Job Description

Team: School Transport

Job Family: Advising - CBG14
Salary: \xc2\xa352,547 - \xc2\xa355,929 per annum pro rata
Hours: 37 hours per week

Location: Working from home and any CBC offices, including Priory House, Shefford. You will be expected to attend a CBC office location on a monthly basis, and as needed to carry out your role

Contract Type: Hybrid - Permanent

Closing Date: 8th January 2024

Interview Date: w/c 22nd January 2024

About the role

This is an exciting opportunity to manage the Home to School Transport team for Children\'s Services. The Home to School Transport Manager will plan, manage and deliver an effective high-profile service for all eligible service users. The post holder will be responsible for the provision of transport for students by the necessary means including contracted transport, commercial services, pubic transport and the Councils fleet services. You will monitor and plan transport services for all service users in line with current and planned future demands, advertising and inviting tenders for specific services and letting contracts in line with relevant Council regulations. You will provide professional advice and support to parents, schools and governing bodies and prepare reports/briefings for senior management.

Our Offer

We have a number of rewards and benefits available to our staff, to view these please visit our

Our aspiration is to be a truly flexible employer. We welcome discussion on location, hours and working pattern as part of the application process.



You will be expected to demonstrate how you meet the key accountabilities and competencies in this .

For an informal discussion about this position, please contact: Victor Wan at or call 0300 300 5574.

For queries related to the recruitment of this vacancy, please contact: The Recruitment Team at



Safeguarding

Central Bedfordshire Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all employees, volunteers and contractors to share this commitment. This post is subject to the disclosure of criminal records.

To maintain a fair and consistent approach for applicants, it is Central Bedfordshire Council\'s policy to only consider applications made via our online application system and we therefore thank you for not submitting your application offline.

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