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Job Title: Part-Time Essex Pedal Power Cycle Mechanic

Salary: circa £22,776 per annum (£9,110.40 pro rata)

Responsible to: Essex Pedal Power – Project Team Leader

Location: Colchester, Essex

Hours of Work: 15 hrs per week

Contract: Fixed term until December 2025

Overview

The Active Wellbeing Society (TAWS) is a community benefit society and cooperative working to develop healthy, happy communities living active and connected lives.

Our vision is for a society where people have the autonomy, capacity, resources and skills to become the architects of their own destiny; where our individual wellbeing is recognised as being bound up in our collective responsibility to and dependency on each other; and where all of us feel empowered as agents of social change to make a difference – whether at an individual level or more widely.

As cycle mechanic you will be responsible for building a range of adult and children’s bikes, carrying out pre-delivery inspections and general maintenance repairs, the servicing of our fleet of adult and children’s bikes and deliver a range of bike repair sessions including Dr Bike and maintenance workshops.

Benefits

We offer our team members a comprehensive staff benefits offering to include:

• Annual Leave – 38 days! 25 days AL (increasing to 29 days with service) plus 5 wellbeing days and 8 bank holidays.
• Flexible working, home working and remote working options available
• Nest Pension – 8% employer contribution - 3% employee contribution.
• Heath Cash Plan – giving you discounts on everyday healthcare such as dental, optical, physio, prescriptions & more.
• Employee Assistance Programme (counselling and DRs on call 24hrs a day).
• Fantastic volunteering opportunities within The Active Wellbeing Society every month.

Main duties of the role

• Build a range of adult and children’s bikes to cater for the local communities that we serve.
• Carry out pre-delivery inspections of (a) bikes that we have purchased from our preferred suppliers and (b) bikes being sent out from our workshop for use in the local community.
• Carry out general repairs and the servicing of our bike fleet using an agreed schedule as approved by the Manager. This will include bike repairs being carried out in our workshop and also at our Bike Hubs in the community.
• Identify, order and fit a range of bike parts that are needed to ensure the maintenance, or enhancement, of our bike fleet within an agreed budget.
• To work in an entrepreneurial way with the local community to deliver Cycle Maintenance Workshops and Dr. Bike training sessions.
• To set-up and maintain an electronic inventory of our bike stock and to maintain an electronic servicing record for our bike fleet

Experience and Knowledge

All criteria are essential, and your application will be assessed on all points detailed below.

• Cytech or City and Guild Cycle Mechanic qualified, preferably at level 2, minimum level 1.
• Passion and an interest in cycling and understanding of the benefits that cycling/physical activity can bring
• Comprehensive experience of working in a bicycle workshop or experience with bikes/carrying out bicycle builds and pre-delivery inspection of new bicycles is desired
• Ability to build a range of bikes upon delivery from our preferred supplier(s) to meet the organisation's deadlines and support the bike giveaway roll out.
• Excellent team player with the ability to deliver a first class technical service through high standards and the efficient turnaround of maintenance and repairs work.
• Driving licence preferred as there is a requirement to drive the project van.

Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Pay: £9,110.40 per year

Expected hours: 15 per week

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Bereavement leave
• Casual dress
• Company events
• Company pension
• Cycle to work scheme
• Enhanced maternity leave
• Enhanced paternity leave
• Health & wellbeing programme
• Life insurance
• Paid volunteer time
• Sick pay
• Work from home

Schedule:

• Monday to Friday

Licence/Certification:

• Cycle Mechanic qualified, minimum level 1. (required)

Work Location: In person

Expected start date: 06/01/2025