School Transport Coordinator

St Thomas More Catholic Academy, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, ST3 2NJ

17 days remaining to apply

• Start date details

  As Soon As Possible

• Closing date

  2 November 2026 at 9am

• Date listed

  16 October 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Administration, HR, data and finance
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full time equivalent salary: £25,116.00 Annually (Actual)

School Transport Coordinator job summary

St Gabriel the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust

School Transport Coordinator

Starting Salary: £29,071 (actual £25,116 based on 37 hours)

Hours: 37

Term Time

Starting Date: As Soon As Possible

St Gabriel’s the Archangel Catholic Multi-Academy Trust are seeking a highly organised and detail-driven School Transport Coordinator to lead the planning, coordination, and optimisation of our school’s transport logistics in the Newcastle-Under-Lyme and Stoke-On-Trent region. This is a pivotal operational role responsible for ensuring safe, compliant, cost-effective, and efficient transport services for pupils and staff.

The successful candidate will take ownership of route planning, fleet coordination, regulatory compliance, scheduling, and data management — ensuring that transport operations run smoothly every day.

You will be responsible for the end-to-end coordination of school transport logistics, ensuring resources, vehicles, and drivers are deployed efficiently while maintaining the highest safety and compliance standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, optimise, and manage daily transport routes and schedules
• Coordinate transport for trips, fixtures, and ad-hoc requirements
• Manage external transport providers where required
• Schedule and track servicing, MOTs, inspections, and preventative maintenance
• Maintain full compliance with transport legislation and school policies
• Monitor vehicle safety checks and maintain audit-ready records
• Arrange driver training, assessments, and compliance checks
• Support recruitment and onboarding of new drivers
• Ensure driver schedules align with route and service demands
• Ensure adherence to the School’s Minibus Policy and regulatory requirements
• Act as the central point of contact for transport-related queries

About You

Qualifications & Experience

• Relevant qualification in Logistics, Administration, or a related field

Skills & Competencies

• Strong operational scheduling capability
• Excellent organisational and analytical skills
• Knowledge of transport safety regulations
• Ability to interpret operational data and improve efficiencies
• IT Skills
• Calm, solution-focused approach in time-sensitive situations
• High standards of professionalism and accountability

Application Details

Closing: 9am 2nd November 2026

Interviews: To Be Confirmed

Start date - As Soon As Possible  

 

 We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. All appointments are subject to an enhanced DBS check, satisfactory references, and pre-employment medical clearance. In line with Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE), online searches will also be carried out for shortlisted candidates. This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

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Commitment to safeguarding

Positions are exempt under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointments will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). All appointments made are also subject to satisfactory references, medical clearance and Right to Work in the UK.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About St Thomas More Catholic Academy

• Organisation type: Academy, Roman Catholic, ages 11 to 18
• Education phase: Secondary school
• Size: 1085 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 11 to 18
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• Website: St Thomas More Catholic Academy website
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/st-thomas-more-catholic-academy

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