Pedal4Joy Program Manager

Job Description

Community Cruisers is seeking a Program Manager for the Pedal4Joy program. This is a part-time position overseeing one Pedal4Joy Program Coordinator and up to 10 volunteers. This part-time position pays $35-50/hour depending on experience and is typically 5 hours per week. Funding for this position is provided by the Wim & Nancy Pauw Foundation.

We encourage submissions from applicants of all backgrounds, regardless of race, colour, gender, national origin, age, religion, creed, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression.

To ensure that all applicants feel welcome and included, Community Cruisers will:
– Provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities
– Enquire how applicants would like to be referred to and honour their answer
– Offer flexible work arrangements to accommodate the needs of successful applicants

You are required to submit a resume and a cover letter outlining your skills and experience and how you would be an asset to the Pedal4Joy program. The application deadline is midnight Mountain Time on April 25, 2025.

About the Pedal4Joy Program

The Pedal4Joy program is a free collaborative community ebike program which offers the opportunity for adults to improve their physical and mental health by participating in bike rides with three others, on a four seat adaptive ebike. Volunteers pilot free group bike rides for adults marginalized by age, physical or mental illness, and those compromised physically. The program facilitates, encourages and empowers a wide age range of adults to get outdoors, be physically and socially active and to bring adventure and fun back into their lives.

The key benefit of the program is improved physical and mental health of individuals in the Banff and Canmore communities that are compromised by age, illness, or physical limitations. E-bikes have recently been recognized to have positive health benefits. Use of a pedal assist e- bike not only provides more residents with an opportunity to bicycle outdoors at one time, but also promotes social connectivity and physical activity.

Duties and Responsibilities

The Pedal4Joy program manager is a new role for 2025. The successful candidate will report to the Community Cruisers board of directors and oversee the smooth operation of this program. Duties include:

– Liaise with designated community organizations using the program, regarding scheduling and other program details to ensure basic programming is executed in a timely and safe fashion.
– Engage with stakeholders to maintain and grow these relationships and troubleshoot any issues that may develop during the season.
– Supervise the Program Coordinator via weekly meetings. In the initial weeks of the program there will also be phone calls and texts as the team grow into their roles for troubleshooting issues that arise.
– Oversee volunteer recruitment, training and ongoing engagement.
– Coordinate the pilot schedule with the program coordinator(s) and volunteers.
– Report to the CC Board monthly via written reports or by brief Zoom meetings with stakeholder engagement updates and statistics.
– Arrange and oversee bike emergency training for P4J coordinators with CC Bike Tech
– Ensure the collection of daily ride statistics (number of rides, number of new riders, kilometers traveled).
– Ensure any maintenance is addressed in a timely fashion.
– Liaise with the Community Cruisers Bike Tech where necessary for replacement parts, damage to the bike or mechanical issues and if necessary, liaising with the bike engineer.
– Collate all statistics at the end of season and create a report that will be used for grant reporting and fundraising for the program.
– Ensure end of season that bike and helmets are clean + stored in parkade with secure tarp, plus safe storage of batteries with CC Board Chair Jen Tweddell.

At end of 2025 season, revise the above job description to reflect any changes in the role with CC Board Chair Jen Tweddell.