Mears Looking for Transport Coordinator at Enfield – Kinetic Crescent Full Time

Annual salary : up to £,

Transport Coordinator

Enfield

£, per annum

Full time – Permanent – hrs per week

A desire to make a positive difference wherever we operate has always been at the heart of our business It was years ago when we were a small maintenance contractor with a single van;

and it still is now we are a truly national company

Mears provides temporary accommodation to asylum seekers whilst their claim is being assessed in three regions : Northwest, Yorkshire and Humber, Northern Ireland, and Scotland

At the end of May Mears had over service users across the three regions Mears work in partnership with central and local Government, registered providers, tenants, landlords and investors to find solutions to homelessness, provide more social and affordable housing and create specialist housing for people with care needs

What the role Involves

The successful candidate will be primarily arranging transport and drivers for service users to be transported to their temporary accommodation

The role will be answering emails, calls and liaising with drivers on a regular basis This will be a team based role dealing with your own cases

The transport service will provide a high quality transportation to Service Users As Transport Coordinator you will work and be responsible for planning, monitoring and controlling transport requests, working closely with Regional and Accommodation Teams to transport users safely and in a timely manner

You will assist and support the transport manager to manage the smooth running of the team on a day to day basis Keeping safeguarding and Service User experience at the heart of the service will be key to succeeding in this role

We will rely on you to maintain accurate records to evidence all compliance and contractual obligations

About you

• Previous planning experience
• Customer care focused
• Work well under pressure
• Work well in a team and on own initiative
• Good time management
• Organisational skills
• Good communication and listening skills

All our roles require candidates to have the entitlement to work within the UK, Mears does not currently offer visa sponsorship

Benefits we can offer you

• days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Annual Mears Fun Day – Our annual Fun Day is organised as a massive thank you from the Executive team for all the hard work!
• Volunteering Leave – Mears supports employees to undertake paid volunteering in the community, in support of our social value commitment
• Staff perks with Mears Rewards – discounts of up to % weekly groceries, holidays, eye test vouchers, Share save scheme, plus much more
• Family friendly policies
• Company Vehicle and Fuel Card

As part of the recruitment process for this role, we will carry out a DBS & BPSS check, as well as Security Clearance For these checks to be completed, we will require from you the relevant identification, including Proof of Address, References, a valid passport and proof that you have lived in the UK for the last years

If you feel you have skills and experience needed, please apply via the link or contact Beth on bethdunford mearsgroupco

uk quoting the job reference number We look forward to hearing from you soon

Mears Group recognise our people as our greatest asset We are committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse associates, consumers, partners, and global communities