• Work base varies dependent on home address
• 25 days annual leave (plus bank holidays).
• Impact of role is the enrichment of a child’s independence and life skills, increases confidence and well being for young people

The Independent Travel Trainer sits within the Transformation and Partnership Team within Inclusion in Somerset Council. We are child/young people focused, dealing with a wide variety of activities to help support children and young people to travel independently. The scheme was set up in 2003 and it has been highly successful in giving students who would otherwise be using taxis and minibuses to college a change to travel independently with their peer groups and succeed at an important life skill.

We’re working to improve the lives of Children here in Somerset – and you’ll be a key part of that. Your day-to-day work will involve:

• Teaching children and young people the necessary skills to be able to travel independently to their education establishment.
• Going to a child or young persons home to work with them, accessing the most suitable public bus route or walking route to their school/college.
• Liaising with parents/carers to make sure the student is getting all the support needed to be successful in travelling independently.

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you:

• Experience of working with pupils in an education setting and working with staff from a range of professional backgrounds.
• Good IT skills, including a proficient use in Microsoft packages such as Word, Excel, and Microsoft Office.
• A good standard of general education, 3 or more GCSE’s including Maths and English at Grade C/4 or above, or equivalent.
• Good organisation skills, so that you can organised you work efficiently with the ability to plan your day/week as necessary, as well as planning journeys.
• Good administrative skills, where you must be numerate and can record facts and figures accurately.
• Evidence of continued professional development to update skills and knowledge related to children’s learning.

Use of your own car is essential for this role, as you will be required to travel freely throughout the County daily.

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Debbie Reed, Commissioning Officer for School Transport, at Debbie.Reed@Somerset.gov.uk

The Salary for this role is Grade 13, ranging from £23,893 to £25,979 per annum.

If you have everything you need, just hit the apply button. We can’t wait to hear from you.

This job requires a criminal background check (DBS) via the disclosure procedure