Bike It Plus and Schools Streets Officer (Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole)

This is an exciting role to work with Sustrans and our partner, Bournemouth, Christchurch, and Poole Council. You will be supporting sustainable transport, improving air quality and assisting pupils and their families to travel actively to and from school.

• Contract: Fixed term until 31 December 2023
• Location: Local authority offices in Bournemouth with the flexibility to work from home
• Part Time 18.75 hours per week – happy to talk flexible working
• £25,561 per annum (pro rata for part-time hours)
• Closing date: 23:59 on 26 February 2023
• Reference: SUS3971

About the role
This is an exciting role to work with Sustrans and our partner, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council (BCP).
You will be supporting sustainable transport, improving air quality and assisting pupils and their families to travel actively to and from school.
Working closely with selected schools in the region, you will help deliver the Bike It Plus programme. You will offer a tailored package of support to enable more pupils and their families to walk, wheel, cycle and scoot to school more regularly, and cut down on the number of journeys made by car.
Along with the Bike it Plus Programme, you will also work with BCP Council on their School Streets programme. You will work with schools and their wider communities to set up new schemes which create traffic-free, safe spaces outside schools. You will also provide support to run these as well as existing School Streets.
This role will require you to travel actively and sustainably and work at locations across the project area as necessary on behalf of Sustrans.

About you
You should have experience in engaging, motivating and coaching people as well as experience working with young people and an understanding of safeguarding.
You will have the ability to easily build relationships with a wide range of people from diverse communities, school senior leadership teams and council representatives.
We ask you to demonstrate your experience in developing and delivering fun and engaging activities, including physical activities, and organising and leading events.
The role of Bike It Plus and School Streets Officer requires someone who has knowledge of the local area. You will be able to work independently, manage your workload and work well as part of a team.
Sustrans has a long-term commitment to being a charity for everyone - reducing inequality, valuing diversity, enabling inclusion and ensuring all people are treated with dignity and respect. We aim to be a truly inclusive employer and welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, in particular from under-represented groups.

Additional Information

• The closing date for the receipt of completed applications is 23:59, 26 February 2023.
• Interviews will take place via MS Teams during the week 06 March 2023.
• A Sustrans-wide pay review is pending, so the starting salary will be higher than currently advertised. As yet we do not have details of the new salary points.

Why work for us?
At Sustrans, you'll be part of a movement to make it easier for people to walk and cycle.
We're all here to change things! You'll be part of an incredible community of talented, passionate, creative problem solvers all working together to change things for the better. We act locally and think big - we have a vision of a society where the way we travel creates healthier places and happier lives for everyone.
You'll be questioning the status quo and daring to imagine a different world. You'll work on exciting, impactful projects that will stretch and empower you and you'll be rewarded by seeing the difference you make to people, communities and the planet.
We believe including everyone is central to who we are and what we want to achieve. We welcome difference and pride ourselves on creating a culture where you can be yourself and where your wellness is supported.
You'll be guaranteed to make friends for life and work with a team that is incredibly flexible, supportive, ethical and fun.

What we offer
Wellbeing

• 28 days leave per annum plus bank holidays for full-time working.
• Ability to buy an extra week of annual leave (pro rata for part-time staff).
• Staff volunteer days.
• 24/7 free, impartial and confidential support service.
• We are members of the Green Commute Initiative and Cycle Scheme who both offer cycle to work schemes.

Financial

• Group Personal Pension Scheme with a 4% or 5% of basic salary contribution being matched by Sustrans.
• Bike, computer and season ticket loans.
• Discount benefits.

Family-friendly

• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Flexible Working practices (full-time hours are 37.5 per week, Monday - Friday).

Equality, diversity and inclusion
Sustrans is committed to reducing inequality, valuing diversity and enabling inclusion.
We welcome applications from people from all parts of the community, particularly where we are under-represented.
Currently, this includes people who identify as having a disability, and those from Black, Asian and minority ethnic groups.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract

Salary: £25,561.00 per year