Apply to become a walking instructor

To find out more about the role, please contact the Safer Travel Team at walkingtraining@surreycc.gov.uk

The 'Feet First: Walking Training' course provides trainees in Year 3 with vital road safety skills to better enable them to safely walk to and from school with an adult and prepare them for future independent travel'

A Walking Instructor will be able to lead a small group of 7 to 8 year old pupils in the playground and on the road, outside the school gates, to provide them with necessary road safety skills and knowledge. Delivering an informative, robust and entertaining programme of learning that highlights the necessary road safety skills, providing Year 3 pupils with the foundation to feel safe and comfortable as a pedestrian navigating Surrey's roads.

This is a term time position which is flexible but has no guaranteed hours.

The course will cover the following topics:

• The Green Cross Code: stop, look, listen and think
• Road signs and pedestrian crossings including School Crossing Patrol, puffin, pelican, zebra crossings and islands
• Recognising safer places to cross
• Recognising where it is unsafe to cross such as driveways, junctions and bends
• How to cross between parked cars including knowing what to look and listen for when a car is about to move
• The benefits of active travel on health, wellbeing, and the environment.

Full training will be provided.

Full training with be provided and there will be ongoing support and further training throughout the year'

The training will consist of two full days in-person training and will be held at Surrey County Council offices in Woking. Covering everything from:

• Course content
• How to lead a group of primary aged pupils
• First Aid training
• Safeguarding training
• How to use the online booking system
• How to manage expenses and use Surrey CC software

The Walking Instructors will walk the route and carry out a dynamic risk assessment prior to the first session. After a brief introduction to the class, the practical training will begin. Each session will last approximately 30-40 minutes.

The number of sessions you have, depends on the number of trainees that register. We will allocate the correct number of Instructors after registration has closed. There could be a maximum of 9 sessions in a morning, with 2-3 sessions taking place simultaneously.

All training will be completed by lunchtime.

For each course there will be a ratio of no more than four pupils to one instructor. If pupils with additional needs attend the training course a school support staff member will be required to accompany them.

Yes, where necessary additional training will be provided and a school support staff member will be required to accompany the pupil during the course.

Yes, there will be an opportunity for Walking Instructors to attend further training each year.

The 'Feet First: Walking Training' Programme is being rolled out across all 11 boroughs and districts in Surrey. So, we will look to place Walking Instructors in schools within a three mile radius of their homes to avoid unnecessary travel. However, where not possible, some instructors may be required to travel further.

Yes, we will provide all Walking Instructors with branded uniforms, including: polo shirts, fleeces, coats, High Vis tabards, lanyards for ID cards and a bag. Other resources can be requested if required to complete the role.

We are currently recruiting for several Surrey based Walking Instructors to facilitate this training within schools and we would love to hear from people who want to make a difference for primary school-age pupils, encouraging them to feel more confident to travel actively and sustainably to school, by equipping them with the necessary road safety knowledge and awareness skills.

You will be directly leading the on-road training sessions with small groups of pupils, so will feel confident engaging children of 7 to 8 years old both in the classroom and during the on-road training elements of the course. You will also be confident working on your own, as some courses may not have another Instructor attending with you.

This would be an ideal role for someone that has experience working with children pf primary school age, in either a professional or personal manner. This is a flexible position with no set hours and timings that fit around the school day.

Yes, all travel expenses within the designated mile radius from your home to the school will be covered as well as any other work-related expenses incurred.