Senior Driver

Education Authority; Belfast City District; Sur place; GBP 21 000 - 32 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Education Authority in Belfast is seeking a Transport Support Officer to assist the Transport Officer and team in delivering our school transport service.

The role involves arranging transport for pupils with mobility needs, supervising drivers, completing paperwork, and ensuring compliance with health and safety, vehicle maintenance, and safeguarding policies while supporting operations throughout the school day.

Qualifications

• Experience supporting school transport operations.
• Ability to coordinate drivers and timetable buses.
• Understanding of Health and Safety regulations.
• Good communication and teamwork skills.

Responsabilités

• Provide transport for children with mobility needs as required.
• Assist children with mobility problems as required.
• Liaise between School Principal/s and Transport Section regarding scheduling of buses.

Connaissances

Time management

Coordination

Health & Safety

Driver supervision

Description du poste

JOB PURPOSE

To provide support to the Transport Officer and his assistants in the delivery of the service.

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide transport for children with severe/moderate learning difficulties as required.
• Assist children with mobility problems as required
• Ensure that the Education Authority behavioral policy is observed and implemented
• Operate tail lifts and ramps on vehicles and ensure security of wheelchairs
• Liaise between School Principal/s and the Transport Section at Headquarters regarding the scheduling of buses and the allocation of duties during the school day
• Undertake any other duties within the Transport Unit as may reasonably be required.
• Co-ordinate drivers to facilitate the allocation of school trips as directed by the Transport Unit
• Instruct drivers on work to be carried out as allocated by the Transport Unit staff and assign duties as necessary
• Prepare and submit time sheets on an accurate and timely basis
• Check and verify vehicle log sheets/tachograph charts and submit to the unit for processing;
• Organise temporary cover for periods of absence of drivers and escorts
• Undertake emergency driver cover as required
• Train new drivers in Education Authority operational and vehicle documentary procedures in respect of the following areas:
  • Vehicle maintenance procedures
  • Completion of relevant documentation- log sheets, accident reports etc
  • Use of specialist equipment
• Examine and report vehicle defects including those buses allocated to Youth Service and ensure that these vehicles are presented to the Education Authority's Maintenance Depot for routine servicing and repair work.
• Investigate and report on accidents as required by the Transport Unit
• Ensure prompt submission of accident forms.
• Employees will accept any training to facilitate the undertaking of duties for jobs up to and including their own grade
• Employees will accept training for jobs graded at higher levels than their own. Payment will only be made where there is a requirement by the authority for the higher level duties to be carried out.
• All duties must be carried out to comply with:
  • The Health and Safety at Work (NI) Order 1987.
  • Acts of Parliament, Statutory Instruments, Regulations and other legal requirements.
  • Codes of Practice.
• All duties will be carried out in the working conditions normally inherent in the particular job.
• All necessary paperwork must be completed.
• Duties will be carried out for jobs up to and including those in the same grade, provided such duties are within the competence of the employee.