Cycling Instructor

The starting salary for this position is GBP15.30 per hour (GBP13.31 per hour, plus GBP1.99 per annual leave allowance).
Do you want to work locally and flexibly? Are you interested in enthusing groups of young learners?
Do you want a regular monthly salary? We offer term-time annualised hours contracts, between 200 hours and 600 hours per year to suit you. Or do you want maximum flexibility about when you work? If so, we also offer bank (zero hours) contracts.
We are currently seeking 10 Cycling Instructors to join our Cycle Training Team. If you can ride a cycle competently and would like to work with children and young people, please apply!
We would especially encourage an application if you are local to Guildford. We endeavour to offer work at your closer schools (mainly schools within 10 miles of your home address).
Rewards and Benefits
On top of a fully funded Level 2 Award in Instructing Cycle training, our staff our also entitled to the following benefits:
Annual leave allowanceAn extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeingLifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many moreA generous Local Government salary-related Pension2 paid volunteering days plus 1 team volunteering day per yearCarer's leave depending on the amount you work and your work patternLearning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resourcesPaternity, adoption and dependents leaveA rewarding working environment!Ongoing continuous professional development About the Role
Surrey County Council offers an accredited cycle training scheme. As a new Instructor, you will observe and receive training from experienced Instructors delivering courses. You will then be a 'third' Instructor to help build your confidence and skills and after that, you will co-instruct. A reward of the job is seeing how your riders progress!
Most of our training is delivered by Instructors working in pairs at schools and is both playground and on-the-road training. A playground Level 1 course, with riders aged 8, is usually taught over a single working day. The Level 2 course, which is taught on the road, usually runs Monday to Friday teaching 10-year-olds. We are also expanding our community cycle training offer to young people and adults.
With a bank contract, work is offered using a calendar system and you will be able to enter any periods you are not available for work. The amount of work you will be offered will depend on the number of requests for training we receive, some periods are busier than others.
With an annualised hours contract, you will be paid a monthly salary. Your work schedule will be programmed for you and there is no commitment to work in school holidays. Your hours in any one week might vary, but your monthly salary is constant. The total work hours will match your contracted hours each calendar year.
Shortlisting Criteria
To apply, alongside your CV, you will be asked to answer the following questions:
What is your motivation for applying for this position?What is your experience of working with children or young people? This can be professional or voluntary and is not required to be cycling related.Where do you ride your bicycle?What pattern of work would you prefer? (Bank or annualised hours) Successful applicants will undertake the "Level 2 Award in Instructing Cycle Training," which is a nationally recognised qualification. It is a five-day course, usually spread over ten days with additional coursework. Your time for this, and all other training, is paid. You will need to undertake the qualification training before you can instruct.
Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss any aspect of the job or how to deal with barriers to employment.
The job advert closes at 23:59 on 31 March 2024 with interviews planned for April 2024. If you are offered a job, it will be conditional on a satisfactory DBS check (enhanced with children's barred list).
We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.
Our Commitment
Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applications where:
The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their applicationThe candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role.
We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.