SEND Travel Enablement Lead Officer

This is a Gloucestershire County Council job.
 

• Job Title:                           SEND Travel Enablement Lead Officer
• Job Location:                     Shire Hall, Block 4, 3rd Floor 
• Salary:                              £33,143-£36,363 per annum 
• Hours per Week:                37.00 
• Contract Type:                   Permanent 
• Closing Date:                    15/02/2026 
• Job Requisition Number:    12978 
•  This post is not open to job share

About The Team and Role

Join a team dedicated to ensuring that children and young people with Special Educational Needs and/or Disabilities (SEND) can access education safely, independently, and with confidence. Our SEND Travel Enablement service plays a vital role in supporting families, schools, and transport operators to provide personalised travel arrangements that meet individual needs while delivering best value for the council. You’ll be part of a supportive team committed to improving outcomes for young people, empowering their independence, and ensuring every journey is safe, appropriate, and well managed.

As the SEND Travel Enablement Lead Officer, you’ll take operational responsibility for assessing travel needs, coordinating provision, managing statutory eligibility, and responding to complex or sensitive issues. You’ll work closely with parents, schools, transport operators and internal colleagues to deliver high‑quality, child‑centred solutions, ensuring effective risk assessments, safety planning and clear communication throughout. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a real difference to children and families across Gloucestershire.

About You

To succeed in this role, you'll bring strong organisational skills and the ability to prioritise effectively in a fast‑paced environment. You’re confident working with a range of stakeholders and can build positive working relationships that help move projects forward. Your attention to detail and ability to interpret data will support accurate reporting and effective decision‑making. You’ll also be adaptable, proactive, and comfortable balancing operational tasks with longer‑term project work. Most importantly, you’ll be committed to improving transport services and contributing to outcomes that make a meaningful difference to local communities.

About Us

• For all your hard work, you will receive the following:
• Flexible and agile working opportunities 2
• 25.5 days annual leave rising to 30.5 days after 5 years continuous service 
• An option to purchase 10 days of additional leave per year (pro rata for part-time staff)
• Family friendly employer offering benefits to help support you and your family
• Career development and qualification opportunities
• Supportive and positive working environment with regular, robust supervision
• Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS)
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) that provides free, confidential, counselling and advice for employees, available 24 hours a day, online and by telephone
• An in-house Occupational Health service Employee discount scheme
• Cycle to Work scheme
• Gloucestershire Salary Sacrifice Green Car Scheme (T&Cs apply)
• Links to employee networks such as Prism (LGBT+) network and the Young Employees Network.

How to apply

If you feel you have the skills, desire and experience required to make a positive difference then please submit your application and personal statement today by clicking the “Apply Now” Button.

For an informal discussion about the role please contact Tom Main via email at tom.main@gloucestershire.gov.uk. 

Closing date 15 February. Short-listed candidates will be contacted by e-mail and invited to interview week commencing 23 February.

Additional Information

To access the Job Profile for this role, please follow the link below:-

Job Profile - SEND Travel Enablement Lead Officer 

The council is not currently able to offer sponsorship in this role. Candidates will need to have right to work that enables them to commit to at least 6 months employment. Right to work is not transferable from a sponsored role held with another employer.  

If you are an Internal applicant and consider yourself to have a disability* as per the Equality Act (2010), please declare this in an email to recruitment@gloucestershire.gov.uk, as this is NOT currently covered in the application due to a technical error. 

Gloucestershire County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people or vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We want to be an employer of choice, attracting and retaining excellent people to work for us, so that we can best serve all of Gloucestershire’s diverse communities.  Our promise to you is that we will provide an inclusive and supportive working environment that enables you to bring your whole self to work and realise your full potential.

It is a legal requirement, under the Immigration Act 2016, that anyone appointed to a ‘customer facing role’ must be able to demonstrate an ability to fulfil all spoken aspects of the role with confidence in fluent English.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for the majority of our roles, giving teams the opportunity to work in a way that suits them, balancing service need and individual choice, with a mix of both remote and office working.