Your role will be to train staff in driving a range of frontline vehicles from fire engines (using blue lights and sirens) to the safe operating of support vehicles such as fork lift trucks.
Ideally, you’ll have experience of emergency response, blue-light driving – but it’s not essential.
Working within our existing experienced Driver Training team, you will play an active role in developing novice and experienced drivers to a high standard of competency.
You’ll need to display high-levels of integrity and flexibility, demonstrate evidence of developing driver skills across a range of vehicles through one-to-one tuition and supporting training material. You’ll be training in everything from fork lift trucks and off-road vehicles, to Manitou and aerial fire appliances.
Main Responsibilities:
* To provide effective, practical and theoretical driving tuition to all nominated staff including off-road techniques to standards acceptable to the requirements of the service and where appropriate to standards required by the Department of Transport and Qualified Driving Standards Agency examiners.
* To instruct and assess all nominated personnel, both theoretical and practical, to drive under emergency response conditions according to current guidance on Emergency Response Driving (ERD). This includes driving during the hours of darkness. To act as an ERD assessor and assess candidates to the required standards.
* To provide instruction, familiarisation and refresher training on all vehicles and appliances in use, or proposed for use, by the SYFR. This will include training on all forms of specialist appliance (Aerial/ Polaris etc.) and all associated equipment. To ensure that such training complies with recommendations of the Station Manager, the Fleet Manager, the recommendations of the vehicle supplier or manufacturer and to any approved codes of practice.
* To research, design and deliver driver training to achieve a high standard of delivery of emergency fire appliances to the scene of an emergency situation to all SYFR employees.
* To provide advice and support on all aspects of changes in driver training and road traffic laws including changes to European Community driving laws to the SYFR senior management team via the Line Manager.
* Arrange pre-assessments and make suitable arrangements for LGV medicals to be undertaken. Programme and arrange training and development programmes as required by the organisation.
* Provide an organisational contact point for the Road Traffic Industrial Training Board (RTITB) or other Awarding Body and arrange and plan visits as and when required.
* Advise the organisations Corporate Management Board on matters regarding driving courses which fit with organisational objectives via the Line Manager.
* To be responsible for the accurate and appropriate maintenance and processing of training records and data, ensuring compliance with organisational policies and procedures (i.e. data protection).
* Complete daily routine safety checks and cleanliness of training vehicles.
* Work flexibly in relation to the needs of the post and the service including completing instructor training in hours of darkness (achieved 30 minutes after sunset).
* Maintain competence, gain additional skills and continually professionally develop by attending, when required, any training courses that will contribute to the effective performance of the post holder. This includes registering with the RTITB as an instructor and becoming an RTITB assessor. To assess and peer review other instructors both internally and regionally.
* To fully participate in SYFR’s Performance Development Review process according to the responsibilities of the role.
* To practice and promote SYFR’s Equality and Inclusion and Health and Safety Policies and to conduct oneself in a manner that is consistent with SYFR’s core values at all times.
* To ensure that risk is managed effectively within the section in accordance with corporate strategies and plans.
* Comply with HASWA-1974 / PUWER 1998 / LOLER 1998 and ACOP L117 and ensure courses are assessed at three levels, theoretical, observational and practical, and where necessary register with the appropriate authority
* Where required, support the audit of training and training records to the RTITB standard at the service Training and Development Centre.
Location
Sheffield
Type of Contract
Full Time
Hours
37
We offer 28 days annual leave (pro-rata) plus Bank Holidays. Annual leave increases after 5 years’ service to 32 days, followed by an extra day a year up to a maximum of 37 days. We also operate a generous flexi time attendance scheme.Other benefits include; a cycle 2 work scheme, a free on site gym, enhanced maternity and paternity schemes and the opportunity to join the Local Government Pension Scheme.
Closing Date
21-07-2025
How to Apply
To apply for the post please download an application form from our website or contact recruitment@syfire.gov.uk
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