SEND Transport Manager

Job description

Contract Terms

Starting salary: PO5 (£50,574 – £50,574)
Hours per week: 36 per week
Contract type: Permanent
Closing date: 8th June 2025

About Haringey

Haringey is a fantastic place to live and work – the world in one borough. A place brimming with creativity, personality, radicalism, and community. It is a place where we stand up for each other. A place that is proudly distinctive. We’ll be celebrating all this and more as the “rebel borough” when we are the 2027 London Borough of Culture.

Our history champions change-makers and everyday rebels; revelling in our differences, battling discrimination, championing equality, and doing things our own way. Haringey’s people are a huge asset, with knowledge, expertise, and passion. Our staff members embody our organisational values: Caring, Creative, Courageous, Collaborative and Community-focused. These values keep us looking forward, ambitious for the future, and continuously striving to do our very best for all of our residents.

About the Role

In this dynamic role, you will have overall responsibility for all Home to School transport functions within Haringey. As the Transport Manager, you will be at the heart of our operation, ensuring that children have safe, reliable, and efficient transportation to and from their educational institutions. Your expertise and leadership will be vital in maintaining a smooth and effective transport system that supports our community’s needs. You will have the unique opportunity to contribute directly to the well-being of the local community. By ensuring that children have access to dependable transport services, you’ll play a significant role in supporting families and enhancing educational experiences.

We believe in empowering our team members to make meaningful contributions. As the manager of this department, you’ll have the autonomy to implement innovative strategies, optimise processes, and introduce improvements that align with our commitment to excellence. You will have the opportunity to make your own mark!

At Haringey, we committed to investing in our employees’ growth. Joining us as the Transport Manager opens doors to professional development, training, and advancement. You’ll have the chance to enhance your skills and broaden your horizons, propelling your career forward.

About the Team

As Transport Manager, you will manage a team of professionals, including a Transport Operations Manager, Passenger Attendant Manager, Independent Travel Trainer, and have overall responsibility for 95 passenger attendants. You will also manage a team of 3 members focused on eligibility, suitability of travel arrangements, and finance to deliver safe school travel services to some of the most vulnerable children in the Borough.

Join a supportive and collaborative team that values your input. We foster an inclusive and positive work environment where your ideas are respected, and your efforts are recognised. Together, we work towards a common goal of providing exceptional services to our community.

About You

We are seeking a highly experienced candidate with a strong background in managing transport services for children with SEND. The successful candidate will:

•    Have a proven track record as a strategic leader within the public sector, with direct experience leading commissioning services for children and families.
•    Be able to influence people and build on the culture of improvement already imbedded in the team.
•    Identify and implement strategies that will deliver operational efficiencies and reduce costs.
•    Maintain high-quality service delivery, ensuring that standards are met and maintained.
•    Be committed to building strong partnerships with diverse stakeholders, including schools, transport providers, children, young people, and families.
•    Possess sound commercial acumen, making decisions based on facts.
•    Manage demand by applying Haringey’s policies and make key decisions that are grounded in their knowledge of statutory legislation and national policy regarding home to school transport.

Working for Haringey

At Haringey Council we are committed to creating a workplace culture where all our people feel valued, included, and able to be their best at work, and we recognise the benefits of a diverse workforce so welcome applications from all ethnicities and communities so that we continue to make a difference to our residents and community.

Our benefits package includes a leave entitlement of 31 days + bank holidays, potential hybrid working opportunities, health and wellbeing support, a generous local government pension scheme and a range of discount schemes across leisure and culture that provide both financial and money-saving discounts.

Please note: we reserve the right to end this advert before the noted deadline if we receive sufficient applications. If you wish to apply for this role, please ensure that you do so as soon as possible.

Additionally, we are aware that automated emails may be diverted through to junk email folders. Please continue to check these through the application process. If you have any questions about the status of your application, please contact ResourcingHub@haringey.gov.uk.