Passenger Transport Unit Support Officer
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 03 Gorffennaf 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | Heb ei nodi |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | Competitive |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 02 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Salford, M50 1SW |
| Cwmni: | inploi |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 75713371 |
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Fixed term for 2 years
About us
The Passenger Transport Unit support more than 1200+ SEND students to travel safely across the city and the northwest on a daily basis throughout the academic year to access their chosen educational and training provisions regardless of geographic location.
Our students range from early years to adult, therefore the operational transport service we provide is as diverse as the requirements of the individual students we support.
We currently have an exciting vacancy within our team to enable us to continue to build on our success and bring new experience, knowledge and ideas into the team.
About the Role
We are seeking a highly organised and detail orientated support officer. The successful candidate will provide essential administrative support, ensuring the smooth and efficient operation of our school transport service.
The role involves interacting with a wide range of colleagues, providers, service users and partners. The role involves resolving issues and problems that may occur. The role has a direct impact on the daily operations and is an essential contribution to the efficient running of the department. You will work as part of a team to support the delivery of essential school transport services.
For further information about the role and responsibilities, please refer to the attached Role Profile.
About you
Your style and approach will reflect our values: you will be passionate about what you do. Always striving to improve, valuing and respecting others contributions, you will work together to deliver a quality service; you will take pride in getting things right first time and learn from when things do go wrong; working mainly without supervision you will enjoy taking personal responsibility to resolve issues and change what you do and how you do it to make a difference for the users of the service and for the operational team. You will have strong basic English and Maths skills, be comfortable to learn and use a variety of IT systems, and have experience of using packages such as Microsoft Outlook and Word.
You will possess strong interpersonal skills, be able to communicate effectively with a varied range of customers and colleagues and have experience of working under pressure. You will have a flexible approach and ability to adapt to and embrace change are essential.
You will have great attention to details and the adaptability required to perform a varied role. You will be highly organised and able to work to deadlines. You will have a positive attitude and be approachable.
Please be aware that this post is subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check and that you will be required to meet the cost of the DBS check currently £49.50. The payment for this will be deducted from your first four months’ salary payments at a rate of £12.38 per month. If you do not commence employment for any reason but the DBS has been processed, you will be sent an invoice for the payment of £49.50.
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We will not be accepting candidates who require a sponsorship for this position.
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