Independent Travel Trainer

Job Information

Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us .

Independent Travel Trainer

Why join our team? Because our commitment to children is officially Outstanding. Ofsted has recognised our services in both the Richmond and Kingston boroughs with their highest rating. We provide tailored support and inspiration for every child, and we’re looking for passionate professionals to help us build on this success.

We are seeking 3 Independent Travel Trainers with experience working with young people with SEND to join our independent travel training team for a permanent, part time (30 hours) role. Salary advertised will be calculated pro-rata.

Operational area Kingston and Richmond Primary place of work Guildhall 2, Kingston upon Thames KT1 Appointment type Permanent Business area Business Efficiency & Digital Transformation Full time/Part time Part-time Salary from £32,535 (SCP12) Salary to £33,987 (SCP15) Hours 30 hours Estimated Interview date/s 17/11/2025 Closing Date 14/11/2025 Ref No 2171 Documents
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About the role

The role of the Independent Travel Trainer will be required to work with families and young people with special educational needs to train young people to travel independently to and from their education placements via public transport.

This role will act as an expert in the provision of travel training and keep up to date with training and requirements to support continued learning in this area with a strong focus on safeguarding practices. The post holder may be required to work early mornings or late evenings in order to meet service requirements, alongside working with young people and families in both boroughs.

For further information or if you would just like a chat to see if this role is for you, please contact John Wood at 

About you

Our expectation is that the Independent Travel Trainer will:

Work effectively as a team to maintain a good atmosphere with teams, families and schools and be able to liaise with schools to run classroom based learning sessions and complete virtual training over video conferencing as a first step for training the young people and finally completing necessary reports and assessments for the young people's training

Deliver training to other services on Independent Travel Training. 
Work with families and young people to complete assessments of young people for suitability for the training and then putting together a plan for the training.
Provide one to one training for young people, delivering the training in accordance with planned training objectives and guidance.
Plan and complete risk assessments on routes via public transport for the young people and liaise with managers in the SEND Transport teams and schools to work together to achieve successful outcomes. 
Have experience of working in a Home to School Transport setting and independent travel training with a focus on working with children and young people with SEND being desirable.

The travel trainers may also work with groups of young people within a school setting or provide training on ITT to other services. 

About our benefits

We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:

29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month (Or for term-time workers, your leave entitlement consists of the non-working periods in your contract)

Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC
Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension)
Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance
A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme
A range of staff benefits and discounts
An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway

To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children . For our social work offer . For our Recruitment Journey,

Important Information

Start dates: Achieving for Children have meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.

Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the for right to work guidance.

Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

For more information about AfC: Drop in and meet Regina on the first Wednesday of every month at Civic Centre, Twickenham.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.