Driving instructor (driver trainer)

Driving Instructor (Driver Trainer) Warwickshire Fire & Rescue Service (WFRS) Location: Training and Development Centre, Bodymoor Heath, B76 9JB Contract: Full-time, 37 hours per week or Part time, 18.5 hours per week (non-uniform roles) Salary: Grade J (FT - £36,363 - £39,152 PT - £18,181 - £19,576) Are you an experienced driver with a passion for developing others and raising standards? Do you want to play a vital role in keeping our communities safe? Warwickshire Fire & Rescue Service is looking for a dedicated and professional Driving Instructor (Driver Trainer) to join our Training and Development team. This is a unique opportunity to shape the skills and confidence of our operational workforce, ensuring our drivers are equipped to respond safely, effectively and professionally in high-pressure environments. As a Driving Instructor, you won’t just be delivering training, you’ll be influencing behaviour, building capability and embedding a culture of safety and excellence across the Service. Your expertise will directly contribute to protecting our firefighters, our communities and the people we serve. If you thrive on coaching others, enjoy working in a dynamic environment and want to make a meaningful impact every day, we’d love to hear from you. About the Role Warwickshire Fire & Rescue Service is looking for a skilled and motivated Driving Instructor (Driver Trainer) to join our Training and Development team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in ensuring our workforce is trained to the highest standards, supporting the safe and effective delivery of emergency response across the county. You will deliver initial and refresher driver training across a wide range of service vehicles, ensuring all drivers meet statutory, operational and safety requirements while developing their confidence and capability on the road. What You’ll Be Doing Delivering practical and theoretical driver training across all vehicle categories Training and assessing staff to become Large Goods Vehicle (LGV) and Emergency Response drivers Monitoring and assessing driving standards, providing clear, constructive feedback Designing and developing driver training programmes and courses Maintaining accurate training records in line with legislation and awarding body requirements Providing specialist vehicle and equipment training Ensuring all training is delivered in line with health and safety standards and best practice Supporting continuous improvement by advising on driver training, legislation and operational practice Key Requirements A full, clean UK driving licence including categories B, BE, C, D1, D1E (held for a minimum of 3 years) DVSA Approved Driving Instructor (ADI) or working towards this Experience driving a range of vehicles, including LGVs An assessor qualification (or equivalent) in competence assessment Strong understanding of vehicle and driving legislation Ability to work both independently and as part of a small team For further information please see the Job Description and Person Specification . Working for Warwickshire – This is the difference you make Warwickshire County Council is a place where everyone feels valued, included, safe, supported, and welcome. Our people are at the heart of this vision, could you be one of them! At Warwickshire County Council we are committed to ensuring Warwickshire’s economy is vibrant and supported by the right jobs, training, skills and infrastructure. Our people vision for Warwickshire County Council is a great place to work where diverse and talented people are enabled to be their best. Your future matters to us, we provide a generous pension scheme which includes an employer contribution rate of typically around 19 percent per month, to help support your financial security during retirement. The scheme also offers a valuable package of benefits for members and their dependants. To find out more please visit: Warwickshire Pension Fund homepage – Warwickshire Pension Fund ' The benefits we offer include agile working, a valuable part of the pay and reward package for employees working in local government, generous annual leave entitlement, plus bank holidays and an additional day at Christmas, and access to Vivup benefits and discounts platform. Click here to view the benefits at Warwickshire County Council. Additional Information Warwickshire County Council are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and adults. Please be advised successful applicants will be subject to a range of pre-engagement checks, including a relevant Disclosure and Barring Service check (DBS). In accordance with the DBS code of practice and our own policy, should an individual have a declared criminal offence an individual assessment will be completed. Warwickshire County Council adheres to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974. The Fluency Duty is outlined in the Code of Practice on the English language requirements for public sector workers. The Fluency Duty for this role is Required. You must be able to speak and provide advice in accurate spoken English to the public. We recommend submitting your application as soon as possible. We do not want to keep you waiting, so we will be starting the initial shortlist and assessment process whilst the job advert is live. Please check your emails or applicant account via our jobs portal for any updates on your application. To discuss the role please contact Station Manager Ben Lewis at benlewis@warwickshire.gov.uk Closing date: Monday 13 th July 2026 Should you require application forms in an alternative format / language or any adjustments to be made throughout the application process or upon appointment, please contact hrandpayroll@warwickshire.gov.uk and we will make every effort to meet your specific requirements. 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