Travel Trainer

Southampton City Council; Southampton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension 15.2%

Death in service

Holiday entitlement

Flexible working

Family-friendly policies

Training & mentoring

Wellbeing support

Armed Forces Covenant

Retail discounts

Fitness centre discounts

Sustainable travel benefits

Volunteer days

Job summary

Southampton City Council is seeking a Travel Trainer to teach children and young people how to travel to school independently. The role involves planning journeys, crossing roads safely, and handling unexpected situations, with a focus on SEND needs.

Sessions run roughly 07:30–16:30 and require strong communication with families and schools to track progress and ensure safety. The role offers a salary of £29,742–£32,046 and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and young people with SEND.
• Ability to communicate with parents and schools about trainee progress.
• Willingness to travel locally with trainees.

Responsibilities

• Lead travel training sessions from early morning to afternoon sessions.
• Teach planning journeys, road crossing, and safety in public spaces.
• Monitor trainee progress and provide updates to parents and schools.

Skills

Communication skills

SEND experience

Public transport training

Job description

Travel training is a rewarding role which involves teaching children and young people how to travel to school independently. This typically involves training individuals how to plan journeys, cross roads safely, remain safe in public, and deal with any problems / unexpected situations which occur. This training provides children and young people with the necessary skills to travel independently which also positively influences many other aspects of their lives. It also means that these young people do not have to rely on adults in their families to transport them to different places and opportunities.

The majority of the people we train will have some form of special educational needs and/or disabilities. Travel trainers should have some experience working with children and young people with SEND and should be able to demonstrate how to make the use of public transport seem less daunting for these individuals.

About the role:

The role involves strong communication skills as it will be required for travel trainers to communicate frequently with young people, their parents and key adults in schools to keep all parties updated about the trainee’s progress.

Travel training sessions could take place from around 07:30 in the mornings and could go on to around 16:30 in the afternoons – though these times vary based on the distance from the trainee’s home to their school/college. The role can be physically demanding at times – usually if a trainee’s route involves long walks or travel uphill.

What we can offer you:

Salary: The salary band for this role is £29,742 - £32,046 per annum. The starting salary is £29,742 with annual progression through the salary bands.

Here at SCC we have a range of different benefits, a few examples can be found below.

• Excellent local government pension with 15.2% employer contribution
• Death in service benefit of x3 salary, and optional salary sacrifice shared cost AVC (additional voluntary contribution)
• Generous holiday 25–31 days, based on role and service
• Flexible working options (role-dependent)
• Family-friendly policies - Maternity, Paternity, Adoption, Shared/Unpaid Parental Leave, Time off for Dependents
• Training and development, including coaching and mentoring
• Health and wellbeing support - Employee Assistance Programme, Menopause Pledge, Mental Health First Aiders and access to a variety of staff networks
• Veteran-friendly employer with the Armed Forces Covenant
• Retail discounts and savings through the Southampton City Council benefits platform
• Discounted memberships at local sports and fitness centres
• Sustainable travel benefits - low emission car scheme, cycle to work, season ticket loans
• Employee volunteering scheme with 2 paid days leave to volunteer

For further information on our benefits package please visit: Employee benefits (southampton.gov.uk)

Contact details for informal discussion:

For further information and details regarding the role, please contact Orbay Keskin [e-mail]

Recruitment contact details:

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