Send Travel Enablement Senior Officer - Gloucester, United Kingdom - Gloucestershire County Council

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SEND Travel Enablement Senior Officer:


  • Date: 11 Aug 2023
  • Job Location: GloucesterThis is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
  • Job Title: SEND Travel Enablement Senior Officer
  • Job Location: Shire Hall, Block 4, 3rd Floor
  • Salary: £25,878 £28,371 per annum (pro rata)
  • Hours per Week: 14.48
  • Contract Type: Fixed Term
  • Duration: Two years
Closing Date: 08/09/2023

Job Requisition Number: 7158

  • This post is not open to job share

Are you passionate about supporting families of children with various Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities
needs?

About the team & role:


GCC is committed to ensuring that all students are able to access education and will continue to meet all its statutory duties which are outlined in the Education Act 1996, Education and Inspections Act 2006, Home to School Travel and Transport Guidance and Home to School Travel for Pupils Requiring Special Arrangements Guidance.


Your role within the team will assist GCC to fulfil its statutory obligations in ensuring we provide appropriate Home to School travel assistance to children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND).


As a Senior Officer you will support the Leads Officer's in ensuring effective travel arrangements are made to enable access to education for those children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities who need support.

This will be achieved by providing safe and appropriate arrangements which meet the needs of individual children and young people which offer best value for money - with a focus on personalisation and providing opportunities to develop young people's travel independence and skills for the future.


About you:


We are looking for someone with excellent communication and organisational skills to use their own initiative, to identify needs and to achieve positive outcomes for young people with SEND and their travel needs.


You will work in an environment where your customer serve skills are key to working co-operatively; with children's services, health agencies, schools, families, and other transport-based services, to provide the most effective service for children, young people, and families with SEND in our community.


Taking responsibility for assisting Lead Officers in planning and coordinating the best possible travel solutions for the needs of the individual children and young people, including a strong emphasis on the administration of Personal Transport Allowances.

This position is a great opportunity for a confident, patient, and caring individual to work in a high rewarding role, ensuring children and young people get the support and families the guidance they require.

Previous experience or knowledge of supporting Children & Families with SEND is desirable.


About us:

As part of the team in return for your hard work you will receive:

  • Flexible and agile working opportunities
  • Annual leave entitlement of 24.5 days rising to 29.5 after 5 years continuous service (pro rata)
  • Supportive and positive working environment
  • Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
  • Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone
  • Cycle to Work scheme
  • Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.
  • Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)

How to Apply

Additional Information
To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:

  • Send Travel Enablement Senior Officer Job Profile


Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.


We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire's diverse communities.

Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.


It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a 'customer facing role' must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.


Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.

This post is for 2 days per week and it is anticipated that one of those days will be office based.

Although initially for 2 years, this maybe reviewed.
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