Application closing date
22/09/2025
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Grade D £13.69 an hour
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Sport & Leisure
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Job description
Directorate: Place
Hours: Casual
Contract Type: Permanent
Location: Cycle Derby
Due to increasing demand from schools and the general public for cycling interventions, Cycle Derby is looking for new Bikeability instructors to join their expanding team.
The role of a casual cycle instructor/coach within the successful Cycle Derby team is extremely rewarding but, you will need to be flexible. Ideally you will hold a 1st4sport Level 2 Award in Instructing Cycle Training or a British Cycling Level 2 coaching award. You will have plenty of cycling experience, be up for a challenge, a great communicator, have experience of working with children and adults of all abilities and be a good motivator with an outgoing personality.
We particularly welcome applications from all groups irrespective of gender, disability, racial, ethnic or social origin, colour, religion, belief or sexual orientation.
Working hours will be variable and applicants should be flexible and available between 9am–4pm during term time. Hours will be offered on an as-required basis, with additional opportunities to support other Cycle Derby activities.
Who We Are
Here at Derby City Council, we're dedicated to delivering nearly 250 first-class services to citizens and businesses in the heart of the Midlands. People are at the centre of all that we do, and we have an outstanding track record of recruiting and developing talented individuals by providing them with varied and fulfilling career opportunities. Find out more about what it's like to work for us.
What We Offer
You too could be part of something brilliant by becoming a colleague at Derby City Council; in addition to making a difference to the lives of people across the city, you'll also receive:
* Continued professional development opportunities & career conversations
* Team Derby Rewards – retail and leisure discounts
* Tusker Car Benefit Scheme
* Cycle2Work Scheme & free cycle training
* Employee Assistance Programmes & Support
* Access to our Equality Employee Networks – LGBTQ+, Disabled Employee Network & Carers and our Black, Asian & Minority Ethnic Employee Support Network
* Support for colleagues who are carers
Next Steps
For more information, please contact Mark Smith at
If you would like to apply for this vacancy, please submit an application via the Derby City Council website.
The closing date for this vacancy is at midnight on 22 September 2025. Any applications received after the closing date will not be accepted.
Interviews will be held: 6 or 7 October 2025
Important Information
Links to the full Job Description and Person Specification are below.
As part of our safer recruitment checks the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check.
All employees will normally be appointed to the minimum of the grade for the job.
Before you complete your application form please read our guidance on filling in your application form.
Remember to align your personal statement to the essential criteria in the Person Specification.
Please be aware that where there are colleagues within the organisation who are 'at risk' of redundancy, requirements to redeploy to another suitable role will apply and take priority.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
We are a fair and inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all backgrounds. We recruit for diversity and value difference. As many of our roles can now be home-based, we are able to offer more opportunities for people who need this facility.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. If you are a disabled person, you have the choice to apply under our Guaranteed Interview Scheme so long as you demonstrate that you meet the essential requirements for the job.
We feel it is essential that we recruit a talented workforce that is as diverse as the community we work for.
Please let us know of any individual requirements or reasonable adjustments you may have during the application, interview, or onboarding process and we'll do all we can to help. We strongly believe in social understanding of disability and for us it's all about removing barriers to equality.
If you have any questions regarding this vacancy or are having difficulty applying, please contact our Recruitment Team on Relay UK or