Travel Operations Officer
Permanent
Grade 3 - £26,409 - £32,654
Consultation grade - subject to formal evaluation under the Pay Equity Review
Working 36.5 hours per week
The Children and Young Peoples’ Travel Service (CYPTS) provide 6,000 children and young people for whom without transport provision would not be able to attend education.
Primarily, as a Travel Operations Officer, you will undertake transport route inspections and audits on site, addressing safety standard concerns alongside maintaining legal and contractual obligations. You will also support contract management and data management to ensure overall compliance, with the potential of supporting route planning and the administration of 1000 routes operating across the city of Birmingham. A very varied role!
You’ll will work closely with schools and our transport service providers to give our children and families a first-class service.
You’ll have a good understanding of the challenges faced by children and young people with special educational need and their families. Using your skills in compliance management, information gathering, great communication and achieving positive resolutions, you’ll put children and families at the heart of what you do.
As a Travel Operations Officer, the role will offer hybrid working with a daily requirement to travel to Service Provider sites and educational establishments within Birmingham and other counties within England where CYPTS operates. Additional travelling on school routes will be conducted as required.
You must upload a Supporting Statement via the attachments part of your application. This is required for shortlisting; you need to describe how your experience and skills fit the essential criteria for the role as specified in the Person Specification.If you do not attach your Supporting Statement, your application will not be considered.
Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, andwe arecommitted to employing, retaining and developing all of our people.
We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application.
Closing date 10th December 2024
Interviews for this post will take place in person. Shortlisted candidates will be provided with further information
For any informal enquires please contact:Johnny Eborall - Travel Operations Team Leader - Compliance johnny.eborall@birmingham.gov.uk
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We welcome applications from people with caring responsibilities and flexible working options will be considered.
A Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be undertaken.
Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance withUK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed.
Non-UK applicants (excluding Ireland) would be required to hold a relevant Visa fromthe UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI).
Job Description and person specification
Previous applicants need not apply.
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