Fieldwork - Officer

Looking for a career at Lincolnshire County Council? Want to be part of a team that delivers innovative passenger transport solutions whilst working in a fast paced and dynamic team? Looking for a rewarding role? Then we want to hear from you!

As a Fieldwork - Officer you will be focusing on the delivery of transport solutions for passengers, across Lincolnshire, accessing Education, Social Care and Demand Responsive Transport. This will take the form of:

Safeguarding. This is the action we take to promote the welfare of children and adults at risk from harm or abuse and it forms an overarching link to everything we do within the Fieldwork Team
Passenger Risk Assessments, which involve liaising with all stakeholders; schools, medical professionals, social care teams etc to tailor transport to the requirement of the individual when required.
On-site Pick Up-Drop Off (PUDO) point assessments (where a vehicle collects/drops a passenger)
Route Suitability Assessments (the walk from a passengers' home address to a school or PUDO point)
You will also be responsible for on-site inspections at education and social care establishments to ensure contract compliance of taxi & bus suppliers undertaking LCC contracts. This may be in a Lone Working capacity and could involve difficult conversations if there is a breach of contract that needs to be addressed on-site.
A background in Health & Safety/Risk Assessment is desirable, but not essential because full training will be given.

Extensive travel across the county is expected for the successful applicant to undertake the role. Your work base will be Lincoln, though a hybrid approach to working, is in operation.

There will be times when early starts are required for some of the inspections along with the occasional weekend work.

About the team
Lincolnshire County Council is transforming its Transport Services Team, and we're looking for people who want to be a part of our exciting future! It's a lively, dynamic, and growing team delivering vital services that get the County moving.

Transport Services is part of the Council's Place Directorate and is responsible for developing and delivering passenger transport solutions across Lincolnshire for more than 20,000 passengers daily.

We enable passengers to travel to and from school and other places of education, for social care reasons and we provide a demand responsive CallConnect bus service to connect communities across the county.

The team also manages the county's local bus and community transport network, alongside supporting the development of Sustainable Travel.

In accordance with Part 7 of the Immigration Act 2016 (Fluency Duty), the ability to converse at ease with customers and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post., Disability Confident
About Disability Confident
A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people. For more details please go to Disability Confident.

Along with a competitive salary we are offering:

"Green book" Local Government terms and conditions
Access to Local Government Pension scheme (contribution rate of approx. 24%)
Comprehensive benefits package including salary sacrifice for cars, cycles, plus excellent discount schemes
37 hour working week (as full time) including flexible and hybrid working
A generous leave entitlement with a minimum of 28 days plus bank holidays and the option to buy more
Free financial wellbeing advice
Further details can be found here: Rewards and benefits - Lincolnshire County Council