Transport Manager Management/Supervisors - Full-time - Special Needs Position

Elms School, Dover

Ref:KCC886-7045-104S
Posted:13/06/2017
Pay:KR8
Start Date:Jul 2017
App Close Date:04/07/2017 at 12:00
Interviews:Friday 7th July 2017

Advert

Transport Manager

37 hours per week, 43 weeks per year.

KR8 Pro rata salary £22,528 - £25,818. (Full time equivalent £24,473 - £28,047)

The governors wish to appoint an experienced transport manager to organise and manage all aspects of the school’s transport service including line managing a team of drivers and escorts and arranging maintenance of all of the vehicles. The successful candidate should have:

Previous fleet management experience
Hold or be willing to hold the transport managers Certificate of Professional Competence.
A full clean driving license (Category B entitlement)
A minimum of GCSE grade C in English and Maths
The ability to motivate and support colleagues
A passion for making a difference to children and willingness to go the extra mile
Previous Line Management experience is desirable

In return you will receive a competitive salary, superannuation scheme, childcare vouchers, behaviour management and safeguarding training and five weeks paid holiday per year.

The school requires a completed application form – no CV’s accepted. Please download a job description and application form here.

Informal visits to the school prior to the closing date are welcome, please contact Alison Maddison-Roberts to arrange an appointment.

Elms School is committed to safeguarding and promoting child welfare. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check, pre-employment medical clearance, satisfactory references and verification of the right to work in the UK.

Closing Date: Tuesday 4 July 12pm.

Interviews: Friday 7 July 2017.

Information about the school

Elms School is a nurturing place of learning that has high expectations for all.

Our therapeutic approaches nurture students so they form relationships and to learn to; self-regulate; demonstrate respect; take responsibility; understand their and others’ emotions.

Our curriculum enriches the experiences of our students, develops independence and promotes collaboration.

Elms is a special school for pupils with social, emotional, mental health and learning needs. Most pupils display associated challenging behaviours resulting from a variety of difficulties and needs, including PTSD, attachment difficulties, ODD, ADHD, ASD and FASD.

Our broad and balanced curriculum is relevant, engaging and provides opportunities to achieve academic success as well as equipping them with skills for life. Our highly-trained staff provide bespoke therapeutic interventions, such as Thrive, to target developmental gaps and enable pupils to manage their behaviour and regulate their emotions so that they can form meaningful relationships throughout their lives. We also use Restorative Approaches to build and maintain a sense of community and to provide our pupils with the ability and attitude to respect the viewpoints of others and, when necessary, take responsibility for resolving conflict and putting things right.

In our Ofsted inspection in March 2023, Elms continues to be a Good school.

We have a large team, including our transport team who bring the pupils to and from school in our fleet of MPVs.

Job Contact Information

Name:Melanie Wright
Address:Elms School, Elms Vale Road, Dover, Kent, CT17 9PS
Telephone: 01304 201964
Email: hr@elms.kent.sch.uk

Documents

Below are documents that have been added to this vacancy.

Transport Manager Job Profile