Driver Trainer

Job title: Driver Trainer

(including emergency response driving instruction)

Grade: F

Salary: £34,834 per annum (rising by annual increments to £37,336). This post is also subject to a 15% Instructor Allowance on successful completion of training and probationary periods. More information on salaries and progression can be found on our pay and policies page.

Hours: 37 Hours per week + some evening and weekend commitments. While the role is advertised as full time, we are happy to consider applications on a flexible working basis and would welcome a conversation on what type of flexible working arrangement will work best for you.

Location: Devizes Training Centre or West Moors Training Centre (dependent upon successful candidate geographical location)

Appointment Type: Permanent

For further information about this post, please contact Group Manager Wayne Presley via telephone on or via email

Closing and Interview date: The closing date for applications is 8 th May (midnight). It is intended that interviews will take place on the 30 th and 31 st May 2024. Previous applicants need not apply.

Previous Applications: Those applicants that have previously applied, need not apply

Should you be shortlisted for interview, further details regarding the interview format / location will be provided before the interview date. Please note that part of the interview process will involve a driving assessment. Candidates who are NFCC Approved Driving Instructors may be exempt from the driving assessment element of the selection process.

This is a fantastic opportunity to join Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service, an organisation that is passionate about changing and saving lives. Our corporate staff are absolutely vital in helping to make our communities safer and healthier. Without them, we couldn t do it.

We are one of the largest combined Fire and Rescue Services in the country and are rated as Good by the HM Inspectorate in terms of our Efficiency, Effectiveness and how well we look after our People.

We offer a wide range of employee benefits and strive to ensure that staff feel valued and rewarded. For example, we offer a flexi time scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, a generous annual leave allowance, a variety of family friendly schemes and health & well-being services.

We are looking for a Driver Trainer (including emergency response driving instruction) to be within the Service area. The successful post holder will be required to deliver training anywhere within the Service across the whole of Dorset and Wiltshire.

As a Driver Trainer in our Operational Training department you will:

• Ideally be a Registered DVSA Approved Driving Instructor, Grade A or B standard.
• Ideally have up to date experience of driving emergency vehicles on blue lights

• Ideally have a NFCC Approved Driving Instructor qualification
• Have held a Category C Licence for a minimum of 3 years

• Hold Level 3 award in learning & development or be willing to work towards qualification to enable delivery and designing of training interventions for a range of driving levels and vehicle groups
• Hold Level 3 assessor award or be willing to work towards qualification to enable appropriate feedback to develop driver skills throughout the service to enhance a safe working environment
• Develop and maintain your own skills and competence across a range of vehicles and assessment methods, this will include attaining relevant qualifications if not already held

What makes you our ideal Driver Trainer?

• Have previous experience as an instructor, preferably within the emergency services
• Able to work on your own initiative with good organisational and time management skills and as part of a team to deliver the Service Driving Policy
• Able to prioritise your workload and plan and re-schedule as necessary to meet changing requirements
• Able to demonstrate excellent communication skills to produce user guidelines, and keep accurate records
• Ensure that the statutory and operational requirements for safe competent drivers are met
• Be able / willing to commit to minimum 12 weeks modular training and assessment for this post following appointment.

For full details of the role and requirements please have a look at the job description and person specification.

Other Information:

• You must have a full current driving licence, including Category C Large Goods Vehicle (held for a minimum of 3 years).
• Use of your own vehicle will be required, however a Service vehicle may be available.
• The role has a significant travel requirement across both Dorset and Wiltshire.
• The role involves some evening and weekend working.
• There is a rigorous selection process and the identity of the successful candidate will be checked thoroughly, including a standard DBS check for this role. You will be required to register with the DBS Update Service and maintain this registration annually.
• Any offer of employment will be subject to full pre-employment checks which include identity checks, right to work in the UK, medical and receipt of satisfactory references.
• Upon appointment you will be required to adhere to the requirements of a Health Surveillance Programme and attend an Occupational health appointment for baseline readings.
• Pension allowances (Lifetime or Annual): Please note that it is your personal responsibility to check whether by applying/accepting this position it would result in any allowance implications. A breach in the Annual or Lifetime Allowance threshold could result in a Tax charge.

To find out more and apply:

You should ensure you include satisfactory evidence in your application to support all of the areas stated as being measured at the Application Stage on the Person Specification. This will ensure you have the best opportunity of progressing to the next stage of the selection process.

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities and welcome applications from all suitably qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances. All applications will be treated on merit and staff involved in recruitment and selection processes undertake unconscious bias training.

We are committed to the Disability Confident Scheme and guarantee an interview to applicants with a disclosed disability if they meet the minimum criteria for the post to which they are applying. Please tell us in confidence if this applies to you, or if there are any reasonable adjustments that would help you apply for this post.

Dorset & Wiltshire Fire and Rescue Service s recruitment and selection procedures reflect our commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of Adults, Children and Young People. All staff and volunteers are expected to share this commitment.

If you hold international qualifications, you will be required to provide official evidence that shows how these compare to UK Qualifications. We will accept a Statement of Comparability from a UK organisation called ENIC which can be obtained via their website . Please note that UK ENIC charge for this service, so if you request a Statement of Compatibility, you will be required to pay for it as we are unable to reimburse you.

For further guidance on how to complete your application, please refer to the Job Application Guidance Notes. If you are experiencing difficulties completing your application or have a need to complete your application in an alternative format due to a disability, please contact HR Resourcing on within plenty of time of the closing date of the position you are applying for.

Values & Behaviours Framework

Our recruitment, assessment and progression processes are based on our Code of Ethics that has been developed specifically for Fire and Rescue Services. When recruiting, we identify the most important behaviours for the role and these are used as part of the short-listing and selection process.