About the Role
This exciting opportunity to work as a professional National Standard Cycle Instructor will see you delivering cycle training to Year 5 and Year 6 in schools as your main role, with further opportunities for one to one teaching with adults and families.
You will be part of a well supported team, providing a well structured and comprehensive Bikeability programme for school children.
As well as delivering cycling activities. the role includes:
1. Playground risk assessments and ridden road survey risk assessments for up 2km radius from venues
2. 1 hour advance arrivals for cycles and other activity safety checks
3. 15 mins advance arrivals for setup and registration prior to delivery
4. On-line riders’ assessment reporting, writing reports & certificates
5. Additional time for reporting incidents and dealing with emergencies.
About you
Bikeability instructors enjoy flexible working, time outdoors and the chance to inspire young people. You need to be a confident cyclist with a positive attitude, comfortable working with children. You will need to show previous experience facilitating activities with children and/or members of the public, individually and/or in groups. You will have a proven ability to communicate well with different audiences coupled with an interest in promoting the benefits of sustainable travel. Good general fitness is also important, with the ability to cycle between schools, carrying equipment and ridden road survey risk assessment before your sessions.
All cycle instructors must gain the Level 2 Award in Teaching Cycle Training, as published on register.ofqual.gov.uk. It is an advantage if you already hold this qualification. We expect all applicants to be experienced cyclists and familiar with the National Standard for Cycle Training, as published on. See also>If appropriate you will receive further training in First Aid, Safeguarding and Cycle Maintenance training.
When applying please highlight your competencies making reference to the attached Cycle Instructor Job Description and Person Specification as they contain essential requirements and competence you will need to demonstrate in your application.
About Us
You will be part of the Sustainable Transport Team delivering a shared service for Kingston and Sutton. We deliver road safety, sustainable travel and air quality improvement education, training and publicity programmes. The team also manages school street project, school crossing patrol as well as the cycle training services.
The Kingston and Sutton Shared Service is a registered Bikeability provider, delivering best practice as set by the National Standard for Cycling, the Government's approved cycle training scheme.
Our Offer To You
As an organisation that values and nurtures talent, we’re committed to helping you fulfil your potential and will offer you a supportive, friendly and collaborative environment to grow and develop your career and skills. We’re constantly striving to improve our ways of working so putting your ideas across however big or small; will be fully encouraged and supported by your colleagues and our dynamic and experienced management team.
Employees have access to a wide range of benefits to enable staff to achieve a work life balance, some of which include:
6. A generous annual leave entitlement of 25-32 days, plus bank holidays (pro-rata if part-time working hours apply) depending on service and grade.
7. Enhanced Maternity, Paternity, shared parental, adoption and dependents leave
8. Three volunteering days per year in Kingston
9. Hybrid working (dependent on the role)
10. Flexible and agile working arrangements using Google Chromebooks
11. Learning and development portal offering a range of courses
12. Discounts on a range of local shops, restaurants, gyms and leisure centres
13. Interest free season ticket loans
14. Local Government Pension Scheme
15. Bicycle loan facilities and cycle to work scheme
16. Electric vehicle leasing scheme
17. Confidential health & wellbeing and counselling support