Travelling with Confidence Project Worker at Adapt North East

Contract Type: Permanent

Role Type: Employment

Hours: Part time

Application deadline: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 - 05:00

Based: Northumberland

Salary: £9,459 Pro Rata

Salary Type: Fixed Salary

Location: Northumberland

Role description: Project Support

Travelling with Confidence is a brand new project funded by the Motability Foundation. It aims to increase opportunities for people with learning disabilities in the North East and Cumbria to enjoy and benefit from the ability to travel.

Purpose of the post

• Support a team of three Travel Champions
• Carry out community engagement activity with the aim of recruiting people to our Independent Travel Training Programme and community travel support
• Support the Travel Champions to conduct Quality Checks of local public transport services and to contribute their ideas for improving local travel
• Carry out all aspects of project management including planning, delivery, monitoring, and evaluation
• Work with colleagues to develop and promote Adapt (North East), its reputation and work

You can find more details in the job description and person specification below.

If you would like an informal chat about this opportunity, please call Chris Barker on 01434 600599.

Please send completed application forms, along with the GDPR consent form to chrisb@adapt-tynedale.org,uk, by 5pm Tuesday 25 February 2025. Or post to Adapt (NE), Burn Lane, Hexham NE46 3HN.

Interviews will take place on Wednesday 5 March 2025.