Wheels for Wellbeing is a charity which exists to ensure that disabled and older people can share in the joy and many benefits of cycling. Since 2007, the charity has supported thousands of people of all ages with disabilities and long-term health conditions to cycle across London. Wheels for Wellbeing provides regular, supported, off-street cycle sessions at Croydon Sports Arena (Croydon), Herne Hill Velodrome (Southwark) and Ladywell Day Centre (Lewisham) with a wide variety of standard and non-standard bikes including bicycles, tricycles, 4-wheeled cycles, recumbent bikes/trikes, two or three-wheeled tandems, side by side tandems, hand cycles and many more. Alongside the regular drop-in sessions, we run outreach sessions both at our venues and in the community.
The popularity of our drop-in and outreach sessions has grown year on year and we are growing a cycle hire scheme so we are looking for a part-time Bike Mechanic to maintain our diverse fleet. The cycles are based at the core sessions and our offices in Brixton so there will be some local travelling. The post-holder will work as part of a team and ensure standards are consistent at all our sites.
Principal Responsibilities
- To have responsibility for the maintenance of a large cycle fleet used for Wheels for Wellbeing’s drop-in inclusive cycling sessions, rides and cycle hire.
- Carry out all service and repair work promptly and to a high standard ensuring the cycles are correctly maintained and safe.
- Diagnose, prioritise and repair, liaising with the Cycling Operations Manager and Session Managers
- Liaise with the Cycling Operations Manager to source parts and deal with suppliers as needed.
- Manage own and others’ safety in line with the Health and Safety, Safeguarding and Equal Opportunities policies.
- Ensure high quality of record keeping.
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