Cycling Coach

Location: SY1 4RQ
Salary: £7,127.54
Schedule: 10 hours per week, flexible working hours

Ready to impact a better future?
As a Cycling Coach in our Citizen Services team, you’ll help people build confidence, skill, and joy through cycling. You’ll deliver coached sessions that bring the community together and support riders of all abilities.

Your work will support a more active, connected community. By helping people develop lifelong skills, you’ll play a direct part in promoting healthier habits, expanding participation, and creating a positive impact for local residents.

What you’ll do as a Cycling Coach
You’ll be entrusted to:

• Plan and deliver fun, safe, and engaging cycling coaching activities for a wide range of rider levels.
• Support individuals to improve their riding technique, bike handling, and overall cycling confidence.
• Work with riders, schools, community groups, and local cycling clubs or organisations to promote the track and encourage participation.
• Mentor aspiring coaches and share best practice to support their development.
• Oversee cycle maintenance of the bike stock, maintaining the cycle register and coordinating basic upkeep.
• Work with, and delegate tasks to, volunteers who support maintenance and track activities.
• Support all aspects of track operations and remain flexible as new responsibilities emerge.

Does this sound like you?
You’ll be a great fit for this role if you have:

• Experience delivering individual and group cycle training to both children and adults.
• A commitment to learning, development, and expanding your coaching skills.
• A passion for community engagement and supporting people of all backgrounds.
• The ability to communicate clearly, build trust, and work well with colleagues, partners, and riders.
• Flexibility to support occasional weekend or evening activities when needed.

Vetting and checks:

A Standard DBS check will be carried out for this position. This includes spent and unspent convictions, cautions, reprimands, and warnings as permitted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act. An Occupational Health Questionnaire will also be completed so we can ensure you have the necessary support to perform your duties.

Discover all you need to keep growing
We’re one of the top 1% of international employers, so you can have confidence you’ll be part of a highly supportive culture with leaders you can count on to help you achieve your goals. From mentoring and training to our focus on internal progression, we’re proud to offer clear development opportunities – and the support and tools to help you seize them.

What we offer

• Salary: Competitive salaries with annual reviews
• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Holidays: 25 days' annual leave plus bank holidays
• Training and development: We offer a wide range of learning opportunities with over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
• Wellbeing: 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, BUPA Anytime Healthline, wellbeing app, Simply health cash plans to claim back money towards healthcare costs, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres
• Discounts: Save across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
• Employee networks: Dedicated networks where colleagues can come together to find support, share challenges, discuss ideas, network and be part of a community
• Charity: Support a charity or organisation with a paid volunteering day each year. You can also choose to donate to your favourite charity tax-free, through our Payroll Giving Scheme

Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.

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Serco/Serco Leisure Operating Limited are appointed as the Trust’s Managing Agents. We manage the recruitment process and the Trust’s employees in the delivery of the service on their behalf. The Trust is committed to equal opportunities and requests any potential applicant to contact the Recruitment Team on 0345 010 4000 as soon as possible if an applicant has any additional queries, requirements or will need additional time in submitting an application. Applicants should be aware that in line with the company’s policy, employees will have a DBS check where appropriate.

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