Track Cycling Coach GLL

Overview

Better is looking for a full-time Cycling Coach to work at Lee Valley VeloPark.

Amazing Opportunity to be part of the team at one of the worlds most iconic cycling venues.

Full-time position, with a starting salary of up to £32,120 per year.

British Cycling Coaching level 2 award (or equivalent) preferably with DSU in Track Cycling.

If you have the skills and ambition to join Greenwich Leisure Limited as a Cycling Coach, there's never been a more exciting time to join Greenwich Leisure Limited. This is more than a Cycling Coach's job, it's a career.

As a Cycling Coach Greenwich Leisure Limited’ll look to you to deliver high quality, rider-focused coaching across all four of the cycling disciplines; track, BMX, road and mountain biking, as well as balance bikes. You’ll coach anyone from school children to corporate groups and experienced riders at all levels. Working within the VeloPark coaching team, a Cycling Coach will be a strong team player, planning and delivering effective coaching sessions, and acting as an inspirational ambassador for the VeloPark. As Cycling Coach, advocating best practice, keeping up to date with the latest developments and regularly reviewing your performance whilst pursuing continual professional development will form key parts of your role.

What you’ll do:

• To deliver coaching across all of the VeloPark disciplines ranging from balance bike and Bikeability through to elite competency.
• To deliver coaching including the complete in house programme including accreditation, skills sessions, club and schools bookings and corporate packages as well as other coached activities.
• To lead and guide casual and volunteer coaches in delivery as part of a strong team unit in conjunction with the Lead coach.
• To liaise with the management team in order to ensure that the highest safety standards are met in terms of venue infrastructure, hire equipment and coaching protocol.

As a leader within the leisure industry Greenwich Leisure Limited can also offer scope to progress your career, and job variety like nowhere else.

What you need:

• British Cycling Coaching award (or equivalent) preferably with DSU in Track Cycling and BMX.
• A willingness to further develop coach skills through further coaching courses and CPD both internally and externally.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of team within a coaches remit.
• To ensure all statutory requirements (e.g. Health & Safety, Child Protection, Environmental Health requirements) are adhered to in delivering the coached sessions.
• Hold a relevant First aid certificate.
• Owing to the nature of this position, any offer of employment will be subject to a satisfactory enhance DBS check.
• Flexible availability is essential to this role, as you will be working regular evening and weekend shifts.

As a charitable social enterprise owned by its staff GLL has a great range of benefits for its employees:

• A salary of up to £32,120 per annum 40 hours per week.
• A Values driven organisation.
• Learning & development to support career development.
• Good Pension schemes.
• Discounted gym membership for you and your partner.
• Industry leading rates of pay.
• Opportunity to join the GLL Society and have a say in how Greenwich Leisure Limited is run plus invites to associated events.
• Exclusive discounts on villas in Portugal.
• Exclusive discounts on ski chalets in Bulgaria.
• Health Assurance.
• Career Pathways, professional development is just the start.
• Discounts across thousands of retailers (GLL Extras).
• 25% off Red Letter Days.
• 25% off Buy A Gift.
• 20% off GLL spa experience treatments and associated products.
• Ride to work scheme.
• Free eye tests and discounts on glasses.