Role: Driver Trainer
Department: People Services (PES)
Scale: SC6
Salary: £33,603 - £35,772 per annum
Location: Courtland Road
Hours: 37 Hours per week (Full-time)
Flexibility Requirement: Candidates must be open to flexible daily working hours to meet the operational needs of the department. This may include adjusting start and finish times, providing cover during peak periods, or supporting colleagues during absences. Flexibility is essential to ensure consistent service delivery and effective team collaboration.
Contract: Permanent
Overall Purpose of the role: To train and equip police officers and staff with the driving skills required for their roles.
Key Responsibilities:
- To train police officers and staff of varying experience up to the level required to perform their duties. This will primarily include standard response and advanced courses and, where required, other specialist courses such as pursuit and containment. These programmes will take into account the Forces People Strategy, Plan on a Page and The Learning & Development (L&D) Strategy.
- Assessing students’ needs, devising and delivering training using varied methodologies to meet learning outcomes.
- Monitor developments in legislation and police procedure in order to maintain accurate course materials.
- Carry out continuous assessment, instruction and coaching of students according to their needs.
- Review course material and ensure appropriate pre-course planning is undertaken taking into account police operational requirements
- Represents Humberside driver training at selected events and meetings ensuring views expressed accord with L&D / Driver Training strategy & values.
- Works in collaboration with other L&D staff to design and develop new products related to driver training, or review/update existing ones to meet Force identified aims and objectives in line with national standards and Approved Professional Practice (APP).
- Review evaluation reports to identify opportunities for improvement and take action to address issues as they arise. Provide timely and accurate documentation and data to the Administration Support Team.
- To possess a good knowledge of the Highway Code, NPCC Guidelines.
- Approved Professional Practice and Road Traffic Legislation, keeping abreast of any changes and be in position to stimulate and assess student’s knowledge of them.
For further information relating to the role and tasks of this position please refer to the attached role requirement.
What the role requires:
- Hold a full driving licence.
- Possesses an adult teaching qualification at a minimum of Level 3 (or equivalent) or is willing to work towards this.
- Is currently, or has previously been, a qualified ‘advanced’ emergency services driver or been qualified to drive vehicles in other roles to an advanced standard safely at speed.
- Must pass the Police Advanced driving course and the College of Policing Accredited Driver Trainer Course following appointment.
- Has experience, and is able to demonstrate success, in training and developing others in an adult learning environment to reach their full potential.
- Possesses high levels of communication and interpersonal skills.
- Significant previous driving experience
- Is able to prepare concise reports supporting opinions and recommendations with objective evidence
- Has the ability to present information to a diverse audience.
- Excellent communication skills
- Excellent organisational skills
For further information relating to the role and tasks of this position please refer to the attached role requirement.
Pre – Employment Checks and Eligibility:
- Internal applicants MUST have completed a successful probationary period and tenure (if applicable) before applying for another role within the force.
- Applicants must meet the minimum requirement checkable history criteria of at least 3 years continuous residency in the UK to apply for roles with Humberside Police.
- Successful candidates will undergo a vetting procedure pre-requisite of employment. (Please note, with holding any information asked by the vetting department, may delay the vetting procedure, or result in your vetting been refused and the offer of employment been withdrawn)
- Tattoo’s will be reviewed as a part of the recruitment process to ensure we maintain a level of professional standards and to make sure the images do not cause offence or are unacceptable.
- Successful candidates may need to provide Biometric/Drug Testing/Samples for certain roles before commencing in the position due to the nature of the role.
Contact point for applicants:
If you have any questions regarding the recruitment process, please contact us at recruiting@humberside.police.uk
How to apply for the role:
To apply for the role, please click the ‘Apply’ button below.
Please note, you must wait 3 months before submitting another application if you have applied for THIS role within the last 3 months.
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Closing Date: Wednesday 11th November 2026 at 23:55
Interview date: TBC
It is not likely that closing dates will be extended, other than in exceptional circumstances and would need to be with the permission of the Recruitment Manager and Line Manager of the role.
The Recruitment Manager can authorise to close any vacancy before the closing date stated on the advert.
Attachments:
- Role Requirement
- Guidance for completing your application.
- Bank of Adjustments
- Preferred candidate roadmap
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