Driving instructor

The Driving Instructors will be responsible for:

• Managing the day to day progress of their trainees.
• Ensuring the safety of trainees, whilst under instruction.
• Teaching trainees the technical skills required to drive a bus.
• Ensuring trainees meet the standard required to pass their Module 3, driving test element.
• Teaching their trainees Module 4 practical demonstration and ensuring they possess the knowledge to pass.
• Coaching trainees in the soft skills that support technical standards.
• Carrying out Pre Employment Assessments (PEAs), driver development training and classroom work where required.

The ideal candidate will be an individual who:

• Has a strong understanding of the soft skill elements required to be a comprehensive Bus Driver.
• Is highly professional and confident and demonstrates an ability to communicate effectively.
• Possesses an ability to appropriately deliver effective, timely and direct feedback, whilst demonstrating a willingness to embrace any feedback received.
• Shows an ability to empathise with individuals who are finding the driver training journey challenging.
• Is people orientated and puts learner experience at the centre of everything they do.
• Demonstrates a flexible approach to tasks and working hours in line with business needs.

Arriva is a leading provider of passenger transport across Europe, employing around 34,400 people and delivering around 1.6 billion passenger journeys. With buses, trains, coaches, trams, waterbuses, bike-sharing systems, on-demand transport solutions and a rolling stock leasing company, Arriva proudly connects people and communities safely, reliably and sustainably across 11 countries, delivering these services in a better way, every day.

The activities of Arriva are divided into four business units: UK Bus, UK Trains, The Netherlands and Mainland Europe. Arriva has passenger transport operations in the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom, and also operates a rolling stock leasing company in Romania.

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