Transport Assessor/ Risk Assessor (Internal applicants only) in Leicester

Description

PLEASE NOTE THIS POST IS ONLY OPEN TO INTERNAL APPLICANTS

Organisation: Leicestershire County Council

Work Location: County Hall, Glenfield, Leicester, LE3 8RA

Salary: £29,550- £32,055 per annum (pro-rata for part-time)

Working Hours: 37 hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Closing Date: 2nd October 2026

Interview Date(s): TBC

We have a vacancy for a Transport Assessor to join the Passenger Transport Services Team within the Assisted Transport Service. This is a busy service providing school transport to eligible mainstream children and children and adults with special educational needs and disabilities.

About the Role

As Transport Assessor, you will work primarily in the Risk Assessment team, assessing the transport requirements of children and adults with special educational needs and disabilities. The successful candidate will be motivated and flexible to meet the various team commitments and ensure efficient service delivery. You will be well organized and able to prioritise your work, meet tight deadlines and work as part of a team. Your priorities will be to:

• Complete and review individual risk assessments to determine suitable transport arrangements either for home to school or day care services
• Provide risk assessment advice to colleagues across the Assisted Transport Service to assist service delivery
• Laise with parents/carers, colleagues, operators, schools and other relevant stakeholders to support the safe and efficient delivery of home to school transport
• Deliver in-person training to external transport providers
• Facilitate specialist equipment handovers to external providers where this is specified in a child’s risk assessment, and to ensure transport providers are competent in its use.

You will be expected to meet service commitments including regular working at County Hall to cover team commitments, conducting visits to schools (usually at the start and end of the school day), and delivering in person training either at County Hall or other venues across Leicestershire.

About You

To apply for this post, you must:

• NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in appropriate area plus experience
• Experience of gathering and interpreting information from different sources to produce written reports and correspondence, with excellent attention to detail
• Experience and confidence in using a range of IT packages including Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Outlook) and database packages
• Knowledge or experience of special educational needs and disabilities in the context of providing a service
• The ability to work collaboratively with colleagues and stakeholders to solve problems and achieve suitable outcomes for children and adults with SEND, whilst also working to tight deadlines
• Possess excellent communication skills, with the ability to liaise assertively, empathetically and calmly with members of the public including parents and carers, to include difficult conversations around individual needs and the type of transport to be provided
• The ability to travel to schools and venues across Leicestershire as required

In addition, we also expect you to share our commitment to our values and to delivering accessible and inclusive services which meet the needs of all of our residents. You will be asked to demonstrate your understanding of these commitments as part of the selection process.

Reasonable adjustments will be considered for applicants with a disability. We are a Disability Confident Employer.

This post is covered by Part 7 of the Immigration Act (2016) and therefore the ability to speak fluent English is an essential requirement for this role.

Interested in Flexible Working?

We are open to discussions about flexible working, which may include part time working, job sharing, term-time working, flexible start and finish times, and hybrid working, depending on the requirements of the role and the service. If you would like to discuss the possible flexible working options that might be applicable to this role, please contact the person named below.

For more information or an informal discussion, please contact:

Rosa Barron-Passenger Transport Manager

Telephone: 07734 226578

Email: rosa.barron@leics.gov.uk

How to Apply

At Leicestershire County Council we’re looking for top talent from all walks of life. Whoever you are, wherever you’re from, and whatever your background - we care about what you bring to our organisation, not just what’s on your CV. That’s why we’ve designed a recruitment process that’s fair, accessible, and focused on potential. And with benefits that support people at every age and stage of life, we make sure you can thrive - both personally and professionally.

If you share our passion to make a difference for the people of Leicestershire, we’d love to hear from you. Click the apply button to submit your application, ensuring that you upload a supporting statement (maximum 500 words) that explains how you meet the criteria listed in the ‘About You’ section above. Without this information, we won’t be able to assess your suitability for the role, and your application will be rejected. For tips on how to write your statement, see the How to Apply section on our career site.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive sufficient applications for the role. Therefore, if you are interested, please submit your application as early as possible.

If you have any technical issues when trying to apply for this post or you want to request an application pack in an alternative format, please contact our Employee Service Centre by telephoning 0300 3030222 (select option 2) or raising a ticket via our online portal: https://emss.org.uk/support.

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