Fife Council
Travel Escort
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Proposed Interview Date: Week Commencing 27 July 2026
Closing Date: Wednesday 22 July 2026
Contract Type: Temporary until 2 July 2027
Salary: FCLW £25,604.23 (Pro-Rata)
Working Pattern: Various hours (Work times generally between 8.00am - 9.30am and 2.30pm - 4.00pm)
Location: Canongate Primary School
Purpose and Values of Education Directorate
The Education 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.
- Ways in which you have demonstrated a high level of confidentiality.
- Ways in which you have demonstrated good communication and effective interpersonal skills.
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 on transport provided.
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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 seat belts 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 to 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.
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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.
- Directorate Information - Council Department information https://www.fife.gov.uk/kb/docs/articles/council-and-democracy/council-departments#xd_co_f=MzBlNmFkMDAtYzRiZi00OTgyLWI3MjUtM2MxZWU1OWIwODQx~
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For more information, please contact: Louise Penman, louise.penman@fife.gov.uk
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