Independent Travel Trainer

Independent Travel Trainer - 37 Hours per week

Our Team:

The Transport Co-ordination department, within Logistics Division, provides key essential services (most of which are statutory) for children and adults to educational establishments and various other destinations both in and out of the borough. The department as a whole provides a vast range of public and passenger transport services to the community, many of which the post holder will become involved in. The role of Independent Travel Trainer is integral to ensuring high quality and reliable services are provided to the public.

Our Story:

Halton is a vibrant local authority with a rich history and heritage, featuring two iconic bridges that connect communities across the River Mersey. Located in Cheshire, Halton boasts excellent transport links between Liverpool and Manchester, as well as close proximity to both Liverpool John Lennon and Manchester Airports.

Our progressive community strategy aims to bring about meaningful, long-term improvements that enhance lives. It’s an exciting time to join us as we develop new policies and transform the way people access services.

We are immensely proud that when asked what’s great about working for Halton, the most popular response from our workforce has been ‘our colleagues’. 

Your Contributions:

The successful candidate will be extremely well organised, will have the ability to remain calm in challenging and unpredictable situations and will be comfortable and competent with working with children and young people with a range of specialist conditions and additional needs. Candidates should have a basic knowledge of relevant transport legislation in order to deliver services as required as well as experience of conducting risk assessments.

Our Offer:

Aside from working with a great team, our employees have access to a fantastic range of benefits, including:

• A generous annual holiday allowance starting at 34 days per year (including bank holidays), increasing with long service
• Membership of our defined benefit, salary-linked Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS) with generous employer contributions
• 3 x Salary Life Cover via Local Government Pension Scheme
• Investment in your personal development 
• Free Car Parking at HBC sites 
• Flexible working arrangements 
• Extensive employee benefits platform including discounted shopping, car leasing, gym memberships, wellbeing hub and Employee Assistance Programme.

Next Steps:

At Halton Borough Council, we want all of our candidates to feel well-informed so if you would like to have an informal chat about this role, please contact Jeff Briggs, Tel No 0151 511 7809 or via e-mail: jeff.briggs@halton.gov.uk

Interviews will take place on Thursday 1st May.

At Halton Borough Council we want to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce and a vital part of this is to encourage diversity in all respects. We are committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and tailored to best suit the needs and strength of the individual. This includes making adjustments for people with a disability, neurodiversity or with long-term health conditions. If you require accommodations, please reach out during the recruitment process so that we can make this the best possible experience for you – resourcing@halton.gov.uk

Please refer to the attached Job Profile for further information about the role and our values.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy earlier than the specified date should we receive sufficient applications. If you’re interested, please complete your application as early as possible.

We look forward to receiving your application!