Bikeability Cycling Instructor – Contracted

Via East Midlands Limited; England; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional road safety organization seeks a Bikeability Cycling Instructor to promote cycling safety in schools across Nottinghamshire. This role involves delivering training, ensuring participant safety, and requires a valid driving license alongside teaching qualifications. The organization values community impact, offering a hybrid working arrangement, competitive salary, and opportunities for career growth. Join us to contribute meaningfully to local communities.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Hybrid Working

Employee discounts and benefits

Additional leave

Free onsite parking

Career growth opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience teaching cycle training to individuals of various age groups.
• Capability to work with individuals having Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND).
• Valid enhanced DBS certificate essential for working with children.

Responsibilities

• Promote and deliver Bikeability training to improve road safety in schools.
• Ensure safeguarding of children and report any issues to protect them.
• Travel to collect bikes and operate Safer Cycling vehicles as required.
• Conduct health and safety assessments for participants.
• Deliver training sessions with a co-instructor.

Skills

Qualified 1st 4 Sport level instructor

Good knowledge of the Highway Code

Good organisational skills

Coaching or teaching experience

Confident cyclist

Full UK valid driving licence

Education

1st 4 Sport level instructor

Job description

Bikeability Cycling Instructor – Contracted

Via East Midlands are currently seeking a Bikeability Cycling Instructors to join our Road Safety Team on a contracted basis four days a week.

Who we are?

At Via our work has never been more meaningful, and we’re proud to be shaping the future of highways across Nottinghamshire. If you’re passionate about making a real difference and want to be part of a team that values collaboration, care, and community impact, we’d love to hear from you.

As we continue to grow, we’re on the lookout for talented individuals in the Midlands. We believe diversity strengthens our team and enhances the impact we make in Nottinghamshire communities.

We connect people, support communities, and lead innovation—shaping better highways services through transformation, communication, and collaboration.

Your ideas, Your community, Your impact.

What you’ll do:

• Promote and deliver Bikeability training and cycle-related activities to Nottinghamshire schools to improve road safety during term-time, weekends and holiday periods.
• Ensure the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults and report any issues to protect them from harm.
• Willing to travel to depots to collect bikes and operate Safer Cycling vehicles to various sites as needed.
• Ensure health and safety of course participants to protect them from harm, report incidents and near misses in accordance with Via procedure to school and Road Safety office.
• Undertake dynamic risk assessments to ensure safety of riders and add additional information to the dynamic risk assessment as required during the sessions in the case of near misses/incidents.
• Deliver training sessions with a co-instructor with assessment of riders’ behaviour and ability to ensure that the lessons are progressive to meet course objectives.
• Maintain knowledge of any new changes to the Cycle Training Delivery Guide.
• Completion of course outcomes and record progress of individuals, including post course evaluations.

What we’re seeking:

• Qualified 1st 4 Sport level instructor / Working towards 1st 4 Sport level instructor
• Good knowledge of the Highway Code and Bikeability national standards
• Good organisational and IT skills including completion of end of course records.
• Coaching or teaching experience to deliver Safer Cycle training to individuals and groups of all ages including those with Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND).
• Confident cyclist on roads in quiet and busy traffic conditions, owning a cycle to bring to each lesson.
• Full UK valid driving licence.
• An enhanced DBS certificate is essential in order to work with children and vulnerable adults.

What can we offer?

• Competitive salary
• Hybrid Working
• Employee discounts and benefits
• Additional leave
• Free onsite parking
• Career growth opportunities within the company.

Ready to join us and make a positive impact? Apply now!