Overview
Driving Examiner – Government Recruitment Service
Posting date: 09 September 2025
Salary: £29,525 per year
Hours: Full time
Closing date: 22 September 2025
Location: Abergavenny
Job type: Permanent
Job reference: 426085/1
Summary
DVSA driving examiners assess whether learner drivers (& riders) are safe and competent to drive independently on our roads. Most importantly, this work saves lives. We’re looking for proactive, friendly, and safe drivers who’d like to train to become Driving Examiners. Driving Examiners come from all walks of life: you don’t need a background in driver training or a driving-related profession to join us. Driving examiners assess practical driving tests, but do not teach people to drive — this is a separate role carried out by driving instructors who are not employed by DVSA.
Responsibilities
* Conduct driving tests in the candidate’s vehicle, assessing whether they meet the required standards to pass.
* Record performance using a tablet and provide positive and constructive feedback after the test.
* Put nervous candidates at ease with exceptional people skills.
* Work full-time at 37 hours per week, across seven days; complete seven driving tests per day.
* Work one weekend day per month (a weekday off when scheduled).
What we offer
* Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of salary.
* 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day per year of service up to 30 days, plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday.
* Flexible working options to support work-life balance.
Disability Confident
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme. A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant who declares a disability and meets the minimum criteria. In some recruitment situations, the employer may limit the total number of interviews offered.
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