Travel Advisor

Darlington Borough Council; North East; On-site; GBP 21,000 - 27,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

32 days annual leave

Local Government Pension Scheme

Cycle to Work Scheme

Training and development opportunities

Wellbeing support

Staff equality forums

Job summary

Darlington Borough Council is recruiting two Travel Advisors to join the Transport Planning Team to promote walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport through travel behaviour change programmes and engagement initiatives.

The role focuses on residential travel planning while also supporting school and workplace travel planning, providing personalised travel advice and delivering active travel initiatives to engage with local communities in Darlington.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication skills and an interest in sustainable transport, active travel and behaviour change.

Responsibilities

• Promote walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport through travel behaviour change programmes.
• Deliver residential travel planning and engage with local communities.
• Support school and workplace travel planning with personalised advice.
• Deliver active travel initiatives and engagement activities.
• Collaborate with the Transport Planning Team to increase sustainable travel across Darlington.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Interest in sustainable transport

Job description

Darlington Borough Council is seeking to recruit 2x Travel Advisor's to join the Transport Planning Team.

They will promote walking, wheeling, cycling and public transport through the delivery of travel behaviour change programmes and engagement initiatives. The role will focus on residential travel planning, while also supporting school and workplace travel planning, providing personalised travel advice, delivering active travel initiatives and engaging with local communities.

We are looking for 2x enthusiastic and motivated individual's with excellent communication skills and an interest in sustainable transport, active travel and behaviour change.

This is an excellent opportunity to help increase sustainable travel and support healthier, more active communities across Darlington.

The rewards for working at Darlington Borough Council go beyond the salary you will receive and include:

• 32 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the option to purchase additional annual leave (pro-rata for part-time employees)
• Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, with the option to make Additional Voluntary Contributions
• Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave schemes
• Staff equality forums
• Green Car Leasing Scheme
• Access to a wide range of training, learning and development opportunities
• Physiotherapy service
• Confidential counselling service
• Wellbeing support offer
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Local and national retailer discounts
• Vivup employee benefits app and Lifestyle Savings

Darlington Borough Council is an equal opportunities employer. We welcome applications from all sections of the community and are committed to creating an inclusive workforce. We aim to interview all applicants who declare a disability and meet the essential criteria for the post.