Road Safety Officer

This Road Safety Officer position comes with high ambitions for safety awareness and improvement in Salford.

It offers a rare opportunity to shape a role to deliver maximum impact. We are open to different backgrounds: education, health, community engagement. What we’re looking for is a talent for facilitation the ability to bring different organisations together for the benefit of a community.

We want you to take a whole-system, place-based approach to road safety in our city. Your passion and networking skills can foster a road safety ecosystem in Salford featuring schools, council members, public service providers, developers, local businesses and community organisations.

The more partners who buy into the importance of road safety, the greater the positive difference on Salford’s streets. Collaboration is the key to infusing greater road safety awareness into our local communities. By making that collaboration count, you can achieve something truly meaningful for Salford and your career.

Why join us in Road Safety?

• A role to shape as your own.
• Research, implement and share best practice.
• Bring your ideas and innovations.
• Collaborate with an expert technical team.
• Strong learning culture with a focus on continuous development and access to training opportunities.
• Dedicated professional and digital skills development programmes, tools and eLearning. AI innovation.
• Hybrid/flexible working.

Your role

You will support our Road Safety Team Leader in implementing the Road Safety Policy of the City and following our commitment to Vision Zero. We want you to:

• Engage with local organisations to facilitate a joined-up, whole-system approach to road safety.
• Liaise with partners to plan and deliver specific road safety events.
• Deliver road safety instruction to schools and various groups in the community.
• Maintain accurate records and to write reports as required.
• Assist with the management and promotion of Bikeability delivery throughout educational establishments in the city.
• Assist in the preparation and staffing of exhibitions and displays, issuing publicity, materials etc.
• Assist with management of the School Crossings Patrol Service.

Your profile

Ideally you will be experienced in working with children in educational establishments and confident in delivering practical and classroom-based programmes. However, we are open to transferable skills and experience. You also need:

• Engagement, networking and facilitation skills.
• Experience of growing productive relationships with stakeholders and partners such as community groups.
• Proven experience of working collaboratively within a team.
• Competent IT skills including Microsoft Office.
• A desire to liaise with relevant organisations to seek out and implement best practice.

Want to know more about Salford?
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Please note that Salford City Council is currently unable to provide visa sponsorship for any role, as no Certificates of Sponsorship are available. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK without sponsorship.

Please note, this job can be closed at any time if we fulfil the role.