Job Description

Job Title:

Cycling Community Connector & Admin Support

Salary:

23,915

Responsible to:

Essex Pedal Power Place Sustainability Lead

Location:

Basildon, Essex

Hours of Work:

36.5 hours per week. Flexible working will be required and working hours should be spread over several days of the week. Occasional weekend or evening work is required.

Contract:

Fixed term until 31st December 2025

Benefits:

We offer our team members a comprehensive staff benefits offering to include:

Annual Leave - 38 days! 25 days AL (increasing to 29 days with service) plus 5 wellbeing days and 8 bank holidays. Nest Pension - 8% employer contribution - 3% employee contribution. Heath Cash Plan - giving you discounts on everyday healthcare such as dental, optical, physio, prescriptions & more. Employee Assistance Programme (counselling and DRs on call 24hrs a day). Fantastic volunteering opportunities within The Active Wellbeing Society every month.

The Active Wellbeing Society: Who we are

The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) is a community benefit society and cooperative working to develop healthy, happy communities living active and connected lives. Our vision is for a society where people have the autonomy, capacity, resources and skills to become the architects of their own destiny; where our individual wellbeing is recognised as being bound up in our collective responsibility to and dependency on each other; and where all of us feel empowered as agents of social change to make a difference - whether at an individual level or more widely.

Cycling Community Connector & Admin Support: The Role

As Cycling Community Connector & Admin Support you will be responsible for supporting the Team Leader in the delivery of the project and any admin involved for bicycle giveaways, cycle lessons and led rides as necessary. You will also be responsible for working alongside other colleagues and local partners to ensure our work reaches the whole community. The role will focus on ensuring volunteering opportunities are developed so that volunteers can be part of the team making positive changes in communities. The post holder will benefit from peer support, working as part of wider Active Wellbeing Society teams, as well as those members of our local Essex Pedal Power project in Colchester (Greenstead). Your employed hours would be split between working out in the local community, alongside the volunteers and partners and the rest of you time will be spent within the office. Some remote home working may be offered.

You may like to watch this introductory video which showcases the positive work of The Active Wellbeing Society: TAWS Launch October 2018 - YouTube

Key Requirements: What you'll bring with you

1. Work with communities and local organisations to develop and deliver ideas and activities to support people who are representative of the EPP target audience in the area.

2. Support all aspects of event planning/ delivery of Essex Pedal Power Colchester. Work closely with other team members to ensure the effective co-ordination of all projects within the programme work streams.

3. Develop new opportunities, in particular underrepresented groups, to ensure that potential new services offered by The Active Wellbeing Society is brought to new audiences, with a particular focus on inactive or hard to reach citizens.

4. Work closely with and support the Essex Pedal Power Team leader, including supporting scheduling and attending community events, project support and implementing appropriate processes and procedures to administer the programme effectively, ensuring all documentation and compliance is accurate and recorded effectively.

5. Recruit, train and supervise new volunteers and work alongside other colleagues to manage volunteer's shifts.

Experience, Knowledge and Values:

1. Proven track record of providing administrative support for complex projects or programmes of work.

2. A commitment to equal opportunities and an understanding of the impact on individuals and community's health and deprivation.

3. Ability to coordinate and consult internal and external organisations (including community groups) to provide pathways of opportunity for active citizenship and community activity.

4. Demonstrate empathy and understanding with the citizens and communities who access our services. Have a knowledge of the barriers that exist to activity within communities.

5. A genuine passion for the wellbeing of others and a drive to improve the lives of individuals and communities by bringing them together to improve their mental and physical wellbeing.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 10 months

Pay: 23,915.00 per year

Benefits:

Casual dress Company pension Health & wellbeing programme Life insurance
Schedule:

Monday to Friday Weekend availability
Work Location: In person