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We are excited to offer a brand-new opportunity to join Lothian Buses in an innovative and inspiring role created in partnership with the City of Edinburgh Council. This initiative reflects our shared commitment to supporting young people with disabilities in developing essential life skills for greater independence. As our Independent Travel Coordinator, you’ll be part of the Accessibility and Inclusion function, responsible for designing and delivering a tailored travel training programme for young people in secondary education in Edinburgh. This is a meaningful and impactful role where you’ll help shape brighter, more independent futures for young people in our communities.
Job Responsibility:
Develop and deliver an Independent Travel Training programme to school pupils in our communities with a mixture of disabilities
Working with the students to learn journeys, travelling with students on live service, both in groups and one-on-one
Represent the Lothian Group with key stakeholders including City of Edinburgh Council, schools/colleges. This will include attending conferences, events, meetings and forums with local schools and charities, with the aim of fostering a strong community and industry presence
Capture, process and analyse statistical data for audits and KPI reporting
Contribute to initiatives and proposals to ensure continuous improvement for our customers in matters concerning accessibility and inclusion on our services
Familiar with any health and safety risks associated with your role including compliance with legal requirements and company policies
Be an ambassador for inclusion, always promote and implement the company’s Diversity Policy and provide regular, timely and informative summaries of diversity information across the business instigating remedial or generative action as appropriate
Uphold, safeguard and promote the reputation and values of the organisation throughout all internal and external business relationships and activities
Requirements:
Experience working with children and young people
Experience working with people with additional support needs
Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
Confident in presenting to a group in a way that is fun, engaging and easy to understand
Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and maintain good working relationships with colleagues, customers and both internal and external stakeholders
Keen initiative and problem-solving skills
Experience of risk assessment and risk management
Required to join the PVG Scheme (Protection of Vulnerable Groups) or undergo a PVG Scheme update check
Nice to have:
Comprehensive knowledge and experience of Lothian Buses network and services
Safeguarding Training
Experience of the public sector or local council
Experience in teaching or coaching children and young people
Knowledge and experience in creating accessible communications including Easy Read Documents
What we offer:
FREE travel across our network (including Edinburgh Trams) with a Staff Ridacard
Privilege Ricard for a friend or family member, heavily discounted