This is an exciting opportunity to join the Sustrans team and work on Active Ways, an innovative active travel social prescribing project.

Contract: Fixed term
Location: Across the Somer Valley, the healthy living centre in Radstock (main Hub), and other local workspaces within the project area – to be confirmed
26.25 hours (3.5 days) per week – weekend working will be required
£28,211 per annum (pro rata)
Closing date: 23:59 on 07 May 2023

Working closely with Bath and North East Somerset Council and other service providers and partners, you will share your passion and enthusiasm for walking and cycling to make a positive impact on people’s health and well-being.

As part of this project, you will deliver a series of 10-week Active Steps courses that aim to increase participants' physical activity levels through walking and cycling, as well as improve their mental well-being and help them grow in confidence.

As the Project Officer, you will be working with people of all ages and walks of life who have referred themselves, or been referred by community services, health professionals and other routes.

You will encourage and support them to engage in a range of walking and cycling activities, gaining an understanding of each participant's abilities and needs to develop a tailored programme for them.

The support you will provide will include setting up and delivering weekly social group walks and rides to build up their everyday physical activity, skills and confidence, and providing ongoing mentoring and support throughout the course.

You will build and manage relationships with key people, organisations and settings in the local area to raise awareness and understanding of Active Steps and the wider Active Ways project.

You will engage with local communities through workshops, events and talks to promote Active Steps and will motivate and enthuse people to join the project. You will work alongside Sustrans volunteers, the council and other service providers.

This role will require travel and work at locations as necessary to undertake projects on behalf of Sustrans.