Bus Escort

BUS ESCORT VACANCY

Lecarrow Community National School,

Knockanyconor, Lecarrow, Co. Roscommon,

F42 HC83

Route: Coosan, Athlone to Lecarrow CNS.

Hours: up to 15 hours per week.

Hourly Rate: The hourly rate of pay, effective from 1st October 2020, is €13.40.

Holiday Pay: Holiday pay will be paid at 8%.

The basic hourly rate, inclusive of holiday pay, will be (€13.40 x 8%)with effect from 1st October 2020.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF AN ESCORT:

• Must ensure that they are on the bus at time of first pick-up and last set down.
• Are responsible for the safety of children when opening and closing doors prior to ‘stop’ and ‘move off.’
• Assisting children to board and alight safely from the school bus.
• Making sure all children are seated with appropriate straps, harnesses where provided.
• Ensure that each pupil is received by some responsible person at the set down point.

DUTIES OF AN ESCORT:

• Supervision of children travelling on bus.
• Maintain a good working relationship with the driver of the bus.
• Act as liaison between Principal and/or Class Teacher and parents when required i.e. conveyance of messages and letter to parents.
• Observe confidentiality in all aspects of work.
• Be aware of particular disabilities of children on the bus and be briefed by the Principal on how to deal with same, e.g. epilepsy etc.
• Perform any other duties relevant to the position of escort which may be assigned by the Principal from time to time.
• Unless under exceptional circumstances, the escort should never leave the bus.
• The escort's position on the bus should be where maximum control of children is achieved i.e. at back of bus.
• Report all concerns to the Principal and/or Class Teacher.

ARE BUS ESCORTS ENTITLED TO HOLIDAY PAY?:

RE: WORKING TIME ACT, 1997

All employees regardless of status or service qualify for paid holidays and are entitled to holiday pay at a rate of 8% of earnings.

Pay for Public Holidays for those entitled, (MOST BUS ESCORTS ARE ENTITLED), is at the rate of one fifth of normal weekly hours.

Under legislation, a part-time worker must have worked at least a total of 40 hours in the five weeks immediately before the public holiday in order to qualify.

The nine public holidays are as follows:

• New Year's Day
• St. Brigid's Day
• St. Patrick’s Day
• Easter Monday
• First Monday in May
• First Monday in June
• Last Monday in October
• Christmas Day
• St. Stephen’s Day

(BOOKLETS ON PART-TIME EMPLOYEE ENTITLEMENTS ARE AVAILABLE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF ENTERPRISE TRADE AND EMPLOYMENT) TELEPHONE NO. 01 6614444

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Closing Date: Apply online no later than 12 noon on Friday, 26th January 2024.