Driving Instructor in Guildford

Division / Department - People Services

Grade - Grade G

Status - Full Time

Contract Type - Permanent

Salary Grade Range - £34,060 - £39,149

Working Hours - 36.0 Hours per Week

Shift Allowance - Yes

Politically Restricted - No

Location - Surrey Police Headquarters, Guildford

The starting salary for this role will usually be at the bottom of the salary range and will be pro-rata if the working hours are less than full time.

Chief Constables' Message: We really welcome your interest in joining our Police Force. It is a privilege to lead the teams in Surrey Police and Sussex Police who continuously work selflessly and tirelessly in order to keep people in our counties safe. We are looking for talented and inspirational people who put the needs of the public at the heart of everything that they do and who want to make a difference. If you feel you are that person then we want to hear from you. We wish you all the very best with your application.

The Role & Key Responsibilities:

From your first day with us you will be part of a policing family making a real difference. It is our mission to identify and protect vulnerable people, prevent and respond to harm and keep people safe. In this role, you will be part of the Driver Training Team, delivering a range of driving courses, with a primary focus on Response and Initial Phase Pursuit training around the counties to all employees and volunteers associated with the force. You will be involved in the development of all courses in line with the Roads policing and police driving learning programme and force policy. This is an exciting opportunity to work with a highly skilled team, supporting the force and ensuring training is delivered to the highest possible standard.

Key roles and responsibilities:

• Work as part of a team producing, maintaining and updating training products that meet both national and force criteria.
• Produce written or electronic documentation to evidence students' progress and take an active role in providing and receiving constructive feedback from both students and colleagues for development.
• Vehicle preparation, equipment checks and documentation preparation and submissions in a timely manner.
• Mandated attendance of CPD to keep up-to-date with changing driver training practice.
• Demonstrate the ability to develop personal competence at driving to basic and standard levels and must also demonstrate an understanding of legislation, including the Road Traffic Act, The Highway Code, Roadcraft, Human Rights Act and Health and Safety Guidelines.
• Ability to problem solve autonomously or in consultation with peers or the Chief Driving Instructor to create and deliver strategic solutions.
• Have a self-disciplined approach to tasks, with the ability to be flexible and work to tight timescales.
• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills and be able to communicate and adapt communications to the needs of the learner.
• Demonstrate an understanding and appreciation of the concept of diversity, with the ability to embed this knowledge throughout all learning and development programmes.

Additional Information:

• Regular travel within the force area to support training events, maintain professional links with stakeholders and occasionally deliver training events.
• Flexible around the need for regular evening work in line with course requirements.
• Ability to satisfy Group 2 medical standards (or higher) as prescribed by Occupational Health and force policies annually.

Skills & Experience:

Essential Qualifications: To hold a current full clean driving licence for category B vehicles (manual).

Desirable Qualifications: To hold or be willing to work towards a TEP (Training Essentials Programme) qualification or equivalent (L4 AET), Response, IPP, Advanced or TPAC driving qualifications.

Why Work With Us?

Policing is an exciting 24/7 business and we all have commitments outside work. We’re invested in supporting people to balance their life with work and we encourage flexible working. We are open to conversations about job shares and part-time working. We encourage agile working, giving you the opportunity to manage your own diary and work wherever you give the best service to the public. This may include flexi-time and home working. We take pride in looking after our people and offer a variety of benefits:

• Career progression
• Contributory pension scheme (LGPS)
• Generous annual leave allowance
• Discounts for everyday spend
• On-site gyms and a range of sports clubs
• Generous and supportive parental leave
• Financial and mental wellbeing guidance and support
• Discounted contributory healthcare scheme

For more information about the role, please contact Chief Driving Instructor Rory Channon. We are only as good as our people. It's important that our officers and staff can be themselves in the workplace and we know that as an organisation we'll grow from the variety of thinking, approach, and the skills that diversity brings; all of which help us to deliver a better policing service. We strive to ensure how we deliver our services, provide information and how we recruit is open and accessible to all. We have multiple staff support groups who help to improve our understanding of minority issues and ensure they are reflected in our work. We are proud members of Disability Confident, hold Race Equality Matters Trailblazer status, are a signatory of the Race at Work Charter and are aligned with the Armed Forces Covenant and the HeForShe movement. We are committed to being an anti-racist police service. We promise to challenge injustice, ensure fairness and to uphold anti-racist principles in both our organisation and our communities. We value the differences that people bring from all backgrounds and communities. Regardless of age, sex, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, disability, social status, or religious belief, we would love to hear from you.

Following submission of your application you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your application attached. Occasionally emails from this address can fall into spam/junk folders so please ensure this is checked regularly. You may wish to consider adding noreply@policejobssurreyandsussex.as.recruitmail.com to your address/contact list to ensure you receive all communications.

This post is being advertised in parallel with Force redeployment processes. Any redeployees who are identified will be given preference. This may result in the post being withdrawn at any point during the recruitment process. Please note that not all jobs are available for internal candidates across both Forces, the current agreed recruitment principles are:

• Vacancies in collaborated units are available to all officers and staff across both Forces.
• Vacancies in non-collaborated units are only available to officers and staff within the Force with the vacancy unless it is advertised externally.
• If the vacancy is advertised externally and an officer or member of staff from the other Force is successful it will result in a transfer of employment.

Surrey Police and Sussex Police Special Constables, Volunteers and Agency Staff (excluding self-employed workers) covered under the Agency Worker Regulations (AWR) are eligible to apply for internal advertised posts.