Job Details

You will lead a professional, efficient and high quality Active Travel Programme across the Borough and for the Community. This includes: being the Lead for the Active Travel Programme, line managing a delivery team of Coaches, Facilitators and Volunteers as well as leading on developing and improving the Active Travel offer across the Borough through linking with Your Trust Teams and community venues, education settings and local authority services to ensure the outcomes of the offer are met.

This role is a fixed term contract until March 2027 with hybrid working between home and Rochdale borough.

• Lead the Active Travel Programme in the delivery of a quality service for the communities, residents and their families cross the Borough through effective line management of the delivery team including recruitment, rota and annual leave management, performance management and day to day advice and support.
• Coordinate and manage the Coaches and Volunteers engaged in the delivery of the with the Active Travel Team.
• Lead and ensure the Active Travel Team are suitably qualified, trained and experienced to support the delivery of the activities to children and young people.
• Develop excellent links with partners and stakeholders including statutory services, youth justice, community safety teams, youth service, schools and voluntary and community organisations.
• Lead on developing and improving the Active Travel Programme across the Borough through working with a wide range of partners and stakeholders to promote knowledge, awareness and cross sector working.
• Lead on planning, developing and coordinating enriching and inclusive active travel activities that are delivered in community venues and open spaces by staff, partners and stakeholders.

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As an organisation, we encourage an environment which is inclusive to all. Therefore, we welcome applications from people from all backgrounds and with all different kinds of life experiences. If you have any queries regarding this role, please call on: 01706 926215.

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in a relevant subject such as: fitness, sport science, health or environment related subject or qualified by experience.
• Hold Community Sport Leaders Award, Level Two National Governing Body Coaching qualifications or exercise or fitness qualification.
• Proven and successful experience of working in an activity programming environment linked to active travel and or the climate agenda.
• Experience of developing and maintaining partnerships with public, private, community or voluntary groups.
• Experience of designing, delivering and promoting activity sessions to families, children and young people.
• Understanding of the barriers to Active Travel experienced by Families, children and young people within a community.
• Knowledge of how Active Travel combined with sport and physical activity can impact positively on individuals and local communities.
• Proven ability to develop positive relationships with stakeholders, partners and members of the public including effective management of compliments and complaints.
• Excellent communication; both oral and written including report writing and excellent interpersonal skills including delivery of presentations.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Able to work flexibly including evenings, weekends and Bank Holidays.
•  Full UK driving licence or ability to travel around the Borough.
• Successful candidates will be subject to a Disclosure and Barring Service Check appropriate to the role.

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Disclaimer: We will be interviewing for this role as suitable applications are received and may close this role before the closing date upon a successful candidate being appointed.