This role has a starting salary of £13.35 per hour. This is a bank term time position with no set or guaranteed hours.

A New Role for the New Academic Year! Looking for a rewarding role that is term time only and flexible around school drop-off and pick-up? Want to work within your community, as well as in others?

We are excited to be bolstering our community of award winning Walking Instructors, joining our fantastic Safer Travel team. You will be based in either Woking, Guildford, Epsom & Ewell or Tandridge to support on our Feet First: Walking Training programme in local schools.

To ensure that we meet our operational needs and best serve our community, we are currently accepting applications from candidates based in any of the districts or boroughs mentioned above.

This is a flexible term time position with no set or guaranteed hours, timings of the courses will fit around the school day. Courses will take place in the morning - after the school run - and will finish in the early afternoon. As an example, on average, our Walking Instructors teach around 32 days per academic year, but this may vary depending on the schools which have booked the training, as well as personal availability.

Our Offer to You

Annual leave allowance
An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
Carers leave and volunteering days dependant on agreed working hours
A generous local government salary related pension
Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the Team

The Safer Travel Team at Surrey County Council launched the Feet First: Walking Training service four years ago. The training is targeted at 7–8-year-olds (i.e., pupils in Year 3) and is a service that is available to all primary schools across the county. The Feet First: Walking Training team became award winning in November 2024, winning the coveted 'Team of the Year' prize at the Modeshift National Sustainable Travel Awards.

The aim of Feet First is to provide primary school children the necessary road safety skills and knowledge at the beginning of key stage 2, through a series of in-class and on-road (outside of school grounds, but in close vicinity to a school) practical training modules.

We are on track to deliver our core objective: to provide an informative, robust and entertaining programme of learning that highlights the necessary road safety skills, giving Year 3 pupils the foundation to feel safe navigating Surrey’s roads. Our goals are to empower children with these necessary life skills so they can feel confident walking to school both now and independently in the future.

About the Role

We would like to hear from people who want to make a difference for primary school-age children, by encouraging them to feel more confident walking to school and equipping them with the necessary road safety knowledge and awareness skills. You will be directly leading the on-road training sessions, outside of school grounds, with small groups of trainees, so you should feel confident engaging children of 7-8 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, managing your own workload and timings, as although you may be attending schools with other Instructors, you will be expected to lead your own groups.

Full training for the role will be provided, ready for the beginning of the academic year. There will also be opportunities to shadow existing courses both prior to the end of this academic year, as well as when the service returns in September for the new academic year.

Prior training undertaken in first aid and safeguarding would be beneficial; however, full training will be provided as part of the role.

Your Application

In order to be considered for shortlisting, your application will clearly evidence the following skills and align with our behaviours:

A good level of IT literacy, as you will need to use our booking site to view your schedule, access the register, view the route, and submit expense and pay claims.
A good level of physical fitness as Instructors deliver training on foot outdoors in all weather conditions and are required to carry a backpack which may hold merchandise and/or pupil medication and can often be heavy.
A genuine interest in supporting the local community and promoting the safety and wellbeing of young people.

To apply, alongside your CV, you will be asked to answer the following questions:

What motivated you to apply for this role?
Detail your experience either working or engaging primary school-age children, that you feel could help you in this position.
What do you think are the most important areas to teach trainees as part of the practical, off-site and on-road training?

Before submitting your application, we recommend you read the job description and our Life at Surrey handbook to get an insight into working at Surrey.

Contact Us

Please contact us for any questions relating to the role. This could be to discuss flexible working requests, transferable skills or any barriers to employment.

For an informal discussion please contact WalkingTraining@surreycc.gov.uk / 07977 333305.

For more information on becoming a Walking Instructor, please click here.

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 26/04/2026 with interviews to follow. Please note that applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, and the advert may close earlier if sufficient applications are received.

We look forward to receiving your application, please click on the apply online button below to submit.

Local Government Reorganisation (LGR)

Surrey County Council is undergoing Local Government Reorganisation, moving from a two-tier system to two new unitary councils in April 2027. If you are employed by Surrey on 1st April 2027, your role will transfer with current terms and conditions to one of the new organisations, supporting local devolution and greater powers for our communities.

Join our dynamic team and shape the future of local government. Make a lasting impact with innovative solutions and improved services for our community. Help us build a brighter future for our residents! Please see more information here: Information for applicants on Local Government Reorganisation - Surrey County Council

Our Commitment

We are a disability confident employer which means if you have shared a disability on your application form and have evidenced you meet the minimum criteria, we guarantee you an interview.

Your skills and experience truly matter to us. From application to your first day, we’re committed to supporting you with any adjustments you need, we value inclusion and warmly welcome you to join and help build a workplace where everyone belongs.

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