Volunteer for cycling and community.

Free Wheel North
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Do you enjoy cycling? Working with people in a fun, outdoor environment?

We're looking for volunteers to join our team at the Cycling Centre on Glasgow Green.

Become a volunteer with Free Wheel North to help make cycling accessible for everyone. Assist people with disabilities, maintain bikes, and support our efforts to improve local infrastructure for more sustainable and inclusive travel options.

Volunteers are asked to do a regular morning or afternoon of 2-3 hours volunteering from our opening hours. We are open to the public from 10 am to 5 pm Monday to Friday and 12 pm till 5 pm on Sunday.

We have a range of volunteering opportunities at our Cycling Centre on Glasgow Green. As a volunteer, you will be working face-to-face with clients and customers at our dedicated off-road cycle track where we have a wide variety of bikes, trikes, tandems, go-karts, and specially adapted bikes available for use. We have a large number of users who come to the track on a regular basis. The track is used by people of all ages and abilities to learn how to cycle confidently in a safe environment without the presence of motor vehicles, pedestrians, and other distractions and obstructions. It’s also a great place to have fun on two (and three and four) wheels.

We work with groups from Sense Scotland, Quarriers, Enable, National Autistic Society, and Community Lifestyles among others, along with schools and college groups. The track is also open to the public.

During school holiday and particularly during warmer weather, there is high demand for our track facilities. We need volunteers to help us manage that demand.

The kind of work you will be involved in may include some or all of the following:

ensuring the safe, fluid movement of all vehicles on the track;

removing and stowing bikes and go-karts from and to the containers;

moving bikes around the site;

meeting and greeting customers and other project users;

matching new customers with suitable/adapted bikes, trikes and go-karts;

instructing users on the safe operation of bikes and karts;

directing track users on the safe handling of bikes and karts while on the track;

working with specific users who may need more intensive support in operating their chosen bicycle or kart.

If you are interested please click the ‘Apply’ button below (available when logged in and registered). You will then be contacted by the Project Coordinator by email or phone. If you have not heard back after 5 working days, the first step is to contact the Project Coordinator, Carly at carly@inclusivehwclub.org.uk. You could also check your junk/spam folder on your emails just in case the response is there. If that doesn’t work out then please feel free to contact Volunteer Glasgow on info@volunteerglasgow.org.

Experience required

Communication Skills: The ability to interact with people from diverse backgrounds, including those with disabilities.

Empathy and Patience: Volunteers should be compassionate and understanding, especially when supporting individuals who may need extra assistance.

Teamwork: Willingness to collaborate with other volunteers and staff to achieve shared goals.

Travel details

We are a 5 minute walk from Bridgeton train station. We are also a 20 minute walk from Glasgow City centre where a variety of bus links also pass by our location.

Travel expenses

Travel expenses to and from the facility. We encourage people to use their bikes, however, under discretion, volunteers can get some travel expenses reimbursed, to the equivalent of an all-day bus ticket. Receipts must be provided.

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