Education Transport Officer – New Shire Hall/Hybrid post, United Kingdom
Our Benefits
We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage
- A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing, both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
- Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
- Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
- Access to development opportunities, apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
- Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
- Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
- Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
- An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes
Take a look at our Employment Benefits Brochure attached to this advert to find out more.
About the role
Cambridgeshire County Council is seeking to recruit aTransportOfficer to supportthe Delivery Teamwork within the Passenger Transport Team.
Interviews to be held on 9 November at New Shire Hall, Emery Crescent, Enterprise Campus, Alconbury Weald, Huntingdon PE28 4YE.
You willbe requiredto deliver a short presentation as part of the selection interview process.The subject of the presentation will be included in emails sent toshort-listedcandidates.
This role isbased at New Shire Hall, Alconbury Weald. After the initial induction/training it is expected that the postholders will work flexibly with 1-2 days in the office per month and the balance working from home.
About you
We are looking for a proactive, organised, and customer-focused individual who is committed to delivering high-quality transport services and achieving positive outcomes for children and young people.
You will be educated to higher education level or possess an equivalent qualification or relevant experience. You will be confident managing a varied workload and balancing competing priorities within a busy operational environment.
You will have strong communication and interpersonal skills, enabling you to establish effective working relationships with a wide range of stakeholders, including transport operators, schools and educational settings, children and young people, parents and carers, and colleagues across the Council.
You will have experience of problem-solving and decision-making, with the ability to assess situations, identify practical solutions, and negotiate effectively with service providers when changes to transport arrangements are required.
You will possess strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and the ability to interpret and apply policies, procedures, and contractual requirements. Experience of procurement, contract management, commissioning, or service coordination would be advantageous.
Above all, you will be committed to safeguarding, customer service excellence, and the delivery of safe, effective, and reliable transport services that meet the needs of passengers.
About usCambridgeshire is a great place to work and live with a diverse population, an urban centre in Cambridge, historic Isle of Ely, Huntingdon and St Ives as well as more rural landscapes.We are proud to serve the diverse communities of Cambridgeshire and want our workforce to be reflective of this diversity, which we believe benefits our employees, the organisation and our communities.https://youtu.be/DDE1nplZttYVisit our jobs and careers section to find out more about our wide range of learning and development opportunities; apprenticeships; our wellbeing package; staff benefits; our commitment to equality, diversity and Inclusion.http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/council/jobs-and-careers…