Cycle Instructor (Casual)
| Posting date: | 20 June 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £10,000.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £14.43 per hour (inclusive of 14.04% holiday plussage) |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 06 July 2025 |
| Location: | Darlington, DL1 5QT |
| Company: | Darlington Borough Council |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 282432 |
Summary
The Road Safety Team are keen to recruit additional Bikeability Instructors to join our team delivering Bikeability training to schools within the Borough. Children are offered training through junior and secondary schools and this is the largest area of work. We are therefore looking for anyone with an interest in cycling who has a good rapport with children of all ages.
Previous experience is not required as full training will be given; however applicants should hold a nationally recognised instructor cycle training qualification or be able to obtain this within a reasonable period of time.
Appointments will be made on a casual basis and most of the courses run school term time only within school hours.
When allocated work, instructors may choose convenient days on which to work, however you must be available for at least two days per week and be able to honour the same days each week for approximately five weeks, to ensure continuity for children undertaking level 1 or 2 training and meet the needs of the service.
This post requires an Enhanced DBS Adults andamp; Children barred check.
The rewards for working at Darlington Borough Council go beyond the salary you will receive; we have numerous additional benefits such as:
andbull; Access to a wide range of training, learning and development
andbull; Physiotherapy service
andbull; Confidential counselling service
andbull; Great wellbeing offer
andbull; Cycle to Work Scheme
andbull; Dolphin Centre Fit for Life Discounts
andbull; Local and National retailer discounts
andbull; Arriva Employee Travel Club
andbull; Staff equality forums
For the full range of benefits we offer, please see our Total Reward Booklet:
https://www.darlington.gov.uk/media/17398/total-reward-booklet.pdf
Find out further information about us and what itandrsquo;s like to work for our great team by visiting the Jobs and Careers homepage.andnbsp;
https://www.darlington.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/
For detailed information on this role, please refer to the Role Profile.
For a further informal discussion, please contact Liz Hart, Road Safety Officer on 01325 406696.
General Information for Applicants: All applicant email correspondence will come fromandnbsp;donotreply@northeastjobs.org.ukandnbsp;and may be directed to your Junk folder depending on the settings of your email account. Please check both your email and Junk folder as all applicants will be notified whether they have been shortlisted.
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Previous experience is not required as full training will be given; however applicants should hold a nationally recognised instructor cycle training qualification or be able to obtain this within a reasonable period of time.
Appointments will be made on a casual basis and most of the courses run school term time only within school hours.
When allocated work, instructors may choose convenient days on which to work, however you must be available for at least two days per week and be able to honour the same days each week for approximately five weeks, to ensure continuity for children undertaking level 1 or 2 training and meet the needs of the service.
This post requires an Enhanced DBS Adults andamp; Children barred check.
The rewards for working at Darlington Borough Council go beyond the salary you will receive; we have numerous additional benefits such as:
andbull; Access to a wide range of training, learning and development
andbull; Physiotherapy service
andbull; Confidential counselling service
andbull; Great wellbeing offer
andbull; Cycle to Work Scheme
andbull; Dolphin Centre Fit for Life Discounts
andbull; Local and National retailer discounts
andbull; Arriva Employee Travel Club
andbull; Staff equality forums
For the full range of benefits we offer, please see our Total Reward Booklet:
https://www.darlington.gov.uk/media/17398/total-reward-booklet.pdf
Find out further information about us and what itandrsquo;s like to work for our great team by visiting the Jobs and Careers homepage.andnbsp;
https://www.darlington.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/
For detailed information on this role, please refer to the Role Profile.
For a further informal discussion, please contact Liz Hart, Road Safety Officer on 01325 406696.
General Information for Applicants: All applicant email correspondence will come fromandnbsp;donotreply@northeastjobs.org.ukandnbsp;and may be directed to your Junk folder depending on the settings of your email account. Please check both your email and Junk folder as all applicants will be notified whether they have been shortlisted.
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