🌍 We're Hiring: Freelance Travel Companions & Non-Medical Escorts (UK-Based Contractors) 🌍
Are you compassionate, organised, and enjoy travelling? Are you looking for meaningful freelance work that supports individuals who may need assistance travelling safely and confidently?
Join Global Travel Companions Ltd, a UK-registered limited company providing non-CQC regulated tailored travel companion and non-medical escort services. We assist lone travellers, older adults, and those requiring non-clinical reassurance on domestic and international journeys—offering dignity, safety, and peace of mind every step of the way.
🧭 About the Role (Freelance Contractor)
We are expanding our contractor network and welcome applications from professional, responsible individuals who are available to provide travel companion and non-medical escort services on an ad-hoc basis.
We are looking for people who can provide availability for a number of consecutive days in a row. Typically, our deployments range from 2 to 7 days in duration, and we seek to provide one person per assignment. These also may vary from short haul to long haul.
Our clients often need support at short notice as their original travel plans change. We would ideally like candidates to be within 1 hour travel time of a UK International Airport.
We are happy to consider applicants working on a self-employed basis or through a limited company.
In this role, you will support clients in a variety of travel contexts, including:
* ✈️ Flight escorts (e.g., airport meet-and-greet, international travel support)
* 🚆 Rail and road travel assistance – UK & International
* 🛳️ Cruise embarkation/disembarkation support
* 🏨 Overnight travel with hotel stays
* 🧳 Non-medical repatriation support
Please note: As a contractor position, this role is not salaried, and work will be offered on the basis of your availability to work as and when required to meet customer needs.
💼 Key Responsibilities
* Provide high quality customer service, based on individual customers travel plans and itineraries, and adapting to changing needs.
* Provide friendly, reliable and compassionate companionship and assistance to our customers
* Assist with logistics, travel transitions, and individual mobility needs (non-clinical)
* Communicate clearly with families, coordinators, or support teams as appropriate
* Ensure a calm, safe, and respectful environment throughout the journey
* Adhere to safeguarding standards and uphold client dignity at all times
* Keeping clear and accurate records during any transportation in line with company requirements.
⚠️ Important: This is a non-clinical, non-care role. No personal care or medical intervention is delivered. This service operates outside of regulated activities under the Health and Social Care Act 2008, and CQC registration is not required.
Ideal Candidate Background
* Experience in areas such as healthcare support, travel-related customer services or passenger assistance, previous or current working in a travel environment ensuring customer safety and satisfaction.
* Excellent interpersonal, communication, organisational, and problem-solving skills. Able to adapt in stressful situations.
* Confident supporting others while travelling independently or abroad
📋 Mandatory Requirements
Contractors must hold or be willing to obtain (at own cost):
* Enhanced DBS certificate (on the Update Service)
* Valid UK passport and right to work in the UK
* Public liability/indemnity and business travel insurance
Documentary evidence for completion of training in the following (or be willing to obtain):
• First Aid Training including basic life support techniques (CPR, Defibrillator use, etc)
• Manual Handling training
• Non-clinical infection prevention and control Level 1 (or equivalent)
• Safeguarding Level 2 (Adults & Children)
• Information Governance / GDPR training
• Equality, Diversity and Cultural Awareness / lone working / Health & safety
🌟 What We Offer
* Freelance flexibility to fit around your schedule
* Competitive per-day and per-trip remuneration rates
* Supportive onboarding and guidance to help you understand what we do and how you will be supporting people
* An opportunity to have purposeful impact by making travel possible, safe, inclusive, and dignified for people who may otherwise not be able to experience the world.
📩 Interested in joining our network?
We’d love to hear from you! Feel free to message us directly here on LinkedIn if you would like to find out more or have any questions about the opportunity.
Alternatively, if you feel this role is for you, please send your CV and a short cover letter illustrating how you would fit the role to ops@globaltravelcompanions.co.uk.
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