Heavy Vehicle Driver Trainer

Gold Coast’s leading Truck Training School, The Driving School and Burleigh Driver Training requires a Heavy Vehicle driving instructor: 

We will offer a minimum of 30 hours per week. This is a flexible part time role with the expectation we will be able to offer full time hours most weeks. For the right person we are also willing to offer full time. 

• Do you have experience as a Driving Instructor or as a Truck Driver who wants to become a Driver Trainer?
• Are you honest, supportive and reliable, with good integrity and a willingness to learn?
• Do you have a good attention to detail, well-developed organisational skills and do you work well with people?
• Are you passionate about teaching others and passing down your industry knowledge and skills to your students?
• Do you have a HR Licence (minimum)?
• Are you proficient with road ranger gearboxes?
• Do you have a Certificate IV in training and assessment (this is not essential, but preferred)?
• Excellent time organisation.  

This is a great opportunity to work for a friendly, professional and progressive training company, to help train and improve the skills in the transport industry.

If you fit the criteria, apply today! There is the potential for the right candidate to progress to a full time position. 

The Role

• This will be a hands-on teaching role, with some of the required functions including (but not limited to):
• Develop training and lesson program with new students to teach the required skills to reach their goals taking into consideration their current experience and skills.
• Complete one-on-one lessons and courses with students following their training and lesson program preparing them ready for their practical driving test.
• Complete the required administration and record keeping for students for compliance and to demonstrate lessons completed and competencies achieved.
• Manage your day including preparing each day for the lessons and courses booked and complete lessons with good time management.
• Conducting vehicle maintenance as required keeping vehicles clean and tidy at all times.

Why Work for The Driving School Group?

The Driving School Group is one of the leading Truck Schools on the Gold Coast.

We service the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Northern NSW with a fleet of over 12 vehicles. Training is provided from our purpose-built facility in Arundel, or can be delivered on site.

As a team member of The Driving School, you will be offered:

• the opportunity to help improve people’s lives by using your industry knowledge and skills to teach students entering the road transport & logistics industry or drivers wanting to upgrade their existing licence.
• a chance to work for a training organisation who truly cares about their students and prides itself on not only getting students through their test but to make sure they are competent and ready for work
• an opportunity to earn a good income, with potential career advancement.

Do you want to join our team? If so, please apply today.

Thank you for taking the time to apply for this position, only short listed candidates will be contacted.