Let's Go Manager

What We Need

Cascade Bicycle Club is seeking a dynamic, mission-driven leader to serve as our Program Manager - Let’s Go. This role leads Cascade’s broadest educational initiatives - Let’s Go and Let’s Go Further - which bring bicycling and active transportation education into elementary and middle schools across Seattle, Edmonds, and Highline School Districts.

The Let’s Go Manager excels at both big-picture thinking and detail-oriented execution – driving strategic growth while constantly refining the day-to-day operations of program delivery.The ideal candidate will bring their experience in program management, formal education and/or facilitation, and passion for youth empowerment through active transportation.

Strong communication skills, a people-first mindset, and a knack for organization are essential. You’ll work directly with more than 150 physical education teachers, ensuring they have the materials, classroom support, and training needed to deliver meaningful, engaging instruction that gets students moving, teaches them how to bike, and keeps them safe.

Who We Are

Cascade Bicycle Club, the nation's largest statewide bicycle nonprofit, is 9,500-members, 55-years old, and 44-staff strong, serving bike riders of all ages and abilities throughout the state of Washington. We teach the joys of bicycling, advocate for safe places to ride, and produce community rides and events. Our signature programs include the Seattle to Portland ride, the Pedaling Relief Project, advocacy for connected trail networks and on-street bike networks in Seattle and across the Puget Sound Region, Your Streets Your Say, Free Group Rides, Adult Classes, Let's Go, and the Major Taylor Project.

Washington Bikes promotes the health, safety, environmental, and economic benefits of bicycling. We advocate for people who bike, endorse political candidates, and hold officials accountable. We collaborate with community members and public officials to shape policies and investments in active transportation that create equitable, sustainable, and thriving communities across Washington state.

Department Overview

The Education department shares the joy of cycling with young people across Washington state. We are dedicated to creating, sharing, and improving programs that are inclusive, impactful, and responsive to our diverse community.

Let’s Go and Let’s Go Further are in-class active transportation and bicycling education programs reaching students in grades 3-8. The programs use a train-the-trainer model, state standards aligned curricula, hundreds of bicycles and helmets, and dozens of trailers to deliver the program to roughly 25,000 students per year.

Our Values:

• Equity - We lead with a racial equity lens to eliminate inequities in community health outcomes and in mobility and transportation access. Bicycles are a tool for liberation.
• Climate Justice & Clean Air - Bicycles are clean, healthy, and an affordable solution to help solve the climate crisis, clean our air, reduce transportation pollution, and create sustainable communities.
• Community - We create opportunities for people to come together by removing barriers and fostering a sense of belonging. Bicycles are an integral part of creating connected, equitable and thriving communities.
• Safety - Safety is a right; we champion spaces that foster physical and emotional wellbeing.
• Collaboration - We share power, resources, and knowledge as a means to enrich lives and form mutually beneficial partnerships. We celebrate the existing strengths of our partners and participants and seek to be an accessible asset for others.

For a detailed description of the organization and its programs, please visit http://www.cascade.org or http://www.wabikes.org

What You’ll Bring

Duties and Responsibilities

Program Oversight

• Ensure PE teachers have the resources they need to deliver curricula with continued support by facilitating training, classroom support, and detailed and clear communication
• Review program data and feedback to drive improvements
• Plan, coordinate and lead training for educators and staff: confer with management and supervisory personnel in order to determine training needs
• Incorporate best practices in racial equity and culturally responsive education
• Manage inventory of curriculum supplies – replacing used/expired items like helmets, signs, and curriculum binders
• Schedule and perform site visits to schools for classroom set-up and co-teaching one to four times per week
• Create yearly school delivery schedules with input from teachers and district admin

Collaboration & Communication

• Facilitate ongoing communication with all program partners and constituents.
• Act as a program representative through strategic networking, storytelling, and program promotion.
• Evaluate and utilize best practices in technology and other resource-management tools to improve programmatic practices, external communications, and workflows.
• Communicate and coordinate equipment/supply ordering, school deliveries and quality assurance with Fleet Manager
• Collaborate with other members of the Education Department (MTP, Fleet Management and Statewide Grant Administration teams) to set and achieve program and department goals and objectives.
• Explore opportunities for program growth through sustainable partnerships, grants, and contracts

Administration and Team Management

• Directly supervise Let’s Go Program Coordinator
• Coordinate, train and manage hiring, scheduling, contracting and evaluating of any additional Let’s Go programming personnel
• Manage and support development of program budgets and fiscal health
• Prepare, draft, and revise grant and yearly program reports
• Oversee direct report(s) in processes for quality assurance and implementation, including but not limited to: materials and equipment; scheduling and delivery practices; teacher support; and legacy and resource development
• Monitor contract and coordinate activities with subcontractor for adaptive classroom support

Summer Events

• During summer break, work with organizational leadership to provide support for paid rides and events like Seattle to Portland (STP) or Ride from Seattle to Vancouver and Party (RSVP)
• Respond to and support mission-aligned community education opportunities for summer programming via external partnerships

Skills and Competencies

• Exceptionally high work ethic.
• High emotional intelligence, honesty, self-awareness, empathy, and optimism.
• Positive, motivating demeanor while being comfortable with uncertainty.
• Embodies a mission-driven attitude with conviction, confidence, and optimism.
• Influential with stakeholders, volunteers, donors, and communities.

Qualifications

• Two years of experience in youth development, formal teaching, and/or curriculum development
• Two years of prior people management and/or people development experience.
• Excellent organizational skills. Ability to plan ahead, meet deadlines and goals, and manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Ability to give and receive feedback, with a desire for personal growth and development.
• Experience working with youth in educational settings or school system
• Ability to travel within WA State to attend offsite meetings, especially to schools within Edmonds, Seattle, and Highline School Districts
• Access to reliable personal transportation for commuting to schools throughout the northern Puget Sound region that may or may not be accessible via public transportation.
• This position requires a person to be able to lift up to 40 lbs to load and unload trucks and trailers as well as bend, lift, and move.
• This position requires a valid Washington driver license or the ability to obtain one within 30 days of hire.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience driving vans and/or towing vehicles, or the willingness to learn
• Experience in formal education, especially in target age groups or physical education
• Experience working with or in Washington state public school districts
• Demonstrated experience creating and facilitating trainings

Job Details

This position is full-time non-exempt and remote-hybrid eligible. Generally, work can be done off-site, provided there is no loss to team collaboration, the needs of the organization, and the essential functions of the position. However, residence in Washington state and the ability to come into the office one to three days a month are required. The workload for this position requires a mix of in-office/work from home (70%) and field-based work (30%). Some weekend and evening work may be required. Typical weekly hours for this position are 40.

Cascade Bicycle Club is on a journey to becoming an anti-racist organization. We strongly encourage applications from people who have historically been underrepresented in the bicycle industry, advocacy, and nonprofit work.

Cascade is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to diversity, racial equity, and inclusion. Cascade does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, pregnancy, disability, work-related injury, covered veteran status, political ideology, genetic information, marital status, record of arrest or conviction, or any other factor that the law protects from employment discrimination. We strive to have a diverse board, staff, and volunteer base that is reflective of the communities we serve. This position is subject to reference checks and the completion of a background check. Cascade will consider qualified applicants for employment pursuant to the Seattle Fair Chance Employment Ordinance and Washington State Fair Chance Act.

Covid-19 Vaccination Requirement

If hired, you will be required to submit proof of vaccination.

Hiring Timeline

The estimated date of hire for this position is September 2025.