Transport Officer
3 days ago
Wigan
Full Time
£28,624 - £31,586
Permanent
Expires 12/01/2025
**About the Role**:
**Wigan Life Centre South**
**College Avenue**
**Wigan**
**WN1 1NJ**
**Salary: Grade 6, £28,624 - £31,586 per annum.**
**37 hours per week**
**Your role**:
You will coordinate all activities relating to commissioned transport for both home to school transport and adult social care transport across the Wigan Borough. You will ensure that all eligible children and young people with SEND and vulnerable adults receive appropriate, efficient and safe transport.
This will be achieved through undertaking route planning, risk/ needs assessments, creating support plans, supporting with incident management and engaging with stake holders to ensure that all transport routes are safe, efficient and cost effective.
**About you**:
You will be passionate and have a background of delivering exceptional services for children and/ or adults with additional needs and disabilities. Your drive for service improvement will be obvious and your understand of the client base, their needs and requirements will be strong.
We are looking for someone who has experience working in a dynamic environment with a knowledge of route planning and logistics management within a transport environment. You will have strong problem-solving abilities and a logical, structured approach to work.
**About us**:
Wigan Council has been voted ‘Overall Council of the Year’ at the APSE (Association for Public Service Excellence) Awards. We are signed up to the Greater Manchester Continuous Service Commitment ensuring that your service will be continuous or 'unbroken' between the supporting organisations.
The Integrated Transport Unit arranges and manages Home to School Transport for children with SEND as well as Adult Social Care transport services. We transport over 1200 children and around 300 adults daily to around 100 different sites, both in and out of the borough. It’s a fast-paced environment as we ensure the smooth running of the service, whilst engaging with stakeholders such as parents, schools and social workers.
Here at Wigan, we are proud to support flexible working patterns, when the service can accommodate this. We also take a blended approach to where we work, depending on the work we do. This may include working from home, the office, or the community. We like to thank our employees for their hard work and commitment by giving them the opportunity to access a range of exclusive rewards and benefits
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**Interview date: Thursday 23rd January 2024**
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