Transport Planner SEN / SCH

West Northamptonshire Council; Northampton; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A local government council in Northampton seeks an adaptable individual to join the Transport Delivery Team, ensuring safe travel assistance for children, young people, and vulnerable adults. Candidates will monitor processes for service requests and collaborate across departments. Experience in transport and decision-making aligned with policy is crucial. We value diversity and inclusion, aiming to empower all staff and ensure a positive impact in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience in decision making in line with policy is essential.
• Candidates from a transport and logistics background are encouraged.

Responsibilities

• Support and assess travel assistance for children and vulnerable adults.
• Lead monitoring processes for service requests.
• Collaborate with other departments to meet service demands.

Skills

Decision making

Transport and logistics

Solutions-driven approach

Adaptability

Job description

Overview

The Transport Delivery Team provides a statutory service which ensures safe travel for Children and Young People, and Vulnerable Adults. This role is critical in ensuring that the service operates efficiently and effectively, and supports the implementation of the Council's Home to School Transport Policy, being mindful of budget constraints, the needs of the clients we transport and the legislative framework under which our services are provided.

What will you be doing?

Working alongside your colleagues in the Transport Delivery Service you'll support and a team of individuals, to assess and plan travel assistance for children, young people and adults who attend a range of settings across West Northamptonshire.

You will take the lead in monitoring processes, to ensure timely and accurate responses are made for requests for service.

You will work collaboratively with other parts of the council to ensure the service can meet demand.

You don\'t need experience across all aspects of the job as that will form part of your development journey, but you will need experience of decision making in line with policy as this is central to the role. Candidates from a transport and logistics background are encouraged to apply.

You will need to have a solutions driven and adaptable approach to working, thrive in a busy environment and have a positive approach to challenges. You will be able to smoothly manage processes whilst being able use your own initiative to \"think outside of the box\". You\'ll use your professional expertise and knowledge to support the delivery of the transport service so that it is efficient and suitable to meet the needs of the service users.

Our culture and commitments

At West Northants Council, it\'s about our people. People who thrive with ambition, bubble with new ideas, demand better ways of working, caring about every detail, and who never shy away from a challenge. Our culture is a gateway for new experiences. A place to forge new opportunities. To empower you in your career and unite you with like-minded people.

Our vision is \"to make West Northants a great place to live, work, visit and thrive\". We truly stand by this and work hard every day to make this a reality. Our corporate values, THRIVE, stand for: Trust, High Performance, Respect, Innovate and Empower, they underpin everything we do and how we deliver services.

We are committed to ensuring diversity, equality, equity, and inclusion is woven into the fabric of WNC and everything we do, to enable all colleagues to develop and maximize their full potential. We are a disability confident employer, a member of the Armed Forces Covenant, and a Care Leaver Covenant partner

The following film was created by us to communicate our intentions - watch WNC colleagues explain what DEI means to us.