Travel Training Coordinator - Rochdale, United Kingdom - Pure Innovations

Pure Innovations
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Rochdale, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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JOB DESCRIPTION FOR THE POST OF TRAVEL TRAINING CO-ORDINATOR

Rochdale

Main purpose of the Job:

To co-ordinate and manage the travel training project based in Rochdale schools/colleges/alternative education provision.


Enable young people, identified as having additional needs, to learn how to travel independently and safely to and from school/College, etc.

Responsible for reporting outcomes to Assistant Travel Training Contracts Manager.


Key Areas of responsibility

1. Organisation of Travel Training Project
Responsibility for planning and implementing individual training programmes for young people with disabilities including;

  • To work in Partnership with Local Authorities and identified Schools.
  • To use Pure Innovations Assessment Tool to assess each student's travelling skills and evaluate their learning.
  • To create a personcentred training programme for each student. This may include developing accessible resources for working with each student based on their individual needs e.g use of photographs, worksheets.
  • To manage the risk associated with individual travel training programmes effectively, including writing, monitoring and reviewing risk assessments.
  • To meet regularly with families and school/college staff to review the progress of each individual.
  • To support parents and carers including as a minimum; attending all initial and final meetings.
  • To devise and present workshops for groups of young people on various aspects of travel training e.g. keeping safe in the community.
  • Attend various forums/meetings in order to promote the Travel Training Project and increase referrals.
  • To promote the project with parents, professionals and young people.
  • Work alongside Assistant Travel Training Contracts Manager / Senior Travel Training Coordinator to plan and prioritise team and individual activities towards achieving travel training key performance indicators and agreed business aims.

2. Staff Management
Responsibility for line managing a team of travel trainers, including;

  • Line management of a team of Travel Trainers, including adapting management style to accommodate supervision needs within the team.
  • To deliver training to people identified as travel trainers and oversee their delivery of travel training
  • Deliver one to one supervision/management of travel trainers; including completing appraisals and reviews.
  • Responsibility for quality assurance through observations/spot checks and paperwork audits of Travel Trainers
  • To attend training sessions as required by Pure Innovations or Local Authorities
  • Liaise with Assistant Travel Training Contracts Manager to work through performance management issues
  • Set individual Travel Trainers objectives and targets and monitor their performance to achieve them.
  • Work with Assistant Travel Training Contracts Manager to ensure effective recruitment, induction and mentoring for new travel trainers.
  • Support the delivery of accredited Travel Trainer training including the internal assessment of coursework across the organisation.
  • Provide duty cover for other travel training projects as required.

3. Administration

  • To undertake risk assessments for identified young people to identify and manage risks both during travel training and when they are travelling independently.
  • To create a training programme for each young person and ensure that documentation is set up to record learning and progress.
  • To follow a quality assurance process, to ensure travel training programmes meet the quality standards.
  • To keep up to date records and reports on the progress of young people using a computer database.
  • To ensure compliance with GDPR at all times.
  • To ensure appropriate paperwork/correspondence is completed accurately and to deadlines.
  • To take responsibility for prioritising workload and managing own time.

4. Teamwork

  • To attend and contribute to regular Travel Training Project team meetings / Employment Team meetings and any other meetings as required; both within Pure Innovations and externally.
  • Attend and participate in meetings and training events to develop the service or improve team or individual performance.
  • To provide support and guidance to team members including travel trainers across Greater Manchester, including providing cover during absence.
  • To provide guidance to colleagues across Pure Innovations regarding travel training.
  • To act as a point of contact, via phone call, to Travel Trainers from early morning through to early evening.
  • To cover Travel training shifts in case of any absences/sickness (7.30am 9.30am & 2.30pm 4.30pm, Mon
  • Fri)

5. Other

  • Understand and adhere to all policies and procedures identified at Pure Innovations Ltd and any relevant LA policy/procedures including lone and remote working policies and child protection policies.
  • To contribute to the Pure Innovations website and social media presence by identifying and compiling suitable case s
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