Railways Assistant
899917 · Medium Next-day readyDescription
Assists with operating and maintaining facilities at a railway station by updating platform indicators showing train times and destinations, collecting and checking passenger tickets, giving signals for train departures, and cleaning station facilities.
Typical work tasks
- Answers questions from passengers; assists passengers with large luggage, pushchairs and prams; helps people with special needs, such as wheelchair users; check tickets and makes sure people are in the correct place to catch their train; may give signalling instructions to train drivers and may clean the station and platform area; may assist in the ticket selling office and provide travel information to passengers.
Typical work environment
- Works either inside or outside on railway station platforms.
- Usually works on covered or enclosed platforms and wears appropriate protective uniforms or clothing when required.
- Constantly working with the public and with mobile railway equipment.
Typical physical and mental demands
- Light to medium physical demand level.
- Stands, walks and climbs on and off platforms and railway carriages.
- Sitting is not a significant feature of the job.
- Stretching up or across is occasionally required.
- Bending is occasionally required when lifting baggage or other items.
- Squatting or crouching is not required.
- Twisting the body or neck is occasionally required.
- Contact with skin irritants is not required.
- Manual lifting, pulling and carrying is occasionally required when moving baggage or assisting passengers.
- Repetitive movements are not required.
- Driving or machine operation is not required.
- Use of hand tools will be required for cleaning and maintenance tasks.
- Mental skills necessary include organisation and communication.
Entry signal Reviewed
No formal entry barrier — can start without prior training. Flagged next-day ready.
Entry barrier No formal entry barrier
Licence / registration No licence required
ANZSCO skill level 5
Next-day ready Yes
How this was determined (model-generated): Railways assistant; Nil pre-entry requirement, employer rail safety induction provided on the job.
Entry Requirements
- Nil (ANZSCO Skill Level 5).
Further Comments
- There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.