Travel Officer

1 week ago

Keynsham, United Kingdom Bath & North East Somerset Council Full time

**Hours: 37 per week**

**Contract Type: Permanent**

**Service Area: Education Inclusion**

**Department**:Special Education Needs Team**

The SEN Team wish to recruit a dynamic person to manage an allocated caseload of children and young people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) who require Home to School Travel Plans. Co-ordinating the relationship between parent/carer, children and young people, the SEND team and Passenger Transport to deliver the right travel plan.

In liaison with the SEND Practitioner and guided by the Education Health Care Plan (EHCP), you will determine the most appropriate travel provision to ensure compliance with BATHNES policy, statutory guidance, and best practice. This will include the review of existing Home to School Travel Plans to ensure they remain compliant, ensure the best value and achieve the best outcomes to promote the child, young person's independence.

As Travel Officer, you will manage travel training contracts, travel budgets, and maintain accurate records so that information is accessible, auditable, and can be used in any appeals procedures. You will report any issues/pressures to senior colleagues as well as contribute to the development of the BATHNES Home to School Transport Strategic Plan to ensure that the needs of SEND children and young people are addressed.

You will have excellent communication skills and be able to effectively deliver information to parents, carers and schools relating to transport decisions.

As well as being a highly motivated individual, you will have:

- Excellent and dynamic communication skills, both written and oral, formal and informal; demonstrating an articulate and confident manner.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Excellent standard of computer literacy including ability to formulate and analyse management information.
- Good Analytical skills.
- Experience of report writing.
- Ability to motivate and support people within a rapidly changing environment and to manage financial budgets.
- Ability to learn quickly, undertake appropriate training and adapt to change and work.

Your main place of work will be the award-winning, modern Civic Centre in Keynsham, halfway between Bath and Bristol, easily accessible via car or public transport, with a train station 5 minutes’ walk away.

**Why B&NES Council?**

We offer a wide range of benefits, to ensure that you are paid fairly for your work, have the flexibility to enjoy a great work/life balance, and have the support you need. These include:

- A competitive salary package
- A range of flexible working and hybrid working options, including flexi-time, four regional offices and home-working, dependent on service requirements
- A generous holiday allowance and special leave provisions
- The Local Government Pension Scheme
- A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme - whatever life throws at you; we are committed to supporting you and your well-being at work and home
- Professional and personal development including in-house training and accredited qualifications including Aspiring Manager and Leadership Development
- Discount scheme including the VECTIS card that offers numerous local discounts including cycle to work and free entry to numerous local attractions with B&NES

**Interested to find out more?**

**To apply**

Bath & North East Somerset Council has one overriding purpose - to improve people’s lives. We have four core values which shape every aspect of our working life and how we look to the future. These values are to be **Bold, Empowered, Supportive **and** Transparent**.

**As an equal opportunities employer, Bath & North East Somerset Council is committed to the equal treatment of all current and prospective employees and is opposed to discrimination on the basis of age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, gender reassignment, or marriage and civil partnership.**

**Interview Date**: Thursday 7th March 2024.

**Safeguarding Statement**:
The Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable groups and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of this commitment anyone working in a post with children or vulnerable groups will be expected to undertake an Enhanced DBS check with/without barred list checks.

As this post involves working within one of these groups, we will require a Disclosure & Barring Service check and/or subscription to the DBS online service. The suitability of all prospective employees or volunteers will be assessed during the recruitment process in line with this commitment.

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