Active Travel Officer
Active Travel Officer
Waltham Forest Council is committed to achieve the Mayor of London target in casualty reduction and reducing road congestion through road safety education, publicity and training and travel awareness activities. To help meet this challenge we are seeking a highly motivated and adaptable individual to join with the complementary measures team as an Active Travel Officer.
The exciting challenges of this role include the delivery of active travel initiatives across Waltham Forest Council, as part of a range of walking and cycling projects to shift a significant proportion of short local car trips to cycling and walking. The post holder will work with key client groups, including pupils at schools/colleges, community groups and local residents and businesses to promote healthy living. It will in particular include walking, cycling training and events and other promotion of objectives for Waltham Forest Council’s 2020 Vision that are based upon those of the Mini-Holland Programme.
With a good standard of education, you will have experience of delivering physical activity or other behaviour change projects, engaging with schools, workplaces and/or community groups and a wide range of partners. You will also be experienced in leading group workshops, organising events and building successful working relationships. Your enthusiasm will be motivational to others and your strong written and verbal communication skills will complement your excellent interpersonal skills. IT literacy is essential as is an understanding of the health benefits of active travel and your commitment to the promotion of sustainable transport.
As the post includes substantive access to children, DSB disclosure clearance is mandatory for this role.
Equal Opportunities
Waltham Forest is a diverse borough where diversity is valued and is integral to both, service delivery and employment of its staff. The Council is proud of its rich mix of communities and as the largest employer in the area, it works hard to respond to the changing needs of its population. We use our statutory duties on race, gender and disability equality and best practice in respect of age, faith and sexual orientation to ensure equality of opportunity in the workplace. The Council is committed to meeting its 4 equality objectives: - Promoting equality of opportunity - Opposing all forms of discrimination, intolerance and disadvantage - Ensuring our workforce reflects the diverse communities of Waltham Forest at all levels. - Providing fair, appropriate, accessible and excellent Services to all. Respecting Diversity is a core Council value. To support the above and reduce the risk of bias in its recruitment activities, the council is operating an anonymous shortlisting process, which hides personal information that can identify individuals until their application has been considered for shortlisting. The council also operates a scheme whereby, for jobs graded up to and including scale SO2, internal candidates are considered first. This includes those candidates who self-identify as having a disability for the purposes of the Disability Confident scheme. For more information, please refer to our recruitment and selection policy
How to apply
Application Information The councils preference is for on-line application forms. However if you have a disability and are unable to complete an on-line application, please ring 0208 496 4227 who will be able to arrange an alternative. For more information on how to complete your application form, follow this link: Applying for a job at Waltham Forest Council
