Salary: Grade 5 - £19,350- £20,750 pro rata
Contract: Permanent 1x 0.5 FTE (18.5 hours) to start September 2022.
Location: To be based at Ashley Down Centre and to work across all centres and in the community throughout Bristol and surrounding area
Travel Training Assistant
About the Role:
City of Bristol College is seeking to appoint an experienced, enthusiastic and proactive Travel Training Assistant. This is a permanent position to be offered either as a part-time role. The role will be based at Ashley Down Centre/College Green Centre/Parkway/AEC/SBSA and in the community throughout Bristol and surrounding area.
The appointed candidate
will provide Travel Training to students to help them travel safely, confidently and independently, developing students’ road safety and awareness, how to plan a route, and look at ways to stay safe whilst out and about. Helping students to build up their confidence and being more independent in their lives, as part of their transition into adulthood and employment.
What you’ll be responsible for/what we are looking for:
The role will involve delivering travel training to young people with learning disabilities and autism, helping students to travel safely, confidently and independently.
- To assist students to use the bus safely which includes catching a bus and knowing how to identify their correct bus stop and exiting safely.
- To assist students to use a bus pass and to purchase bus tickets where necessary.
- To assist students in planning a safe route should they wish to walk.
- To ensure students know how to cross the road safely and how to use different crossings.
- To ensure students are aware how to keep themselves safe and to assist where necessary.
- To provide guidance to students on keeping their belongings safe.
- To be involved in the risk assessment and general administrative duties of the role. You will complete tasks such as continuous assessments of students’ progress using provided competences matrix.
- To work either on a one-to-one or with a group of students.
- To have a positive impact on students’ lives, enabling them to develop the confidence and to learn the skills to become independent travellers.
- To support students to develop their confidence, communication and interpersonal skills, whilst facilitating young people’s own growth, inclusion and independence.
- To train young people to use public transport, covering topics such as travel skills, road safety and awareness, personal safety, route planning, money skills, appropriate behaviour and concept of time.
- To help young people with learning disabilities and autism to overcome barriers, inspiring and encouraging them to believe in their potential and to become more independent in their lives.
We are looking for someone with experience of working with young people with additional support needs, need who is confident in working in a fast-paced environment, with changing priorities.
You will also need to be able to build and maintain excellent working relationships with stakeholders, at all levels, internally and externally, as well as other members of College staff and students.
If you feel you can demonstrate the dedication, skills and passion required for this role, we look forward to receiving your application.
What we offer:
- A generous holiday entitlement of 26 holiday days (plus bank holidays and 10 closure days)
- Membership to the Local Government Pension Scheme with employer contributions of 16.1 %
- Up to 30% off courses with the University of the West of England
Please see our Staff Benefits Booklet for more information.
About us:
At City of Bristol College, we have one goal: to help our students succeed. We offer the widest range of academic and vocational qualifications in the area, with more than 1,000 courses available from entry to degree level. We provide education and training to approximately 12,000 students each year. The College is made up of five centres across Bristol and each centre offers excellent, well-equipped, purpose-built facilities. In addition, we have a wide range of community partners allowing us to offer courses in venues across the city. More information about the College can be found on our website.
We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves and succeed. We aspire to have a diverse and inclusive workplace and strongly encourage suitably qualified applicants from a wide range of backgrounds to apply and join us.
City of Bristol College is committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults. All new employees to the College are required to complete and obtain an enhanced DBS disclosure. A copy of our Safeguarding Policy can be found on the College website.
Please see our Job Description, Person Specification, Conditions of Service and Applicant information for more information.
Closing date: Sunday 24th July 2022 (midnight)
Interview date: Monday 1st August 2022
Starting date: 1st of September 2022