Airline Wheelchair Assistant Featured

Wheelchair Assistant

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You Will...

A Wheelchair Assistant works at an airport facility and provides assistance to passengers traveling in wheelchairs.

Responsibilities include pushing passengers in a wheelchair to and from their arrival/departure gate and assisting passengers with moving luggage to their vehicles taxi stands parking shuttle stations and rental car stations. Wheelchair Assistants must maintain a friendly and positive attitude and always be attentive to each passengers individual needs. Communicating effectively and clearly. Asking each passenger the safety and security questions.

This is a physically demanding position which requires on-the-job security training and the ability to receive all applicable airport security badges.

• Push wheelchair passengers to and from gates
• Roll customer-occupied wheelchair safely down the jet bridge
• Ensure wheel brakes are in place prior to allowing passengers to exit the wheelchair
• Complete any necessary wheelchair or incident reports
• Follow dispatcher gate orders
• Maintains a friendly and positive attitude and is attentive to each passengers individual needs; by assisting passenger with any problems questions or concerns
• Maintain professional working relationships with fellow employees supervisors managers airline employees and airport authorities
• Exceed customer service standards
• Carry out other duties as assigned

You Have...

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• Be authorized to work in the United States
• Must be able to clear a background and drug screen
• Must be able to lift up to up to 75 lbs and push a loaded wheelchair up to 300lbs up and down inclines throughout the shift
• Ability to lift passengers from the wheelchair to the seat on the plane
• Experience in customer service preferred
• Strong verbal and written communication skills using appropriate grammar tone and pronunciation to effectively communicate with internal and external customers
• Complete all required training including airport compliance
• Able to obtain an airport badge

Appearance Guidelines

Employees are expected at all times to present a professional business-like image even when working behind the scenes. It is the policy of the Company that each employees dress grooming and personal hygiene should be appropriate to the work situation and be consistent with the Companys business standards.

• For all male employees a fully grown in well-maintained mustache beard or goatee is permitted
• No visible tattoos or body piercings are allowed. Any tattoos must be covered by your uniform or other means agreed upon by management.
• Clean and well-maintained approved uniforms must be worn on shift
• Additional requirements as specified by management

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers and to communicate with customers and fellow employees. The employee is frequently required to sit; reach with hands and arms; stand; walk. The employee is also frequently required to climb balance stoop kneel and crouch. In addition the employee is required to of twist turn stretch and bend on a frequent basis. The employee must be able to lift and move up to 75 pounds regularly. The employee must be able to move in a relatively quick manner. Specific vision abilities required by this job include Close vision Peripheral vision and Ability to adjust focus.

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