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Road Safety Education Assistant (Casual)

Employer
Essex County Council
Location
England, Essex, Chelmsford
Salary
Up to £12.3800 per hour
Closing date
24 Sep 2024
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Sector
Education, Public and Third sector
Contract Type
Interim
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Casual Road Safety Education Assistant

Uttlesford, Chelmsford, Braintree & Thurrock

£12.38 per hour PAYE

Closing Date: 23rd September 2024

Please note - this is an 'as and when' post and is due to commence in September 2024, training will be provided before then. Interviews will be held virtually.

We are currently looking for a competent, passionate communicator who enjoys working with other people. You must be willing to travel throughout Essex. This is a very rewarding role delivering positive Road Safety skills to both children and their parents. You will be fully trained by a blended approach of on-line and practical face-to-face training, with continuous mentoring and support from managers and colleagues. You should be able to plan and organise your own diary and demonstrate reliability and efficient time keeping

The Role

This is one of a number of posts that will deliver the road safety programme for education in primary schools. The post holder will be required to work across the whole county, however, in order to keep travel to a minimum, the group of schools that you will be assigned will be as close to your home location as possible. You will report to the Road Safety Education Team Leader who will allocate work and provide training and development as required. You will be able to communicate comfortably with both adults and children to support the road safety programme and your enthusiasm and self-motivation will equip you to work independently, liaising directly with schools.

Job Purpose

To assist in the delivery of Road Safety education in the primary school setting to both students and parents.

Key Accountabilities

  • To teach pedestrian skills in accordance with health and safety requirements.
  • To assist the Road Safety team in maintaining a relationship with schools.
  • Work with adults and children in a formal setting.
  • Liaise with managers and school staff, ensuring you keep to dates and times booked with the school.
  • Maintain accurate records including risk assessments, timesheets, etc.
  • Ensure you demonstrate reliability, professionalism and efficient time keeping.
  • Ensure education sessions is carried out in accordance with risk assessments and task briefing.
  • Any other duties and responsibilities appropriate with the post.
  • It may be necessary for the post holder to be trained in, and use, new technology as it is introduced into the County Council activities.

    • Knowledge, Skills and Experience

  • Excellent Communication skills
  • Experience of working with people
  • A good standard of literacy and numeracy
  • Confident using IT and have access to Word and Excel
  • Ability to work with a minimum of supervision
  • The role requires you to be mobile throughout a wider operational area including travelling around the county of Essex. Driving licence and car or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means is essential.
  • Use of a mobile phone is required, computer would be useful.

    • Please note that Essex County Council has determined that the off-payroll working rules will apply to this assignment and where a worker elects to provide their services through an intermediary (such as a personal services company) then income tax and primary national insurance contributions will be deducted at source from any payments made to the intermediary.

    Essex County Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and vulnerable adults and expects all employees and volunteers to share this commitment.

    As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service .

    We seek the best talent from the widest pool of people as diversity is key to our success.

    If you have any queries regarding this role, or require anything further, please contact Ashleigh.Drake@essex.gov.uk OR Curve.Resourcing@essex.gov.uk

    Company

    Why Essex?

    Essex County Council covers 1,300 square miles from Constable Country to the Thames Estuary. From the dynamic M11 corridor to the traditional seaside resorts of Clacton and Walton. England’s oldest town, Colchester, and two of its newest – Basildon and Harlow – are right here. Along with the City of Chelmsford, the county town, they form our major population centres. It means real choice and makes Essex the ideal place for your career.

    We celebrate difference and work to ensure that no one is disadvantaged when accessing services, employment or public life in Essex. We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We’re committed to interviewing all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. We’re also committed to interviewing all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

    Free to deliver big

    We recruit creative, ambitious, talented people, and free them up to think – and deliver – big.

    We’ve made substantial changes in recent years, reorganising how we’re structured and how we work, so we can protect the most vulnerable and enable our economy to grow. Join us and you’ll be trusted to take control, manage change and make a lasting impact. You’ll be able to call upon external partners and suppliers to help you deliver. More importantly, talented, trailblazing colleagues – including many industry-leaders – will be right by your side to share ideas, knowledge and experience.

    Find out how Essex County Council is changing, and how you’ll fit in.

    Employee Recognition & Engagement

    Here are some of the things we have in place to give our employees a sense of belonging, involvement and recognition. 

    Employee Networks:

    • Ethnically Diverse Employee Network (EDEN)
    • Carers Forum 
    • Christian Network 
    • Disabled Employees Network 
    • Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Questioning Network
    • Parents Network 
    • Women’s Network
    • Men’s Network
    • Young People and Apprentice Network. 

    You Make The Difference’ Awards - giving employees the opportunity to nominate individuals or teams who go above and beyond for our residents.

    Employee Surveys – where we listen to the voices of our people and take action on what we hear.

    Employee Panels – giving you the opportunity to feed back on a range of policies and initiatives, network with colleagues and influence far-reaching changes.

    Learning and Development

    We have developed diverse learning opportunities to support our people to grow both personally and professionally. This includes:

    • A large suite of online training and tools
    • Dedicated learning events such as ‘LearnFest’ – our flagship annual celebration of learning
    • Apprenticeships for both new and existing colleagues
    • Financial support to achieve professional qualifications
    • Support from subject matter experts 
    • The opportunity to share your own expertise to up-skill colleagues
    • Leadership and executive coaching
    • Learning on demand
    • Career pathways

    Rewards and Benefits

    • Family Friendly flexible Working
    • Generous holiday and special leave allowances (including the option to purchase extra holiday)
    • Local Government Pension Scheme
    • Life Assurance of three times annual salary
    • Volunteering leave (up to 4 days per year)
    • Employee wellbeing and counselling
    • Travel discounts & season ticket loans
    • Learning and Development opportunities/coaching & mentoring
    • Payment of professional fees for approved professions
    • Eye care vouchers
    • Lease car scheme (dependent on business needs)
    • Up to £8,000 relocation package (subject to terms and conditions)

    You’ll also have access to MyReward, a unique platform for Essex County Council employees to gain various discounts and savings.

    Your Wellbeing

    At Essex County Council we are committed to supporting the wellbeing of our people. We work closely with our employees to provide wellbeing support based on their needs. We strive to enable the right environment, conditions, and behaviours so individual and organisational wellbeing is embedded in everything we do.

    Join us and get Inspired to do More.

    Company info
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    Telephone
    0845 743 0430
    Location
    County Hall
    Market Road
     Chelmsford
    Essex
    CM1 1QH
    United Kingdom
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