Road Safety Officer - Education
| Posting date: | 23 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | £38,220 to £40,777 per year |
| Additional salary information: | Excellent Plus Benefits |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 16 April 2026 |
| Location: | Kidlington, OX5 2DU |
| Company: | Oxfordshire County Council |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | OCC/TP/669/1879 |
Summary
About Us
The Road Safety Education Team within Oxfordshire Fire and Rescue Service are a dedicated team providing road safety education, training and publicity, with the aim of reducing the number of road traffic casualties in Oxfordshire.
About the Role
An enthusiastic, motivated and innovative person to join the Road Safety Education Team.
You will be managing a small team, will be effective and confident communicator with good interpersonal and organisational skills, capable of working on their own and as part of a team.
You will also be expected to work closely with other professionals and volunteers and partners across Oxfordshire and the Thames Valley.
Duties will include working with schools and the wider community. This is particularly to progress road safety education in schools and other organisations, which includes working with adults. The work will also involve the organisation and running of education/training programmes, developing campaigns, and attending events to promote road safety awareness to a variety of road user groups.
Carry out Quality assurance and Evaluation of Programs and training.
About you
Knowledge of road safety education, training and publicity is preferred.
You may sometimes be required to work outside normal office hours. The postholder requires a full driving licence and must have transport readily available, plus business use insurance.
Having access to children and/or vulnerable adults, the successful candidate will be required to undertake a Disclosure and Barring Service check.
For an informal chat please contact Andy Ford (SM Road Safety Education Manager)on 07774 417053.
Interview Date: TBC
Rewards and Benefits
- Culture of flexible working
- Technology tosupportagile working where role permits
- 30day’s holiday p.a. plus bank holidays
- Option to ‘buy’ additional holiday
- Employee Assistance Programme including access to health and wellbeingsupport
- Membership of the Local Government contributory pension scheme, with an employer’s contribution of up to 19.9%
- Enhanced family friendly policies
- Local and national discounts for shopping and travel
- Great learning and development opportunities tosupportyour ongoing development.
Ourcommitmentto:
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
At Oxfordshire County Council we are proud of our diverse workforce.Everyone is accepted for who they are, regardless of age, disability, gender identity, marital status, race, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, or on maternity or family leave. We have a number of staff network groups which provide peersupport, education and safe spaces for all.
Ourcommitmentto:
Guaranteed Interview Schemes
As a DisabilityConfidentemployer, we guarantee an interview for disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job.We also guarantee interviews to care leavers who have completed further education and who meet the essential criteria for the job. For those leaving care without any further education, we guarantee an interview for our apprenticeships.We are alsocommittedto helping andsupportingthose transitioning from HM ArmedForcesto civilian life and guarantee an interview for those demonstrating the essential criteria for the role, within three years of leaving the service.
Ourcommitmentto:
Safeguarding
Oxfordshire County Council arecommittedto safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. We expect all employees, workers and volunteers tosharethiscommitment. We will ensure that all our recruitment and selection practices reflect these commitments.
Ourcommitmentto:
Flexible Working
We are open to discussions about flexible working, which can include flexi-time, part time working, jobsharing, nine-day fortnights and annualised hours, depending on the requirements of the role and the service.
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