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Aufbrach: Sorry for the late reply. There isn't really a straightforward career path after you have qualified. The jobs are there but you have to be very active in finding them. The more determined and self motivated you are the better you will get on. The links on this forum will take you to the people you need to be contacting.
Summer is the best time to find work. Cycle Training is very seasonal and it doesn't help when the winter is as rough as the last one was. So get looking now.
I would recommend you contact Bikeworks in Tower Hamlets if you will be able to get over there from wherever you live. I've had plenty of Saturday work out of them as have others who are more recently qualified. You do not have to be fully accredited.
Being willing to work at the weekend will certainly be a bonus as will being able to work at relatively short notice during the week. It can be difficult to fit in these opportunities if you have a regular 9-5 job.
Essentially if you really really want to work as an instructor then you will succeed. I know quite a few people who have done the course but let it slip afterwards. Stick with it, accept that you may not get all the work you want straight away and take anything you can; the more experience you gather the better you will progress.
Good luck.
Oh and yes, a write up on the course would be very interesting to read.