Fife Council
Instructor 2 Sports Coach - Cycling
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Proposed Interview Date: Tuesday 29 September 2026
Closing Date: Friday 18 September 2026
Contract Type: Casual
Salary: £16.92 Per hour
Working Pattern: Casual
Location: Fife wide
Supporting Statement
As part of your application, you must provide us with a Supporting Statement which outlines to us how your skills and experience make you a good candidate for this vacancy. For more information, check out the How to Apply section of our Career Site. Without a Supporting Statement, your application will not be progressed. Please upload your Supporting Statement at the section marked ‘upload resumé’. Your Supporting Statement must not be a CV. More information is available on our Career site at www.fife.gov.uk/jobs/supportingstatement.
Job Details
- To deliver a high-quality Cycle coaching for children and adults.
- To ensure a high standard of customer service and a positive impact for all participants by delivering meaningful, fun and challenging programmes.
- To provide quality coaching in cycling and physical activities. Encourage children and young people to participate regularly in physical activity and sport.
- To operate within the safety guidelines of the service.
- To assist with increasing participation in sport & physical activity across Fife,
- Building capacity and improving the infrastructure for sport & physical activity in Fife by implementing the objectives in Fife Sports & Physical Activity Strategy.
- Liaising with a variety of partners, schools, facilities, volunteers, development officers, instructors, groups & organisations
- Undertaking administration.
- Assisting to deliver a range of sport & physical activity opportunities across Fife
- There is an expectation that part of this role will include elements of further training relevant to the role and as an agreed part of a development plan.
- To assist the Active Communities Team to organise, deliver and develop Cycle activities and events including clubs, groups and festivals across Fife.
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A link to the role profile is included at the bottom of the advert. You will find out more about the job and the type of person we are looking for.
The Person
We require successful candidates to demonstrate:
- Experience of adhering to relevant policies and procedures in relation to health and safety, child protection and accidents/emergencies.
- Experience of being able to adapt sessions to suit a wide range of abilities and ages.
- Ability to organise and deliver sessions
- Act as a role model for young people to be involved in sport
- Excellent organisational skills
- Punctual and reliable
- Excellent communication skills with all ages and abilities
- Ability to build positive rapport with client group
- Ability to communicate with parents and carers on progress of children and young people
- Ability to liaise with other agencies including NHS, Active Schools, Facility Providers to ensure a positive customer experience
- Ability to provide a regular and effective service
You should be literate and willing to embrace technology and information to support aspects of the work. Some experience in volunteering/coaching would be useful. You should have the ability to follow complex instructions, stay calm and work well under pressure and deal with confrontation. You will need to use your initiative as and when required.
Ability to travel within Fife is essential.
Before confirming your appointment, you will be required to obtain Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) scheme membership through Disclosure Scotland and become a member of the relevant PVG scheme.
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Further Information
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For further information please contact: Joe Fowkes – Joe.Fowkes@fife.gov.uk
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