Road Safety Training Officer

The job requirements are detailed below. Essential qualifications, skills and experience are listed in the Job Descriptions/Person Specification which can be found under the attachments section below.

Job reference

REQ001911

Date posted

20/11/2025

Apply by

04/12/2025

Salary

£29,601.20

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full Time Term Time

Job category/type

Traffic, Highways and Road Safety

Job description

Mae'r ddogfen hon ar gael yn Gymraeg / This document is also available in Welsh.

The Road Safety Team is seeking to recruit a Road Safety Training Officer. The post is currently funded until 31st March 2026, however there is a proposal for this to be extended for a futher year, subject to an external funding agreement. The hours of work are 37 per week and may be worked in accordance with the Council's Hybrid Flexitime Hours Working Policy. The post will be a combination of office based at Llys Cadwyn in Pontypridd 2 days a week, working from home and site base.

Working under the direction of the Road Safety Manager and Senior Road Safety Officer you will be responsible for the delivery of road safety education, training and publicity initiatives in schools, and to target groups of the public.

You must have previous experience of delivering road safety education and training initiatives, excellent communication skills and a flexible approach to work.

The ability to travel throughout the County Borough is necessary to meet the requirements of these posts. You will be required to work in a range of environments including on-street, schools, and office. The ability to use relevant ICT equipment is also essential.

For further information about this post please contact Rachel Evans, Road Safety Manager, on

Protecting children and vulnerable adults is a core responsibility of all staff appointed to the Council.

In addition to this safeguarding responsibility, the successful applicant for this role will also be subject to an enhanced disclosure and barring service check.

The Council values diversity in its workforce. We are committed to ensuring that no unlawful discrimination occurs in the recruitment and selection process on the grounds of age, sex, race, disability, sexual orientation, transgender, including those with non-binary identities, religion or belief or pregnancy and maternity. We offer a number of staff networks for employees including the Allies Network, a Disability and Carers Network and Perthyn our LGBTQ+ Network.

An application submitted for this post in Welsh will not be treated less favourably than an application made in English.

As part of the Council's longer term objectives in relation to the Welsh language and its Workforce Planning Strategy, it is committed to a guaranteed interview scheme for Welsh-speakers of Level 3 and above. If you meet the essential criteria as identified in the person specification for the job and are a Welsh-speaker of Level 3 and above, you will be invited to interview if you choose to participate in the scheme.

In view of the large number of Application Forms which are currently being submitted individual applications are not acknowledged. Consequently if you do not hear from us within four weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application is unsuccessful on this occasion. In which case you are thanked for the interest you have shown in applying for a position within the Council.

In support of the Council's voluntary pledge to support the Armed Forces, the recruiter must always be prepared to ensure that applicants who have identified themselves as members of the Armed Forces including Service Leavers, Veterans or Reservists and who meet the essential criteria of the person specification, are offered an interview.