Travel Team Leader
Job specification
We want our town to be the best it can be. Our ambitious vision in the new Swindon Plan is supported by realistic transformation programmes, with the people of Swindon at their heart. Because that’s who we’re doing it for – the communities and businesses that make our town great. As part of the Council, you’ll support a friendly local authority making decisions with real impact. It’s all for better public services. Better processes. And a better quality of life, for everyone. Join us, and Swindon will be better with you.
Your next role
You are a team leader who will bring your experience managing specialist teams and associated policies and processes within local authorities, charities or private sector organisations to a council where we put Swindon and its people at the heart of everything we do.
No two days are the same in this multi-layered and multi-faceted role in which you will manage a small team who are responsible for assessing eligibility of travel assistance for children, young people and vulnerable adults; arranging appropriate forms of travel; management of all associated contracts; management of Passenger Travel Assistants; payments of invoices and budget monitoring and all other associated processes.
This is a busy role which will require you to have great organisational skills; time management and to be an effective leader.
You must be fluent in the English language (as a requirement of Part 7 of the Immigration Act “for the effective performance of a customer-facing role”).
Your next package
Please see our Rewards and Benefits offer for more details.
As an employee, you will receive a diverse and exciting environment in which to work, encouraging creativity and innovation whilst recognising the need to support ongoing personal development and a flexible work life balance.
For Swindon to thrive in the future, we need to lay the foundations now. It’s why our regeneration and transformation programmes are already underway. So, you’ll be joining us at an exciting time on our journey. We’ll look to you to share your knowledge, influence decisions and drive real, positive change. With your contributions, we’ll achieve our vision of a prosperous, re-vitalised Swindon together. And you’ll be proud to say it was made better with you.
Please see our Vision and Values page for more details.
Please see our new Swindon Plan.
Potential applicants are sometimes put off if they don’t meet 100% of the requirements. We think individual experience, skills and passion make all the difference, so if you meet the majority of the criteria, we’d love to hear from you.
Your next steps
Read the role profile and select the Apply button where you will be redirected to the Swindon Borough Council website to complete our online application process. Clicking the ‘Apply’ button on this job website is not an application, you must register on the Swindon Borough Council website in order to be considered for the role.
For further information about the role please contact Louise Tutt, SEND Travel Manager, ltutt@swindon.gov.uk or Kerry Hodges, Travel Team Leader on khodges@swindon.gov.uk
As an inclusive employer, we welcome applications from a diverse range of communities, and in particular disabled people and people from ethnic minorities. Read our statement of commitment to equality & inclusion.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early so early applications are encouraged.
If you are experiencing technical issues submitting your application please email resourcing@swindon.gov.uk