Pedestrian Trainer (Casual)

Pedestrian Trainer (Casual) (Ref: POS000830) Hours and Pay Salary £15.14 (hourly rate) Salary Band Up to £10,000 Post Type Casual / Seasonal / Bank / Permanently Variable hours Hours Per Week Part time - term time Job and Application details Categories Traffic / Highways / Road Safety Directorate N/A Published Date 01/10/2026 Closing Date 18/10/2026 If you are enthusiastic about road safety for children, you may be the person we are looking for to help achieve Darlington’s casualty reduction targets. You should enjoy working with children and will be expected to work flexibly, on a casual basis, during school term time, to assist with developing, executing and co-ordinating our established pedestrian training programme. We usually run a 3 week programme for each group of children receiving the training during the school day. The morning sessions are usually 2 hours, and each afternoon session is 1.5 hours per day and the total number of hours that may be offered to you would depend on your availability and the training taking place. You would need to be available for at least 2 days each week of the 3 week programme. You will be confident and outgoing, with good communication skills. Full training will be provided giving guidance and advice on delivering the programme. The role is subject to a Disclosure and Barry Service check (DBS) at the enhanced children level. Benefits The rewards for working at Darlington Borough Council go beyond the salary you will receive; we have numerous additional benefits such as: Access to the Local Government Pension Scheme with option to make Additional Voluntary ContributionsFlexible workingGenerous Maternity, Paternity and Adoption Leave schemesStaff equality forumsGreen Car Leasing SchemeAccess to a wide range of training, learning and developmentPhysiotherapy serviceConfidential counselling serviceGreat wellbeing offerCycle to Work SchemeDolphin Centre Fit for Life DiscountsLocal and National retailer discountsVivup employee benefit app and Lifestyle SavingsArriva Employee Travel Club For the full range of benefits we offer, please see our Why work for us internet page, which also includes our Total Reward Booklet and Employee Benefit Video. https://www.darlington.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers-1/why-work-for-us/ Find out further information about us and what it’s like to work for our great team by visiting the Jobs and Careers home page. https://www.darlington.gov.uk/jobs-and-careers/ For detailed information on this role, please refer to the Role Profile and Person Specification. General Information For Applicants For a further informal discussion and any queries around the role profile and jobs itself please contact Katherine Butterfield on 01325 406434 or katherine.butterfield@darlington.gov.uk If you have any further questions regarding applying for this role or the questions and required fields within the application form, please contact the HR Support team on 01325 403217 or HR@darlington.gov.uk. If you are experiencing problems with the NE Jobs website, such as logging in, saving pages, on account queries please fill out the form within the link below. https://www.northeastjobs.org.uk/contactus All applicant email correspondence will come from donotreply@northeastjobs.org.uk and may be directed to your Junk folder depending on the settings of your email account. Please check both your email and Junk folder as all applicants will be notified whether they have been shortlisted. You must ensure that anything submitted in your application is factually accurate. Plagiarism can include presenting the ideas and experience of others, or generated by artificial intelligence, as your own. Whilst we accept candidates may use AI tools within job applications; submissions must be truthful and relevant to your own experience. We are an equal opportunities' employer. We welcome applicants from all sections of the community. We aim to interview any applicant who declares a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job. Back to list Apply or view more details