Driver Training Instructor

To provide high quality driving instruction, demonstration, assessment and associated specialised skills to police officers and police staff to enable them to perform their duties in line with their role and National Standards at present or in the future.

Hours of work: Monday – Friday 37 working hours per week. This is currently under review.

The main duties and responsibilities associated with the role include the following:

• Instructing and assessing police officers and police staff (up to 3 people in the vehicle) to a competent level in standard and advanced powered cars; armoured vehicles and other fleet vehicles to Police Service of Northern Ireland and any other relevant National accrediting body controlling the Standards of Police driving competence. This may also include basic maintenance and pre-drive checks.
• Training of police officers and police staff regarding legal exemptions from Road Traffic Regulations that includes speed limits, red traffic lights and keep left/right bollards etc.
• Reassessing of drivers where driving authority has been suspended for drivers involved in collisions or accumulation of points.
• Conducting continuous student assessment and instructions, to measure competence and understanding by examination and recording the evidence to show student development and training needs including Roadcraft and Highway Code theory tests.
• Developing good driving attitudes via classroom presentations, demonstration and ongoing assessment. This training is essential for highly emotive situations such as pursuit and immediate response.
• Providing instruction to students in skid avoidance and skid correction, braking techniques (ABS/non ABS), steering techniques, advanced manoeuvrability, reversing techniques and safe stopping of subject vehicles (note this does NOT include demonstration by stopping members of the public).
• Assessing night driving skills to ensure that students are effectively trained and competent (this may involve working unsociable hours).
• Instructing and assessing police officer/police staff in 4x4 driving, off-road and on-road.
• Instructing and assessing police officer and police staff LGV, PCV, vehicles and vans. This may require completing a DVA Delegated Examiners Course as Continued Professional Development.
• Managing and monitoring students and vehicles and the training environment to ensure compliance with health and safety.
• Working within the boundaries of the Police Service of Northern Ireland Quality Assurance process including course evaluation to ensure that course objectives and standards are maintained and enhanced.
• Creating new courses and updating existing courses including risk assessments.
• Undertaking research to keep up-to-date with legislative changes and developments to ensure accurate information delivery.
• Maintaining and developing personal training skills and courses in line with organisational and National Guidelines to ensure credibility and accountability in line with any national product.
• Managing individual courses and liaising directly with the students to ensure that courses are held.
• Completing timely written reports:
  Written Student Records;
  Daily course reports;
  Daily student assessment records;
  Other Course Documentation.
• Delivering instruction in Initial and Tactical Phase of Pursuit courses. This will require the correct use of pursuit radio communication, explanation, demonstration, instruction and assessment in the use of HOSTYDS (hollow spike tyre deflation system – stinger). Also includes dynamic risk assessments, site selection, safety, deployment techniques and authority for pursuit.
• Ongoing CPD to enhance instructor’s ability to both drive and instruct at an advanced level, on successful completion of the…