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:
What makes you our ideal Driver Trainer?
For full details of the role and requirements please have a look at the job description and person specification.
Other Information:
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.
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