Work with us

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:

• Lunch on every ride day
• Breakfast after each overnight camp (ride days only)
• £10 ‘per diem’ dinner allowance (overnight camps only)
• Return transport home from festival
• Camping equipment hire as needed
• Employers’ Liability insurance cover.

Role requirements: 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:

• Lunch on every ride day
• Breakfast after each overnight camp (ride days only)
• £10 ‘per diem’ dinner allowance (overnight camps only)
• Return transport home from festival
• Camping equipment hire as needed
• Employers’ Liability insurance cover.

Role requirements: Volunteer Guide

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:

• Full weekend festival ticket
• Festival-specific incentives
• Red Fox Cycling guide t-shirt(s).
• Expenses and insurance:
• Lunch on every ride day
• Breakfast after each overnight camp (ride days only)
• £10 ‘per diem’ dinner allowance (overnight camps only)
• Return transport home from festival
• Camping equipment hire as needed
• Employers’ Liability insurance cover.

 

Role requirements: Escape the City Ride Leader

Responsibilities (Mandatory):

• Guide a group of cyclists on 2 day weekend cycling adventures from Saturday morning to Sunday evening
• Ensure tours are run, and full team is operating, according to Red Fox Cycling health & safety and ride management standards
• Give health & safety and ride management standards briefing to riders
• Support riders with pre-ride readiness (M check, stretching, equipment check)
• Navigate using GPX turn by turn directions on bike computer
• Support team with 'clean down and prep', ensuring any Red Fox Cycling equipment is ready for the ride each day
• Pay close attention to well-being of the group, ensuring every rider has the best possible experience
• Pitch tents, help set up campsite and dining area for ride group and build campfire
• Take part in and, where qualified, lead optional activities such as hikes, wild swimming, canoeing and kayaking.

Skills and experience required (mandatory):

• 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
• Strong bicycle mechanic skills
• Intimate knowledge of the risk assessment. 

Skills required (beneficial):

• STA Open Water Swimming Coaching qualification
• Minimum Mountain Training Lowland Leader or Hill and Moorland Leader
• British Canoeing Canoe Leader Award
• Familiarity with local countryside and cycle routes in London greenbelt. 

Benefits:

• £100 daily rate
• Red Fox Cycling guide t-shirt(s)

Expenses and insurance:

• Lunch on every ride day
• Breakfast after overnight camp
• £10 ‘per diem’ dinner allowance (overnight camps only)
• Transport to, and back home from, ride start point
• Camping equipment as needed
• Employers’ Liability insurance cover.

 

Interested in joining our team?

Email us now at admin@redfoxcycling.co.uk