Job summary
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Salary:£31,537 - £33,699
Hours per week:37 hours
Interview date:Monday 8 September 2025
Main duties of the job
SEND And Inclusion Engaging with Children, Young People, and Families
Were looking for someone who shares our passion for making a real difference in the lives of children and young people with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).
As a Transport Entitlement Officer, youll play a key role in ensuring that travel arrangements are safe, suitable, and cost-effective for those who need them most.
Youll be part of a team that puts children and families at the heart of everything we do. Your role will involve making day-to-day decisions about transport provision, working closely with schools, parents, and colleagues to ensure the right support is in place. Youll also help shape and deliver innovative solutions, such as Independent Travel Training, that promote independence and long-term benefits.
This is a role for someone who is confident working with complex information, understands SEND policy and law, and can communicate clearly and compassionately. Youll need to be organised, proactive, and ready to respond to changing needs, always keeping the child or young persons best interests in mind.
About us
Wiltshire Council is a friendly, welcoming place to work, with a 'One Council' ethos. Thats why we focus on getting the things that matter to our people right.
The council is committed to creating an environment of positive working relationships where everyone feels engaged, supported and able to thrive. Our Identity is a framework which sets out how we are all expected to lead, work and act to deliver our services. We will not tolerate discrimination, bullying or harassment of any kind. Everyone is expected to promote a culture of inclusion, dignity, trust and respect which is underpinned by our vision and Our Identity framework.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Transport Entitlement Officer will work across SEN boundaries to ensure that childrens
travel is provided in the most effective and cost efficient manner.
Specific duties and responsibilities include
- To provide guidance on entitlement and interpret changes to law on all aspects of the
SEND transport policy to colleagues within the authority, parents, headteachers and
other stakeholders.
- To manage the entitlement and make day to day decisions about SEND transport
provision for all pupils with SENDs. This includes the management of the post 16transport scheme and implementing and overseeing the procedures for the collection of
income.
- To work closely with the Principal Officer, SEND Transport in PTU to provide transport
services in the most cost effective manner in order to contribute to ongoing corporate
savings.
- To make day to day operational decisions about any necessary changes to arrangements
to respond to incidents and to health and safety issues and to monitor the effects on the
budget.
- To undertake risk assessments for all new young people requiring transport to make
decisions about allocation of individual passenger assistants (escorts) for pupils with
SENs and to review the arrangements as necessary. This includes the implementation of
individual health care plans to ensure that pupils with complex medical needs as
transported as safely as possible.
- To provide accurate information regarding individual children and young peoples needs
to ensure that the most appropriate transport is provided and to liaise with schools &
parents about this, as appropriate. This includes making decisions about the type of
transport appropriate for the needs of the pupil.
- To co-ordinate and monitor the Independent Travel Training Schemes in place in order to
increase the numbers of young people accessing mainstream transport services and to
secure long term savings to the budget.
- To carry out all tasks and responsibilities in accordance with legal requirements across
education, including identifying if a vulnerable child or young person may be at risk.
- To contribute to the development of the SEND service, to respond to operational needs
by initiating, developing and implementing innovative solutions.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The Transport Entitlement Officer will work across SEN boundaries to ensure that childrens
travel is provided in the most effective and cost efficient manner.
Specific duties and responsibilities include
- To provide guidance on entitlement and interpret changes to law on all aspects of the
SEND transport policy to colleagues within the authority, parents, headteachers and
other stakeholders.
- To manage the entitlement and make day to day decisions about SEND transport
provision for all pupils with SENDs. This includes the management of the post 16transport scheme and implementing and overseeing the procedures for the collection of
income.
- To work closely with the Principal Officer, SEND Transport in PTU to provide transport
services in the most cost effective manner in order to contribute to ongoing corporate
savings.
- To make day to day operational decisions about any necessary changes to arrangements
to respond to incidents and to health and safety issues and to monitor the effects on the
budget.
- To undertake risk assessments for all new young people requiring transport to make
decisions about allocation of individual passenger assistants (escorts) for pupils with
SENs and to review the arrangements as necessary. This includes the implementation of
individual health care plans to ensure that pupils with complex medical needs as
transported as safely as possible.
- To provide accurate information regarding individual children and young peoples needs
to ensure that the most appropriate transport is provided and to liaise with schools &
parents about this, as appropriate. This includes making decisions about the type of
transport appropriate for the needs of the pupil.
- To co-ordinate and monitor the Independent Travel Training Schemes in place in order to
increase the numbers of young people accessing mainstream transport services and to
secure long term savings to the budget.
- To carry out all tasks and responsibilities in accordance with legal requirements across
education, including identifying if a vulnerable child or young person may be at risk.
- To contribute to the development of the SEND service, to respond to operational needs
by initiating, developing and implementing innovative solutions.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Desirable
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
