Training & Assessment Officer

Salary: £29,439 - £32,020 pa

Hours per week: 37

Contract type: Permanent

Closing date: 21 Apr 2023 12:00

Interview date: 3 May 2023

Ref: CS1580

About the role:

Horsham District Council are looking for a Training & Assessment Officer to work with our waste recycling, street-scene and fleet departments. Supporting our Partnership Training Manager in the development and delivery of training and assessments.

As Training & Assessment Officer you will:

• Assist the Partnership Training Manager in the delivery of HDC annual training plan through training and assessments whilst championing and promoting this service.
• Assist and on occasions carry out mandatory driver CPC training for Horsham District Council, other local authorities within the partnership and other third-party stakeholders when required.
• Assist with the development of an interactive training package and deliver and administer a training service which promotes excellence within the Local Authority. This will specialise in vehicle related subjects such as driver CPC training, driving assessments, manual handling, the use of reversing assistants and any other training or assessments in line with future requirements.
• Contribute to maintaining the annual training plan and ensuring that it is accurate and up to date for audit purposes.
• Carry out driving/operational related inductions and training for new and existing staff based at the Hop Oast Depot.
• Carry out driver assessments and deliver constructive feedback to ensure high standards are maintained at all times.
• Work proactively to advise and educate the advances in driving techniques and offer definitive advice to colleagues in respect of the highway code and other compliance issues such as drivers’ hours.
• Assist the Partnership Training Manager by undertaking research to ensure we are following the most up to date Health and Safety guidelines.
• Carry out such other duties that may reasonably be required.

About you:

To succeed as Training & Assessment Officer, you will have/be:

• Previous experience of customer service skills
• Driving license with LGV ‘C’ entitlement
• Able to communicate with a range of people from different backgrounds, including ethnic, social, and professional, both verbally and in writing
• Good time management and organisational skills
• Competent IT user, ability to use Microsoft Office to a good standard in particular MS PowerPoint
• Ability to identify problems and propose solutions
• Good basic standard of education
• Confident in providing feedback in a constructive manner and ability to deal with challenging situations linked to driving assessments and operational training and standards
• Experience of working in a, training, or assessor role (desirable)
• Experience in presenting and delivering training (desirable)
• Influencing skills (desirable)
• Recognised advanced driving qualification (desirable)
• Recognised driver assessor qualification (desirable)

For an informal discussion about this role please call Adrian Phillips, Partnership Training Manager on 07469 904958.

About us as an employer:

We have a friendly and supportive working environment and being a smaller Council, you can really get to know everybody.

We encourage and support our employees to have a healthy work life balance by, offering 28 days’ (207.2 hours) annual leave plus bank holidays (pro-rata), and flexible/hybrid working options where applicable.

We offer a generous benefits package including an online platform offering discounts from online retailers and access to a car lease scheme. Staff are also eligible to join the Local Government Pension Scheme (LGPS), where the Council contributes circa 20% of pensionable salary.

To support employees’ professional development the Council provides reimbursement for professional subscriptions and a number of training opportunities, including extensive in-house learning resources, short courses, Apprenticeships, and qualifications such as Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM), Master of Business Administration (MBA).

Visit our Jobs and careers page to find out more about Working for Horsham District Council and Our employment commitments.

To apply:

If you would like to apply for the role, we highly recommend you show clearly within the ‘Experience Section’ of the application form how you meet the essential criteria detailed within the Role Profile when applying. If you do not make this clear, it is unlikely you will be shortlisted for interview.

Internal applicants, if you would like to apply for the role, please submit an expression of interest to HR@horsham.gov.uk explaining clearly how you meet the criteria and what you feel you can bring to the role.