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Transport Solutions Assistant

Talent Dice Ltd
Posted 5 days ago, valid for 16 days
Location

Plymouth, PL1, England

Salary

£13 - £14 per hour

Contract type

Full Time

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  • The role of Transport Solutions Assistant involves supporting specialized transport services, including home-to-school transport and adult social care, for both internal and external clients.
  • Candidates must have at least 2 years of relevant experience in transport services or contract management.
  • The position requires monitoring contract performance, ensuring compliance with safeguarding measures, and evaluating transport assistance payments for parents and carers.
  • The salary for this position ranges from $35,000 to $45,000 per year, depending on experience and qualifications.
  • Key responsibilities include managing transport requests, ensuring customer care, and identifying opportunities for efficiency savings.
  1. To support the delivery of a wide range of specialised transport, including specialist home to school transport, Youth offending, CFCS, Adult Social Care and Respite short breaks providing solutions for internal and externalclients.

  2. To monitor contract performance, including site visits and to investigate issues reported by service users orclients.

  3. To ensure that National and County Council safeguarding and child protection measures arefollowed.

  4. To be responsible for the procurement and evaluation of best value ad-hoc transport for clientdepartments.

  5. To be responsible for the evaluation of Direct Travel Assistance Payments (DTAP) to parents andcarers

  6. To review and analyse contract performance and practice against agreed specification or service level agreements and to assist in service reviews and wider opportunities for efficiency savings including site visits across theCounty

  7. To identify savings where ad hoc contracts may be converted to longer term contracts generating savings through efficient procurement

  8. To be responsible for ensuring all service users have a certified Transport Care Plan where required through liaison with care professionals and schools

  9. Assess service development opportunities in conjunction with colleagues, clients, members of the public and otherstakeholders

  10. Using bespoke software systems to maintain accurate financial and client information and to create reports asrequired.

  11. To verify payments to suppliers and clients and to monitor revenue returns where appropriate.

  12. To support the Transport Officers in delivering the service priorities and to deputise for the Officers whenrequired.

  13. To deal directly with clients and suppliers with a high level of customercare.

Key accountabilities

1.Transport requests are actioned within appropriate timescales.

2.Ensuring that all service users are treated in accordance with the Customer Care Policy

3.All contracts operate in accordance with service specifications and issues or disputes are resolved.

4.All transport is provided in a safe manner offering protection and security to vulnerable users.

5.Transport solutions are delivered within the allocated budget.

6.Parents are offered an alternative to direct transport which meets their requirements and best value for the Authority

7.Contracts and services are delivered properly and opportunities for efficiency savings are identified and implemented meeting all budget requirements

8.Service efficiencies are properly investigated and communicated to all stakeholders ensuring practical and deliverable solutions are found.
9.Contract costs are managed in an efficient manner.

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