Job Title:Schoolscycling Officerx 2, Leicester

Job Description

Job Title:SchoolsCycling Officerx 2, Leicester

Reference:SUS2157

Salary:Grade F: £21,965 - £24,586 per annum

(dependent on relevant skills and experience)

Hours:37.5 per week

Fixed Term:1 x contract to 31 March 2018

1 x contract to 31 March 2019

Base:Leicester City Council offices, Rutland Wing - 2nd Floor, City Hall, 115 Charles Street, Leicester, LE1 1FZ

Job Purpose:

To promote cycling as a form of active and sustainable travel, to school age children, parents and staff at selected primary and secondary schools in line with Leicester City Council’s Cycle City Action Plan. To support ‘school champions’ in schools, to harness local authority resources available for cycling and active travel and to make links between schools and the wider community.

Place in organisational structure:

The postholder will be one of a national team of officers and will report to the Delivery Co-ordinator, Midlands and East. There will be close liaison with local authority staff and their delivery partners and Sustrans regional and central staff.

Key Relationships:

Internal:Delivery Coordinator, Midlands and East

Head of Delivery, Midlands and East

Sustrans Schools Officers (UK wide)

England Director, Midlands and East

Behaviour Change and Engagement team members (Bristol)

Research and Monitoring Unit staff

Regional staff

Other Sustrans staff

External:Schools, parent and volunteer ‘champions’

Local authority staff and their partners involved in transport strategy in Leicester

Other local authority staff such as school travel, school run parking, road safety,walking and cycling officers

Members of Leicester City Council’s Cycle Forum

Local retailers and other businesses such as bike shops, cycle training providers etc

Supporting organisations such as health promotions staff, school sports coordinators etc

Other national and local walking and cycling groups and organisations

Local media

Key Responsibilities:

To promote cycling as a form of active and sustainable travel through the delivery of schoolbased activities, events and training, making use of all available resources so as to ensure the sustainability and effectiveness of the programme.
To measure baseline travel behaviour and carry out follow up surveys at participating schools and complete other monitoring tasks required of the post.
To provide support for all agencies involved in the delivery of the Access Fund (including British Cycling & Living Streets), School Run Parking Fund and Leicester North West Major Transport Scheme package, such as in the consultation, planning and delivery of infrastructure improvements.
To provide advice, information and co-ordinate training activities for ‘school champions’ – who include pupils, staff, parents, governors andvolunteers.
To develop links between schools and other existing localcommunity support for active and sustainable travel.
To support activities in FE/HE, neighbourhood or workplace settings, the Ride Leicester programme and Ride Leicester Festival when required.
To share good practice with other schools in the area through presentations, workshops and press articles.
To compile progress reports and provide other evidence for project stakeholders as required.
To manage the effective use of locally held budgets for purchasing resources, support materials and other services.
To use a range of media and techniques, including social media sites and networking to raise awareness of Active Travel.
To attend all stakeholder meetings, including the Cycle City stakeholder meetings.
To recruit and support volunteers to assist with the running of the project and to provide legacy for the project.
To support Sustrans and partners to develop further funding opportunities
To carry out other duties as required.

Communication and marketing

To support and comply with the charity’s guidance on branding, tone of voice and key messages, positively contributing towards raising Sustrans’ profile.

Training and personal development:

To attend essential Sustrans training as required by the Charity.
To ensure own personal development by working to objectives set as part of the Charity’s appraisal process.

Health & Safety, Safeguarding and Equality, Diversity and Inclusion:

To support and comply with the organisation’s policy for the management of Health and Safety.
To support and comply with the organisation’s policies for the management of safeguarding.
To support and comply with the organisation’s policy and procedures relating to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and apply principles of best practice in own role.

Other

To perform any other duties consistent with the nature and grade of the role as agreed with the line manager.

Working Conditions:

The postholder will be one of a team of Project Officers based across the country and will work at the nominated office base, although there may be opportunities to work from home at times. Occasional overnight stays away from home, weekend and late working may be required.

The postholder will be prepared to walk, cycle and/or use public transport for the majority of daily work journeys.

Employment will be conditional on clearance by an EnhancedDBS Disclosure check.

Special Note:

This job description does not form part of the contract of employment, but indicates how that contract should be performed. The job description may be subject to amendment in the light of experience and in consultation with the jobholder.

Compiled:Delivery Co-ordinator, Midlands and East

Date:May 2017

Schools Cycling Officer, Leicester(SUS2157)

Person Specification

Criteria / Essential
Qualifications, education and training / Good standard of education
Experience / Experience of working with children and young people
Experience of partnership working within a community-based or environmental project
Experience in sharing good practice guidelines
Experience of working on projects within an established project management framework
Experience of delivering physical activity or other behaviour change projects
Experience of leading engagement activities, organising and running events
Experience of organising group cycling activities
Skills and abilities / Excellent writing, communication and presentation skills
Excellent organisational skills
Ability to motivate others
Ability to plan and prioritise own workload
Knowledge / IT literate
Knowledge of school settings
Other / Committed to the promotion of active travel and sustainable transport
Prepared to walk, cycle and/or use public transport for the majority of daily work journeys
Undertaken (or willing to attend) national standard cycle instructor training
Criteria / Desirable
Qualification, education and training / Educated to degree level or equivalent
Walking / cycling specific training and/or qualifications
Experience / Experience of working within a school setting
Experience in Internet research skills
Experience of leading group workshops and event planning
Experience of working with schools and local authorities
Experience of working with volunteers and / or community champions
Skills and abilities / Good report writing skills
A current outdoor first aid certificate
A current ride leader qualification
Undertaken a walk leader training course
Hold a bike mechanics certificate