SWT Station Assistant hours of duty

[Ianmel1969]

Hi everyone.

I am thinking about applying for a job as a station assistant on SWT. Can anyone please tell me what the hours are for early,late and night shifts and how often you can expect to do a night shift?

The job says it's a 7 day shift pattern. Do you get a couple of days off in a week or are you expected to work on your days off?

Thanks for any advice
Ian

 

[francisoldfield]

it varies depending on the station... For example at Eastleigh where I worked you did one week of earlies where you worked 0630-1430 and a week of lates where you worked 1430-2230. You had every other weekend off and a day of during the week.

But as I said this varied considerably with Southampton Airport Parkway down the road which in turn was very different to Southampton Central...

 

[Matt Taylor]

Rail Operator shift times vary according to the demands of each individual station, generally 0600-2300 with some night shifts at a few stations. You may find that you don't get two days off each week as many stations operate a roster over a period of weeks which may result in some weeks having just one day off but others having three or four.