Some key information

37 hours per week
Maternity cover until at least June 2026
Salary: £25,183 - £27,269 per annum (Grade 13)

What will I be doing?

An exciting opportunity has come up to join Somerset Road Safety as a Road Safety Coordinator. We are looking for a self-motivated methodical, well-organised individual to work. The roles main focus is supporting Bikeability and School Crossing Patrols.

Somerset Road Safety is a small team of road safety professionals committed to reducing the number of collisions and casualties on the county's roads by promoting safer driving through education, training and road safety campaigns.

We’re working to improve the lives of people in Somerset – and you’ll be a key part of that. Your day-to-day work will involve:

Organise road safety training activities and liaise with the Road Safety Trainers.
Create and maintain databases.
Oversee the selection and ordering of new resources by Administrative Support Officer and maintain existing stock levels.
Respond to general enquiries from the public, elected officials and other SC departments.
Write reports giving feedback on road safety activities and future policy.
Provide support and advice to the Technical Lead Education Training and Publicity regarding the operation of School Crossing Patrols.
To facilitate and deliver all aspects of road safety education and publicity in Key Stage 1 & 2 schools, and corporate organisations throughout the County of Somerset, working within Central and Local Government framework and guidelines.

What kind of experience or qualifications do I need?

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you:

Are able to plan ahead to meet priorities with competing deadlines
Are enthusiastic and willing to learn
Communicate clearly both orally and in writing
Are self-motivated and have the ability to work with little supervision

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

What's in it for me?

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
Staff discounts in gyms.
Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

Anything else I should know?

Salary: £25,183 - £27,269 per annum (Grade 13)

For an informal discussion about this position call Andrew Parsons on 01823 423430

When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment.

If you have all the information you need, just hit the apply button - we can’t wait to hear from you.

DBS information
This job requires a criminal background check (DBS) via the disclosure procedure.
Job Reference: SCC05572

Somerset Council

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