School Transport Manager (term time only) - Market Harborough

Location Kettering
Discipline: Ex Forces / Military, Supply Chain, Office & Commercial Support
Job type: Permanent
Salary: £30000 PRO RATA
Published: 11 months ago
​Kettering – £30k pro rata 35 weeks per year (school term, time only)

We have a rare opportunity for the brand new role of Transport Manager for a prestigious school.

My client is an independent day boarding Prep and Pre-prep school set in the beautiful landscape of Northamptonshire, educating boys and girls from the age of four to thirteen.

The new Transport Manager will set up, launch and run a wholly reliable home-to-school and school-to-home bus services for pupils from scratch, ready for 1 September 2023.

You will be responsible for leasing minibuses, recruit and manage drivers, negotiate vehicle maintenance contracts, procure transport management software, produce suitable risk assessments, communicate with parents and take bookings.

The Transport Manager will manage and maintain the minibus fleet in full compliance with all vehicle and driver regulations and Health and Safety law.

It is a great opportunity for someone to set up their own transport department form scratch!

Does this sound like you

•Certificate of Professional Competence for Transport Managers (desirable)

•Prior experience of running passenger transport operations

•Knowledge of applicable transport regulations

•Strong IT skills (including specialist passenger transport software)

•Knowledge of Health and Safety regulations

•Strong organisational skills

•Excellent team leader

What’s on offer

The annual holiday entitlement is all School holidays.

They offer staff a community that values people. They are warm, compassionate and mutually supportive. This is reflected in their working environment and the benefits they are able to offer.

•Free Healthcare

•Free staff lunches during term-time

•School fee discount

•Retail, gym, supermarket, cinema and restaurants discount

•Cycle to work scheme

•Employee assistance programme

•Occupational health service

•Free annual Flu jabes

•Recognised as a ‘Disability Confident’ employer

•Recognised as a ‘Mindful’ employer

They have an excellent defined contribution scheme.

This vacancy is being advertised on behalf of RecruitME who are acting as a recruitment agency. RecruitME is committed to equal opportunity and diversity and embraces applications from all sections of society, regardless of sexual orientation, race, age, gender identity, sex, disability, marital status, religion, or belief. RecruitME is also committed to working alongside veterans and ex-servicemen and women.