Community Transport Co-Ordinator
| Posting date: | 17 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £13.37 to £14.95 per hour |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 17 July 2025 |
| Location: | Braintree, Essex, CM7 9HB |
| Company: | HR GO Recruitment |
| Job type: | Temporary |
| Job reference: | 264978_1750163329 |
Summary
The Role:
A great opportunity has arisen for an individual to join the Community Transport team on a 3-month agency basis. This role requires excellent communication skills to co-ordinate the transport requirements across the community and support the general public with enquiries. Please note that this role will primarily be office based.
Accountabilities:
- To plan workload, manage daily schedules, deploy and supervise volunteer drivers
- To plan workload and manage daily schedules of paid drivers ensuring working hours and breaks are within legal requirements
- Plan, organise and co-ordinate movement of minibus fleet to meet hirers requirements
- Ensure fleet meets maintenance programmes in line with the legalities of Community Transport operation
- Plan and organise MiDas (Minibus Driver Awareness Scheme) training for volunteer minibus drivers and refresher courses are planned and undertaken as applicable
- To ensure vehicles are deployed in an efficient and cost-effective manner
- Maintain close relationships with volunteer drivers to ensure good will is retained
- Ensure DBS checks are undertaken and renewed as applicable for volunteers
- Ensure annual driving license, M.O.T.s and tax are monitored and kept up to date for volunteer car drivers
- To provide quotes for transport
- To receive and record cash in respect of fares
- Respond to enquiries from members of the public and health professionals in writing, in person and on the telephone
- Able to work as part of a Team as skills are interchangeable
- Attentive and adaptable communication skills are essential taking into consideration the vulnerable client group
- To be responsible for administration relating to the Service
The Experience You Will Bring:
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience in planning and managing daily workloads of others is advantageous
- Creative thinking
- Computer literate
- Ability to work as part of a team