Bikeability Co-ordinator
Service: Roads and Transportation
Grade scale: Grade 2 Level 2
Reports to: Engineering Officer
Purpose of the job
To support the development and delivery of Cycling Scotland’s Bikeability Programme in schools across the local authority.
Key tasks and responsibilities
To take responsibility for developing, coordinating and promotion of Bikeability across the local authority.
To promote and increase the uptake of Bikeability within the local authority.
To maintain accurate records of cycle training in schools. Collating the necessary information to support monitoring and provide statistical reports and data returns as required.
To manage and delivery of the Bikeability Scotland Instructor (BSI) courses to facilitate school staff and volunteers to deliver Bikeability Level 1 and 2 pupil training.
To provide practical training support to schools as required.
Person specification
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Criteria |
Essential |
Desirable |
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Education, qualification and training |
‘Cycle Trainer’ and ‘Bikeability Scottland Instructor Trainer (BSIT)’ certificates/equivalent qualification or willingness to complete the relevant courses. |
Relevant work experience to the role requirements. Any qualification/course related to cycling or active travel. First aid certificate. |
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Skills, knowledge, experience |
Knowledge of cycle training and active travel. Previous experience of working within a learning or teaching environment. Direct experience of working with young people. Ability to present information, verbally and in writing in a clear and concise manner, with attention to detail. Able to demonstrate proven IT skills, including components of Microsoft Office software with a good working knowledge of Word, Excel and outlook. Demonstrable experience within project co-ordination and delivery. |
Previous experience of delivering cycle training to adults/children of cycling or active travel programmes. Experience of project planning and managing a comparable project to set deliverables. Knowledge of risk assessment with experience of completing, developing and implementing measures. Understanding of learning, coaching and training principles. |
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Personal qualities |
A good communicator with the ability to establish and build effective networks with internal and external contracts. Ability to work collaboratively and develop and maintain effective working relationships with people of all ages and backgrounds. Self-motivated with the ability to enthuse and motivate others in a pleasant and supportive manner. Punctual and self-motivated with the capacity to work flexibly and on own initiative to meet service needs. Able to work under pressure and to timescales, prioritising own workload. |
Previous experience in active travel/road safety sector. |
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Other |
Ability to travel to all areas within South Lanarkshire Council. The ability and willingness to work outdoors in all weather. Ability to undertake Protecting Vulnerable Groups (PVG) check. |
Willing to undertake further training/self-development. Personal cyclist with confidence in various environments. Full UK driving licence. |
Safer recruitment checks
As part of our approach to good practice and safer recruitment we carry out a number of pre-employment checks
- Asylum and Immigration right to work in the UK
- Reference check: external candidates require 2 references, one of which must be from present or most recent employer; Internal candidates require 1 reference from current line manager.
- Candidate Disclosure Scotland check, where applicable
Behaviour framework
The council’s behaviour framework is a set of core behaviours that defines how employees approach work to enable the delivery of key tasks for the role. The expected behaviours for this role are:
Efficient
- Use initiative and drive to improve and develop systems and processes to increase efficiency achieving better outcomes in service delivery.
- Suggests ways to improve how others organise their own work.
- As a manager or professional/expert you actively seek solutions to deliver improvements and involves others in the development of solutions and improvements.
- Agrees SMART objectives for both team and individual employees reviewing progress to achieve successful outcomes.
- Manage budgets with no overspends and applying the Council’s financial policies and procedures.
- Ensures sustainability and environmental awareness practices are being implemented and that they inform the development of new projects/initiatives.
Flexible
- Anticipates and responds flexibly to changing priorities and modifies practice to meet changing environment.
- Identifies and implements new ways of working.
- Supports individuals and team at times of both organisational and personal change making appropriate adjustments to accommodate individual needs where required.
- Expresses a positive approach to change and promotes the benefits of change to team and colleagues.
- Actively listens to customer feedback and takes action to improve customer experience.
Performing
- Use professional expertise and knowledge to ensure the Council is leading best practice to improve outcomes.
- Ensure that the council is meeting it’s legislative and statutory requirements by keeping abreast of new initiatives and legislation.
- Evaluates and reviews the impact of service improvements from the customers perspective.
- Identifies trends and creates solutions.
- Ensuring that health and safety practices, policies and procedures are applied keeping employees and customers safe and minimising workplace accidents and injuries.
- Implements the council’s maximising attendance policy and procedure ensuring action is taken and recorded on people connect.
- Considers risk in the context of service development and delivery.
Working with others
- Promotes a positive team environment with good morale.
- Works with other teams and colleagues internally and externally, developing relationships and sharing knowledge, ideas and expertise to achieve outcomes.
- Provide objective and constructive advice and support if tensions arise.
- Shares knowledge with internal and external colleagues to achieve common objectives.
- Giving praise and recognition for good work.
- Use professional identity and expert knowledge to work across disciplines breaking down professional barriers to improve outcomes for individuals and communities.
- Encourages colleagues to consider different perspectives in their work.
- Adapts communication to encourage desired behaviour.
Leading
- Understands what needs to be achieved and ensures that this is communicated to team members.
- Expresses positive expectations of others to support their development.
- Recognise individual and team achievements thanking and praising others.
- Maintain a positive approach and motivate team when things go wrong or demands are high.
- You identify talent and provide opportunities for those individuals who wish to progress or learn new skills.
- Takes responsibility for personal and team development needs taking account of learning styles and available learning/training methods of delivery.
- Uses professional judgement/expert knowledge to make informed decisions.