Work with us

Responsibilities:

Research and create end to end cycle routes for Red Fox Cycling tours in line with market proposition
Produce and document risk assessment
Produce GPX file to be uploaded to route navigation device
Create tour itinerary document to be handed to cycle crew
Identify pubs, cafés and suitable stopping points for snack and lunch breaks.

Skills required:

Tour Leader & Planning qualification with a registered UK body (e.g. Sustrans Ride Manager, British Cycling Combined Award, Cycling UK Tour Leader).

Benefits:

Expenses:

Lead Cycle Guide

Responsibilities:

Ensure tour is being run, and full team is operating, according to
Red Fox Cycling health & safety and ride management standards
Manage cycle guide team, allocating specific tasks out to volunteers
Structure ride groups based on rider ability and number of guides
Give health & safety and ride management standards briefing to riders
Lead pre-ride readiness (M check, stretching, guide equipment), allocating out tasks as appropriate
Guide group of cyclists from ride start point to the festival
Navigate using GPX turn by turn directions on bike computer
Support team with 'clean down and prep', ensuring Red Fox Cycling equipment is ready for the ride each day.

Skills required:

Tour Leader qualification with a registered UK body (e.g. Sustrans Ride Manager, British Cycling Combined Award, Cycling UK Tour Leader)
Valid First Aid certificate from an accredited body (cycling specific or full 3 day First Aid training aimed at high risk workplaces)
Advanced bicycle mechanic skills
Intimate knowledge of the risk assessment.

Benefits:

Full weekend festival ticket
£100 daily rate (without festival ticket) or £50 daily rate (with festival ticket) for each ride day
Festival-specific incentives
Red Fox Cycling guide t-shirt(s).

Expenses and insurance:

Experience Lead

Responsibilities:

As 'Experience Lead', focus on rider happiness and well-being and efficient running of the tour
Drive Red Fox support van
Perform 'flex luggage' pickup at central location the evening before the ride starts
Help load and unload bags and camping equipment
Perform rider registration, taking note of and preparing for dietary requirements, camping preferences and medical conditions
Set up and 'run' snack and lunch stops
Pre pitch tents, air mats and travel pillows in campsites
Communicate with suppliers (campsites, cafés & pubs) during tours to coordinate arrival times
Capture rider feedback (online survey or paper feedback form)
Hand out rider free gifts e.g. Red Fox t-shirts
Support team with 'clean down and prep', ensuring Red Fox Cycling equipment is ready for the ride each day.

Skills required:

Full Drivers License
Valid First Aid certificate from an accredited body (cycling specific or full 3 day First Aid training aimed at high risk workplaces)
Level 2 Food Hygiene & Safety for Catering (2 hour eLearning funded by Red Fox Cycling).

Benefits:

Full weekend festival ticket
Festival-specific incentives
Red Fox Cycling guide t-shirt(s)
Use of Red Fox Cycling support vehicle for duration of festival and to return home.

Expenses and insurance:

Responsibilities:

Look after rider well-being and happiness, ensuring every rider is getting the best experience possible
Guide group of cyclists from ride start point to the festival
Navigate using GPX turn by turn directions on bike computer
Follow Red Fox Cycling health & safety and ride management standards as directed by Lead Cycle Guide
Support team with ‘clean down and prep’, ensuring Red Fox Cycling equipment is ready for the ride each day.

Skills required:

Tour Leader qualification with a registered UK body (e.g. Sustrans Cycle Ride Leader, British Cycling L1/L2, Cycling UK Group Leader)
Valid First Aid certificate from an accredited body (cycling specific or full 3 day First Aid training aimed at high risk workplaces)
Basic bicycle mechanic skills (M Check, puncture repair, inner tube replacement, brake & gear adjustment)
Knowledge of the risk assessment.

Benefits: