Work for Cycling Solutions

CYCLE TRAINING INSTRUCTORS

We are now recruiting Cycling Instructors to deliver training in Southampton and Hampshire.

Please complete and return an application form by 13:00 on 9th October 2009. If successfully short-listed, an interview should follow within a few days. If you haven't heard from us by 23rd October I'm afraid you haven't been successful this time.

We're looking for people able to start working towards the end of September or the beginning of November and able to attend a 4 day training course before then, during the first or second week of September or the last week of October - more details are on the Instructor Training page here.

Also, we are increasingly being asked to provide training to areas other than those where we currently have contracts, if you are interested in providing training for us elsewhere, whether you are currently qualified or not, we would be interested in hearing from you. However, if you're currently qualified to deliver National Standards training, you will still need to undergo our extensive induction process to be able to deliver our National Standard scheme.

The broad responsibilities of a Cycling Solutions Cycle Training Instructor include:

• Teaching children and adults all levels of the National Standards Cyclist Training, though the bulk of the work for these posts will be teaching Level 2 standard to school children.
• Delivery of other cycling-related activities, including maintenance sessions, leading cycle rides, assisting in the training of new instructors and peer support of other instructors and supporting other work related to the promotion of cycling specifically and sustainable transport in general.

Successful applications will be given full training and mentoring under the Bikeability Scheme and are required to pass the National Standards Cycling Instructors course and must have a clean Enhanced CRB Disclosure.

NOTE: We offer the required training ourselves free to potential recruits.

If you're interested in applying you'll need to:

• Download the information pack and application form in the best format for you (see below).
• Read it carefully and, only if you honestly believe you're suited to the post, you should...
• Fill it in and return it to us (before any given closing date).

We'll let you know what we're doing with your form and, should you be interviewed, you'll will need to demonstrate that you're already a good cyclist who is comfortable and competent in current urban traffic conditions and that you know and keep to all relevant traffic laws and regulations.

Although we're not actively recruiting at present in the North East and Liverpool, we do have vacancies from time to time and if you wish to register your interest, please fill in a form and send it in to us - we'll keep it on file and contact you should a vacancy arise in these areas.

OFFICE ADMINISTRATORS

We are not currently recruiting office admin staff at the moment.

CYCLE TRAINING PART-TIME MENTORS

We are not currently recruiting any mentors to work with our team of instructors, although we do from time to time.