Transport Officer
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Job Description
We are working closely alongside a Local Authority in Hillingdon to assist with the appointment of a Transport Officer on a 3-month contract likely to be extended at clients discretion. Please apply with your CV for immediate consideration.
Rate of Pay: 18.80 - 24.78 per hour
Summary:
To manage the day to day operation of passenger transport for SEN and ASC transport. Ensure effective management of available resources to deliver a timely and efficient passenger transport service. To ensure that individuals are supported to travel as independently as possible and all transport provided is delivered with to ensure the comfort safety dignity and wellbeing of passengers is maintained at all times.
Responsibilities:
- Ensure that staff vehicles and service delivery attain the highest professional standards and that all aspects of transport operations are safe legal cost-effective and focussed on the needs of passengers clients and service commissioners.
- To be responsible for the selection development and performance of a team of passenger assistants in line with the Councils HR policies
- Manage LBH Passenger Assistants utilised for the movement of passengers for ASC and SEN and for the LBH courier service including daily resource management to ensure planned and unplanned absence does not impact on service delivery.
- Be the principal operations and monitoring officer (in conjunction with other post holders) for passenger transport both SEN and ASC.
- Ensure that transport is provided efficiently and effectively in particular dealing with day to day variations in passenger demand including the quotation/negotiation process with operations for route changes.
Qualifications:
- Educated to GCSE standard in English and Maths
Experience Required:
- Experience of working with vulnerable clients either adults or children their families and carers and understanding their transport needs
- Experience of commissioning passenger transport services to meet the specific needs of vulnerable clients
- Experience of working within a contract to ensure specification standard are met and that service delivery is fully compliant
- Experience of managing finance within a defined budget and producing management & performance reports
Knowledge and Skills:
- Ability to organise and prioritise work and operate with a high degree of accuracy and consistency in a fast paced environment
- Enthusiasm flexibility and the ability to work effectively to deadlines demonstrating the ability to work both individually and as part of a cohesive team.
- Knowledge of personal budget principles and practices and the underlying education/social care framework
- Ability to respond to short notice changes and to ensure service continuity in adverse situations
Please note:
- You should be available to work immediately or at a short notice.
- You should have right to work in U.K
- This role requires an Enhanced DBS
Disclaimer: Brackenberry Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. We are committed to equality in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer. Unless otherwise stated all of our roles are temporary though assignments can be and often are extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.
Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary. Your DBS must be either through us or be accompanied by a subscription to the DBS updating service.
#RQ1533086
Employment Type
Full Time
