Care escort

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

• 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
• to be able to carry out basic tasks on a computer or hand-held device

You can get into this job by taking a college course or by volunteering.

With experience, you could move into other similar jobs, such as an:

• admin assistant
• dispatcher
• driver
• supervisor