Healthy Travel School Engagement Officer

Contract - Temporary until 31st July 2026

Hours - 37hrs

Salary - NJC Grade F SCP 19 - 24 £32,061 - £35,412 per annum

Closing Date - 25th September 2025 at 23.59pm

The Healthy Travel School Engagement Officer will work closely with Blackpool Schools to implement, co-ordinate and deliver a series of Healthy Travel Programmes and Initiatives.

Working closely with the Active Communities Development Manager, Active Travel Officer and Healthy Places Community Officer, the post holder will seek to increase rates of active travel within local schools and explore opportunities for collaborative working to ensure clear and accessible links for active travel journeys within local communities. 

This is initially a temporary contract until the end of the 25/26 academic year, however, based on further funding, the role may be continued. 

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We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children/vulnerable adults. This post is subject to satisfactory reference history of at least two years, Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, medical clearance, evidence of any essential qualifications and proof of Right to Work in the UK in accordance with the Asylum and Immigration Act 1996.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and amendments to the exemptions order, which mean that certain offences are ‘protected’ and do not need to be disclosed, guidance on the "filtering" of offences can be found at New filtering rules for DBS certificates (from 28 November 2020 onwards) - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)

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