NDORS Drivers
Job Title: NDORS Trainers
Starting Salary: £34,434 progressing to £37,280 per annum (pro rata for part time). The Council contribution to your LGPS pension is 19.6% of your actual pensionable pay.
Hours: 37
Location: Hertfordshire & Bedfordshire
Contract Type: Permanent
Directorate: Growth & Environment
About the team
NDORS trainers specialise in delivering training courses on behalf of police forces across the UK. It is well established team and is subject to ongoing development as an integral part of the delivery to promote road safety, reducing accidents on Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire roads.
About the role
We are currently recruiting for permanent full-time posts that require training to be done in person and virtually.
National Driver Offenders Retraining Scheme (NDORS) courses are governed by UKROED and delivered by Hertfordshire County Council (HCC) on behalf of Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire Police. HCC are one of many Course Providers across the UK and delivers several education and training activities that must adhere to national models.
HCC are looking to recruit Trainers to join our teams in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire and are looking for both practical and theory trainers.
Trainers will be delivering the following courses in both virtual and physical classrooms across Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire.
- National Speed Awareness Course - Theory
- National Motorway Awareness Course - Theory
- Safe and Considerate Driving Course – Theory and Practical Trainers
- What’s Driving Us? – Theory
- National Rider Risk Awareness Course (NRRAC) – Theory
These roles contribute to our broader aims for encouraging responsible driver/rider behaviour as a mechanism to reduce road crash casualties. An evolving role with new work streams in the future team plan.
- Development and delivery of Road Safety initiatives and training courses.
- Deliver driver assessments and assess assessors.
- Review and update current practices and procedures.
About you
Essential criteria:
- You must have excellent teaching or coaching skills and be able to deliver digital courses and physical delivery in venues Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire as well as online via a digital platform (currently Zoom).
- Hold a training or teaching qualification.
- Training will be provided by NDORS Licenced Instructors and regular monitoring provided by our own HCC internal monitors.
- Trainers will be required to deliver courses across 6 days from 08:00 – 21:00.
- There are also opportunities for NDORS instructor training as well as internal monitoring training.
Desirable criteria:
- Fleet licence
- Approved Driving Instructor licence (ADI).
- RoSPA Silver or Gold award.
- Assessors qualification.
- SCD practical trainer – DVSA registered ADI at a minimum of grade B.
- Hold a behaviour change qualification.
- You will be an existing NDORS licenced Trainer.
We welcome applications from candidates who currently reside in the UK with established proof of right to work documentation. We are not able to offer sponsorship at this time for this role.
This job role is within the Community Services, level 9 job profile. Please locate this via:
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To hear more about this opportunity please contact claire.kingham@hertfordshire.gov.uk for an informal discussion about the role.
Interview Date: We will be interviewing candidates on a rolling basis as and when suitable applications are submitted.
How to apply
As part of your application, please upload your most recent CV. Ensure your CV is up to date with your employment history (including any employment gaps), and including any training/qualifications. We encourage you to include examples of where you have demonstrated the requirements/criteria in the advert / job profile to allow the panel to fully recognise your skills and abilities. You will have the opportunity to include a short covering paragraph within your application to give us a little more information about your skills, knowledge, and experiences.
Additional information
Disability Confident
We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer and guarantee an interview to anyone disclosing a disability whose application meets the minimum criteria for the post.
Safeguarding
This role has been identified as requiring a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check.
Driving required
You’ll need to have the ability to drive and/or travel around Hertfordshire, either using your own mode of transport or a company car to travel to other locations.
English Fluency
The ability to converse at ease with members of the public and provide advice in accurate spoken English is essential for the post (for those whose language is a signed language the provision of a sign language interpreter who speaks English to the necessary standard of fluency will be required). Further information about the legal requirement can be found here.
Salary range
- £34,434 - £37,280 per year