Description Transport Officer - Ref: CH11024 Contract: Permanent G5: £26,409 - £30,060 per annum The home to school transport team is a small unit providing commissioned transport to over 1,400 students aged 0 to 25, most of whom have special needs. The team handles all aspects of transport and is currently undergoing a transformation project to explore various alternative modes of travel. Join Our Home to School Transport Team This is an exciting opportunity to join Children’s Services, Home to School Transport Team to provide information, advice and guidance to parents/carers to ensure their child receives the best transport plan. The role will be to help assess travel support needs while adhering to the transport policy for eligible children and young people living in Walsall who attend school or college. Travel support may be in the form of; Taxi, minibus or coach travel Personal budget to enable an eligible family to get their child to school, Mileage allowance, Independent Travel Training, Bus pass or any other means available that enable the Local Authority to meet this statutory duty in a cost effective and safe manner In particular, they must also have good interpersonal and communication skills and be able to effectively build the respect, trust and confidence of employees, senior staff, contractors, parent/carers, service users and schools. The post holder will assist the transport team and provide effective support in the coordination of the day-to-day needs for the (SEN) external Home to School and Social Care transport provision and ensure the highest possible standard of service provision. This post is covered by the Government’s Code of Practice on the English Language Fluency Duty for public sector workers. Qualifications: Good standard of education, including a minimum of English and Maths at GCSE grade C or equivalent, or substantial experience of working in an office environment. For further information about this role, please contact: Mark Smith - 01922 652928, mark.smithwalsall.gov.uk or Ashley Thomas - 01922 650953, ashley.thomaswalsall.gov.uk View Job Description and Employee Specification Important note: When completing your online application form, you will be asked to enter supporting information. You must enter a detailed supporting information statement describing how your skills, abilities and experience meet the specific criteria included in the employee specification. If you do not include a supporting information statement, you will not be shortlisted. Please also ensure that you complete the work history and qualifications sections of your application form. Please do not add a CV as we do not accept them. Please see our Information for Applicants leaflet for further information. We kindly request that recruitment agencies do not contact us regarding this job vacancy. We are not accepting agency applications or referrals at this time. Closing Date: Monday 24th March 2025. Interviews Tuesday 4th April 2025