Reserve Advanced Driver Coach

**LGV Professional Driver with Driver Coaching responsibilities**
**(Advanced Driver Coach)**
**Job reference: 306237**

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our team of experienced Advanced Drivers Coaches at the Midlands Super Hub.

The salary will be £36,763 per annum pro rata with an Advanced Driver Coach allowance of £295.42 per month, (pro-rated adhoc payment of the coach allowance based on performing the role).

**What you’ll do on a typical day**

As a reserve Advanced Driver Coach, you will continue your current driving role but support as a coach when absence or workload requires. You will need to be adaptable and flexible around the requirements. When performing the Reserve ADC, you will assist colleagues to enhance their range of skills and potential. Your objective is to promote best practice in all aspects of logistics, training, and driver development and your role will involve:

- On a typical day you will assist colleagues to enhance their range of skills and potential. As an ADC your objective is to promote best practice in all aspects of logistics, training, and driver development and your role will involve:

- In cab “peer to peer” mentoring and completion of the Driver Training Needs Analysis check list including de-brief (using all available technology) and the creation of individual Driver Development Plans
- Conducting driving assessments as part of the driver recruitment process (agency and Royal Mail drivers)
- Delivery of induction training to our new drivers (agency and Royal Mail drivers)
- Delivering Driver CPC to ensure that all our drivers remain compliant with regulations.
- Deploying a nationally consistent method of training/coaching of technical, driving and associated skills. This will include training/coaching of product developments of existing equipment or the introduction of new technologies as well as manual and mechanical handling training and other Health and Safety refresher training relevant for Professional Drivers
- Site Risk Assessments relating to HGV activity
- Ensuring that all training records and related paperwork is kept accurate and up to date.
- Responsible for maintaining and documenting their own continuous professional development

**What you need to succeed as an ADC**:

- Be qualified to drive the same category of vehicle that you are supervising the driver in and have held a full clean licence for the category for at least 3 years
- Be flexible as the role requires a great deal of flexibility in your hours of attendance depending on the tasks at hand. The role will involve hours that cover all shift patterns including weekends when required (in line with the shift of the driver you are training). You will also be required to travel to other RM sites from time to time to assist the local team in their training provision.
- Have a good level of computer literacy.
- Be able to maintain confidentiality.
- Be adaptable and have a willingness to learn.
- Have good administrative skills.
- Demonstrate professional expertise and integrity in their current role
- Possess an excellent understanding of health and safety policies and procedures
- Have excellent communication and organisational skills and the ability to plan and organise your own workload.

**Selection**

**Stage 1** Application & Questionnaire

**Stage 2** Assessment - Interview, driving assessment and presentation
Those selected to progress will be asked to give a short presentation/training session.

relevant ADC training which will be provided by Royal Mail’s Learning Services Team;
- Attend the train the trainer course and attain the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM) certification. This is required by the Joint Approvals Unit for Periodic Training (JAUPT).
- Attend a ROSPA (or equivalent) course and achieve an agreed standard to enable them to professionally carry out training needs analysis for drivers by observing and analysing performance/behaviour, recording findings and provide a comprehensive feedback. The Coach will themselves be trained in this field and hold a valid certificate of competence.

**Starting Salary**

The salary is £36,763 per annum pro rata

The current value of the Advanced Driver Coach allowance is:
LGV ADC - £295.42 per month (pro-rated adhoc payment of the coach allowance based on performing the role).

Plus overtime and shift allowances

**Shifts**:
You will need to be flexible as the role will involve hours that cover all shift patterns including weekends when required (in line with the shift of the driver you are training).

**Additional Benefits**
- Holiday entitlement starts at 22.5 days on entry rising with length of service (pro-rata)
- Contributory Pension Scheme
- Excellent career development opportunities
- Full uniform provided for contracts of longer than 3 months
- Excellent parental leave policy
- Cycle2work scheme
- Many varied corporate discounts e.g. lifestyle discounts to include high street vouchers. Travel