School Travel Planner Assistant - Southampton
Are you passionate about supporting your local community? Do you enjoy engaging with new people and driven by supporting others?
We have an opportunity for a School Travel Assistant on 6 months contract, commencing on February 10.2025. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in supporting the operational provision of the school travel services, ensuring safe and efficient transportation.
Hours : Wednesday 1pm to 5pm / Thursday and Friday 08:30 to 5:00 pm
Salary: £14.46
Key responsibilities:
Administrative support:
* Assist in planning and coordinating daily travel operations, including route optimisation and raising purchase orders
* Support recruitment, training, and health and safety processes for School Passenger Assistants
* Maintain accurate records in the school travel database
* Process Personal Travel Budgets and bus pass applications
Stakeholder Liaison:
* Coordinate with internal and external stakeholder to arrange travel services and necessary equipment
* Address daily inquiries and issues, escalating to senior staff when necessary
Operational Support:
* Contribute to risk assessments, audits, and project work
* Attend forums and events to promote school travel services
* Provide office support during early morning and late afternoon travel times on a rota basis.
What we're looking for:
* Minimum 5 GCSE (or equivalent), including English and Maths, at Grade C or Level 6 and above.
* Experience of an administrative role and records management and good service delivery.
* Problem solving skills working in pressured environments.
* Good communications skills with internal and external stakeholders.
* Good level of IT literacy to be able to use self-service, digital user platforms and applications and MS Office.
* Understanding of equality issues and how they affect the workplace and individual behaviours.
If you are interested and would like to know more, please contact Melissa GOURLIN at 07734743454 or
Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group STEM Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.