperwork
    Working environment
    You could work from a vehicle.
    You may need to wear a uniform.
    Career Path & Progression
    Look at progression in this role and similar opportunities
    With experience, you could move into other similar jobs, such as an
    admin assistant, dispatcher, driver, supervisor
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