Travel Trainer - Tendring - Working for Essex

About the role

Travel Trainer - Tendring

Permanent, Full Time

£25,081 to £27,653 per annum

Location: Tendring

Working Style: Operational field-based worker

Are you a caring and compassionate person with the patience and confidence to make a lasting difference to people's lives?

Do you enjoy working with young people?

Do you like travelling?

Do you like different challenges everyday?

This is an incredibly rewarding job, no two days are the same and you really will help improve young people’s lives!

Essex County Council are recruiting for the below Travel Trainer -1 x Full Time Travel Trainer – Tendring, working in Clacton-on-Sea and surrounding areas.

Travel Trainer - This role focuses on achieving positive outcomes for young people and adults with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities within the Tendring area, supporting them in becoming safe independent travellers and enabling them to live richer, more fulfilling lives. You will support young people on a 1-2-1 basis to train them on how to access public transport on designated routes such as their home to school journey.

Role responsibilities will include:

Deliver travel training to school age children and adults on a 1:1 basis
Visiting young people and adults in their homes
Develop bespoke training plans for each client, considering their additional needs and complexities of the route
Provide ongoing feedback to the trainee and referrer
Develop and maintain relationships with existing and new organisations
Attend events
Support the wider travel training team where applicable

Want to know more about the daily role of a travel trainer?

Read Mark’s blog here

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 Maths, or equivalent experience in the field.
Experience within an SEN or adult social care setting is essential, and you should be able to evidence your passion, energy, and enthusiasm for working within this sector.
Excellent communicator.
Motivated to instil confidence in others whilst building strong rapport.
Highly organised, able to manage your workload efficiently, with good IT skills and ability to meet deadlines.

Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle.

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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Why Essex?

As one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, Essex offers a stimulating public service environment. Covering over 1,420 square miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we’re committed to transformational change and delivering better quality at lower cost. Recognised in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for productivity, we ensure everyone matters in Everyone's Essex. With flexible working options and a focus on innovation, whether you are looking to develop your career or contribute to the local community, Essex is the ideal place for you.

In February 2025, Greater Essex was accepted onto the Government’s devolution priority programme, which will see local authorities in Essex work towards establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority by May 2026. You can read more about devolution and local government reorganisation (LGR)) on our careers site

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.

Once you’ve secured your role within Essex County Council you will receive many great employee benefits, including support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs.

At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the Nolan principles, including throughout the recruitment process. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone.

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

Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults, and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

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If you have queries on this role or require anything further, please email resourcing.team@essex.gov.uk

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