Motorcycle Instructor

**Job description**

We are a busy, friendly, Motorcycle Training Company with branches based in Wembley, Reading, Oxford and Stourbridge (Birmingham)

At the moment we are looking for Full Time or Part Time Motorcycle Training Instructor (fully DAS qualified)

Minimum requirement for part time is 8 hour shifts weekdays and weekends

This is an interesting role where support is given to enable you to offer approved motorcycle training.

To be eligible to become an Motorcycle Training Instructor in the UK, you must meet the following criteria.
- Be aged 21 or over
- Hold a current Full Great British or Northern Ireland driving licence (category A or A2)
- Have held full motorcycle entitlement for at least 3 years - this doesn't include automatic or category A1 licences but can include an aggregate of A2 and A
- Be a 'fit and proper' person (i.e. no criminal convictions and a maximum of 5 points on your driving licence)

We offer:

- Good rates of pay
- Full and part time positions (PAYE or self-employed)
- Holiday and sick pay scheme
- Work place pension
- Equipment provided (including use of bike whilst training) for PAYE staff
- Good working atmosphere
- Equal opportunities employer

**Requirements**:

- Good communication skills and patience
- Passion for motorcycles and teaching
- Mechanical ability desirable but not essential
- Previous teaching/instructing experience advantageous
- Good spoken and written English (other languages a bonus)
- Enthusiastic, articulate, reliable, and trustworthy

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Contract, Permanent

**Salary**: £35,000 as a new down trained CBT instructor - £46,800 once DAS qualified.

**How do you become qualified?**

If you’re not currently qualified but fit the criteria (Requirements) then the process is as follows:

- 5 day instructor training course. This is all role play with a Supervisory Grade Instructor using an approved training area and CBT legal motorcycles, mopeds and scooters. There is no charge for this (although we reserve the right to charge for the course when you leave our employment).
- Consolidation courses with real students in a live environment.
- Typically, you will be supervised by a DVSA CBT Enforcement Manager inside 3 months of being added to the Register.
- We train you in-house to qualify you as a Supervisory Grade Instructor (able to down-train new instructors).
- You take a 2 day assessment with the DVSA in Chadderton or Gillingham.
- We train you in-house to qualify you as a Direct Access Scheme (DAS) qualified instructor.
- You take a 1/2 day assessment with the DVSA in Chadderton or Gillingham.
- You are now fully qualified, although we will then encourage you to get an advanced rider qualification, take your Motorcycle Instructor Theory Test and get an Enhanced Rider Scheme (ERS) qualification as part of a continuous professional development.
- Lightning Motorcycle Training is a large training school and other opportunities are available to provide a career progression from this point onwards.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £35,000.00-£46,800.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Schedule:

- 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

**Salary**: £35,000.00-£46,800.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension
- Free parking
- On-site parking
- Referral programme

**Education**:

- GCSE or equivalent (preferred)

**Experience**:

- Teaching: 1 year (preferred)

Ability to Commute:

- Wembley (required)

Ability to Relocate:

- Wembley: Relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: In person