Permanent
Full time
Community-based worker
Would you like to assist young people and adults with Special Educational Needs (SEN) to travel safely and independently?
We have an exciting opportunity to join Essex County Council as a Special Educational Needs (SEN) Travel Trainer
Please note that this role is West London based, covering the areas of Acton, Ealing and Park Royal. Travel Training in Ealing is operated by Essex County Council.
In this role, you will be central to achieving positive outcomes for young people and adults with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities within the Ealing area, supporting them in becoming safe independent travellers and enabling them to live richer, more fulfilling lives.
This is a diverse role, and you will work with other highly motivated Travel Trainers. Role responsibilities will include:
- *Deliver travel training to clients on a 1:1 basis including high quality road safety training
- *Visit young people and adults in their homes to assess and develop tailored journey plans
- *Develop bespoke training plans for each client, considering their additional needs, complexities of the routes they may travel and any other factors, continually managing risk through their training sessions
- *Provide ongoing feedback to the client and referrer, to negotiate next steps in the travel training plan
- *Develop and maintain relationships with existing and new organisations, attending events where applicable, to raise awareness of the support available and secure new referrals to meet future targets.
- *Support the wider travel training team where applicable.
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What you will bring
- *Educated to ‘A’ level / NVQ level 3 within a relevant sector, plus 5 GCSE’s A-C (new GCSE 4-9) including English and Math’s or equivalent) or equivalent experience in the field
- *Experience within an SEN or adult social care setting is imperative, and you should be able to evidence your passion, energy, and enthusiasm for working within this sector
- *Excellent
- *Motivated to instil confidence in others whilst building strong rapport.
- *Highly organised, with good IT skills and ability to meet deadlines.
In return, we offer an excellent benefits package to all our employees. We are committed to career development and enabling opportunities for you to develop and broaden your own skillset. Our current travel trainers are given extensive training in the role, including an online health and safety and a practical first aid course. You will also complete a level 3 foundation award – an introductory qualification to the adult education sector. We also offer a local government pension, generous annual leave entitlement, volunteering leave and a range of discounts and loans. Find out more about our benefits at https://www.workingforessex.com/working-here/pay-reward/
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Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process.
We’re also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.
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What you should do next
If you are interested in finding out more about this role, we would love to hear from you. Please apply via the Working for Essex website.
As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service
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