Independent Travel Trainer

Job Information

You will be working with children and young people, their families and our local schools across Northumberland to develop a programme of activities and training that will support and develop independence. You will support some of our SEND young people to achieve safe and independent travel in the community. This may mean delivering training to small groups of young people, or working 1-1 to support their confidence and creating individualised independent travel plans that allow them to travel to their education setting through a variety of means, including public transport, mainstream school transport, walking, cycling or other means.

You will have experience of working with young people, supporting children and/or adults with disabilities and understanding their needs. We want to hire you if you have a passion for person-centred support and can engage young people, their families and chools in creating opportunities for our young people to build skills that can support them throughout their lives.

These roles are part of an exciting pilot project, and are initially a fixed-term for one year. Though based at County Hall, we operate a flexible working environment, and would expect that you will be mainly working in our communities, schools, outdoors and potentially in family home settings dependent upon the task, owing to the nature of the job. The role is a Band 6, with a salary of £27, 344 - £30, 151.

Why choose us?

We have some outstanding benefits to offer you, including:

· -26 days annual leave plus public/bank holidays, rising to 31 days after 5 years of service (pro rata for part-time employees)

· -Automatic enrolment into the Local Government Pension Scheme

-Flexi scheme (if applicable) – up to 2 days flexible leave available per month (pro rata for part-time employees)

-Local government discount schemes available to all employees with offers at local businesses along with various national brands

-Commitment to work/life balance offering flexibility through various schemes including job sharing, flexible working, term-time only, and compressed hours

-A range of salary sacrifice schemes are available 

· Staff networks - run by staff, for staff, providing opportunities for peer networking, mutual support, staff development e.g. Apprenticeship, Armed Forces, ASD, Enable (disability), LGBT+, Menopause, Mental Wellbeing, Racial Equality

Further information

Please note that this is a fixed term position but applications on a secondment or part-time basis would be considered for the right applicant.

For guidance on completing your application and for information about our Equality and Diversity principles, please see the attached guidance notes here.

We are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria. If you wish to notify us of your eligibility for this scheme, please email hrrecruitment@northumberland.gov.uk or ring 01670 623930 with your name and the job title you have applied for and one of the recruitment team will ensure this is factored into the shortlisting process and kept anonymous. If you have a disability and would prefer to apply in a different format, please see the alternative methods below. This information will be treated as confidential and will only be used to check that you meet the essential requirements of the post. 

Alternative application format: 

British Sign Language: northumberlandcc-cs.signvideo.net 

For those with speech difficulties or hearing loss: Text relay service dial 018001 01670 623930 

Although we advertise on North East Jobs, and other websites, your application process will be directed to our Tribepad system. 

Please note that all communication regarding your application for this post will be sent to the email address that you have registered on Tribepad, including your invite to interview if you are shortlisted. Please check your emails regularly, including Spam/Junk, after the closing dates for notifications.