Travel Assessment Officer - Aylesbury, United Kingdom - Buckinghamshire Council

Buckinghamshire Council
Buckinghamshire Council
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Aylesbury, United Kingdom

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Description

Salary
£30,416 - £31,858


Reference number
BUC10346


Contract type
Permanent


Working hours
Full Time


Level of DBS check required
Enhanced with Barred List


Date posted
1 Nov 2023, 11 p.m.


Application deadline
26 Nov 2023


Overview:

Buckinghamshire Council is recruiting for a
Travel Assessment Officer to work within the Client Transport Team.


About us:


Now in its third year, Buckinghamshire Council brings together the best of the previous five councils to create positive change for local people, communities, and businesses.

We are firmly focused on the future and have made a clear commitment to serve residents better and to provide stronger representation for Buckinghamshire, both locally and nationally.


About the role:

The Client Transport Team delivers transport for approximately 7,500 school children and 300 adult social care clients daily.

The role of the Travel Assessment Officer is to create robust 'Travel Assessments' catering for the needs of children and young people with Educational, Health Care Plans aged 0-25 years in order to facilitate the safety and wellbeing of the Client, other passengers, vehicle crews and third parties.


Many of our clients have very specialist needs and disabilities, which impact on what travel provisions are suitable; the responsibility of ensuring that these needs are correctly assessed falls to the Travel Assessment Officer.


Any-Desk:


As an 'any-desk' worker, you'll need to be connected to our network to access digital folders and resources, but this can either be from home or an office location when required.

You will be required to work from the office a couple of times a week, depending on your role and team requirements.


About you:


You will have good knowledge of working with people with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities, and have sound knowledge of SEND legislation and processes, knowledge relating to Home to School Transport, especially operational matters, and experience and understanding of assessing risk.


You must be highly motivated and organised, with well-developed interpersonal skills to engage, motivate and influence others at all levels and also have excellent IT skills and an understanding of the importance of accurate data management and recording.


You will be required to have access to a vehicle as travelling around school/establishment sites is necessary for the role.

Other information:

Please note, you will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check for this role.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and therefore applicants are required to declare:

  • All unspent convictions and conditional cautions
  • All spent convictions and adult cautions that are not protected (i.e. that are not filtered out) as defined by the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2020).


For further information on filtering please refer to Nacro guidance and the guidance issued by the Ministry of Justice (see, in particular, the section titled 'Exceptions Order').


Our values and culture:


We have a set of values, which our employees have chosen, that represent what we are - Proud, Ambitious, Collaborative and Trustworthy.


By joining Buckinghamshire Council, you can expect:

  • fair and inclusive culture
- the chance to really make a difference to those around you
- health and well-being initiatives including an Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and mindfulness workshops
- a unified voice through our Employee Representative Group
- ongoing support, and the opportunity to develop and progress in your career with us
- opportunities to take part in fun activities such as fundraising and social events


At Buckinghamshire Council, we know that our biggest strength comes from the people that work for us, and that's why we're working hard to ensure we continue to be an accessible and inclusive organisation.


From dedicated staff networks overseen by our Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Steering Group, to proudly standing as a Disability Confident employer, it's important to us that all our colleagues feel engaged, listened to, and valued.

Our offer of flexible working empowers a productive and happy workforce and allows employees to combine work with other responsibilities and commitments.


We believe our workforce should reflect the diverse communities we service in Buckinghamshire, and are looking for like-minded individuals to join us in promoting equality, fairness, and inclusion for everyone.


About the Business Unit:


Our Communities directorate works across the county to deliver a number of the key customer-facing services that our residents, businesses and visitors rely on every day.

This directorate includes a wide range of services, including:

  • collecting and disposing of waste and recycling
- maintaining our roads and Rights of Way network and parking
- ensuring
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