Knowsley Council is an award winning Local Authority, named Local Authority of the Year in the Municipal Journal Awards 2024. Come join us and be part of our success. This is a new post presenting an excellent opportunity to assist with shaping the service for the future. This is a new post presenting an excellent opportunity to assist with shaping the service for the future. The Senior Travel Support Officer is responsible for overseeing the provision of independent travel training and support for individuals with mobility challenges, disabilities, or other special educational needs. The role involves working closely with service users to assess their travel needs, provide tailored travel training, and ensure they have the confidence and skills to travel independently and safely. You will lead a team of travel support officers, managing their development, performance, and the delivery of services in line with organizational policies and local authority guidelines. Key Responsibilities will include conducting one-to-one assessments to identify the specific needs and challenges of individuals in relation to independent travel, developing personalised travel plans and advice on safe travel options. At Knowsley Council we will consider requests for flexible working. For most roles, the following types of flexibility are usually possible: flexible hours, working from home, compressed hours, part-time. We promote applications from all sections of the community, regardless of background, belief, or identity, recognising the value that diversity brings to our organisation. We particularly welcome applications from individuals from Black and Minority Ethnic backgrounds and candidates with disabilities as we acknowledge their underrepresentation in our workforce. We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applicants. At Knowsley we value our applicants and want them to feel well-informed and welcomed. If you have any questions about this specific job role or what it is like to work at Knowsley, please contact: Andrew Nimmo, Travel and Travel Support Manager, email at andrew.nimmoknowsley.gov.uk Tel: 0151 443 2662 If you are interested in this vacancy, please upload your CV along with a supporting statement as one document in PDF or Word format. Your CV and supporting statement should be tailored to reflect the competencies within the person specification. Please note if a CV and supporting statement does not reflect the person specification it is unlikely to be shortlisted.