Service Transformation Lead for Home to School Transport

Job introduction

Are you ready to make a meaningful impact to service delivery?

Do you have the specialist skills to drive change and improve Home to School Transport for children and young people?

Are you keen to work collaboratively with people from all services and partnerships inclusively?

If so, we would like to hear from you

You will be working within the Home to School Transport Service to provide project management, service reviews and business planning.

For more information about the role, please contact Jacqui Parfitt by email jacqui.parfitt@brighton-hove.gov.uk

About the role

We’re looking for an individual who is experienced, organised and confident. You’ll build good working relationships across council departments, external partners and parent carers. A One Council approach is essential for us to consider service improvement, cost efficiencies but most importantly enabling children and young people to access their education.

You will have:

• Experience of working as a Project Manager and recognising potential risks and sensitivities of service change.
• The ability and confidence to liaise and work inclusively with stakeholders from diverse backgrounds, and at all levels.
• An understanding of change management.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

Please read our Apply for a job at the council pages carefully. They give you all the guidance you need to complete your application as well as information on what will happen after you’ve submitted your application and at interview.

As part of your application, you will need to upload your Application Form and answers to some shortlisting questions. Your answers to the shortlisting questions are the most important part of your application as it will be used in the shortlisting process to assess whether you meet the essential requirements for the role that are set out in the person specification and to decide whether you should be offered an interview. Before you start your application, please read our guidance here (Application Form guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) and (Shortlisting guidance (brighton-hove.gov.uk) as this gives important advice which will increase your chance of success in the shortlisting process.

Additional information

Your starting salary will be pro rata if the above position is less than 37 hours or term-time only.

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Company information

Encouraging a diverse workforce

Our city is known and loved for its diversity. Not only is the mixture of people, culture and skills vital to the economic and social development of the city, it's what makes Brighton & Hove such a great place to live, work and visit. We are committed to developing and retaining a workforce that is representative of the diverse communities we serve so we welcome applications from individuals from all backgrounds. In order to achieve our aims of proportionate representation, we particularly encourage applicants from a BME or White Other background as well as those who identify as disabled, male or trans.

Find out more about our commitment to being a fair and inclusive place to work where everyone can achieve their potential by reading about our fair and inclusive actions, our anti-racism strategy and the work we are doing to encourage a diverse workforce (brighton-hove.gov.uk).

Please note that this post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and is subject to a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) Check.