SEND Transport Service Improvement Assistant
Job Summary
Working Pattern:
Full time
Advert Start Date:
09/12/2024
Advert End Date:
02/01/2025 22:59
Salary:
£28,163 - £30,060 per annum
Employment Location:
North East
Further Information
An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the Home to School Transport Service for children and young people with Special Educational Needs or Disabilities (SEND).
The successful applicant will work with the SEND Transport Officer to support the development and strategic delivery of SEND transport initiatives ensuring that they are compliant with corporate and statutory requirements for the delivery of the service to eligible children and young people.
You will require knowledge and understanding of the relevant legislation including the Children and Families Act 2014 (SEND reforms), Statutory Guidance for Home to School Transport 2014 and the Education Act. The successful candidate will also understand the challenges faced when providing a front-line service to a wide range of children and young people and their families.
We are looking for a team player with excellent IT, verbal & written communications skills, the ability to multi-task, problem solve under pressure, deal with changing priorities and working to deadlines is essential.
We are Proud, Fair, Ambitious. We are Newcastle.
For further information about this post, please contact Nicola Jones 0191 2774646 or nicola.jones@newcastle.gov.uk
Interviews are to be held on the 30th and or 31st January
We are committed to protecting and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expect all staff to share this commitment. This post is working in regulated activity. If you are successful we will undertake additional recruitment checks which will include a check to see if you have had any criminal convictions, a check of police information and we will check the barred list(s). It is a criminal offence for a barred individual to apply for a job in regulated activity.
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