First Aid Trainer
Location: Dundee
Salary: £25,929 - £27,537 per annum (qualification dependant)
Hours: 35 per week excluding travel (Mon-Sat, 9-5, occasional evenings)
Contract: Permanent
Additional Requirement: Applicants must have a full UK driving licence (2 years) and access to a vehicle.

Are you interested in taking on a key role in delivering first aid training and specialised courses, teaching essential life-saving skills?

Are you an enthusiastic individual with excellent communication skills? Join our team as a First Aid Trainer in and deliver high-quality first aid courses. With over 30 years of experience and ISO:9001 2008 accreditation, the British Red Cross offers a superior learning experience. You will play a vital role in providing customer-focused training using diverse techniques to accommodate all learning styles, supported by comprehensive training and ongoing support. Do you have a passion for teaching and helping others? If so, we want to hear from you!

What a day in the life of a First Aid Trainer will involve?

Conducting first aid training and specialist courses, equipping people with essential life-saving skills.
Teaching the right action to take in different situations, for example when people may be unresponsive or have suffered burns.
Supporting people with their confidence to provide potentially lifesaving support in an emergency.
Travelling to training venues throughout Scotland's Central Belt.

To be a successful First Aid Trainer, what will you need?

A natural communicator with a confident, engaging personality who thrives when speaking in front of groups.
Have a strong aptitude for actively listening, solving problems, debating ideas, and providing constructive feedback.
Possess a Training or Teaching qualification, or have a willingness to work towards one.
Comfortable working independently and traveling to various training locations using your own vehicle (travel time given back).
Have experience in preparing and delivering a range of training courses, with assertiveness in presenting to mixed ability groups.

Interested? The closingdate for applications is 23.59 on Thursday 11th June 2026.

In return for your commitment and expertise, you'll get:

Flexible working: Remote and hybrid working, flexitime, compressed hours, and job sharing.
Holidays: 36 days annual leave (including bank holidays) + option to buy 5 extra days.
Pension scheme: Up to 6% contributory pension.
Learning & Development: A range of career & learning opportunities.
Discounts: Blue Light Discount Card, Tickets For Good & employee benefits platform..
Wellbeing Support: Peer Supporters, CiC (EAP) & Headspace App.
Cycle2Work: Lease a bicycle through the scheme.

We are proud to be a Disability Confident and Carers Confident employer.

We are dedicated to building an inclusive, equitable and wellbeing-focused culture where everyone feels safe, valued and can thrive. Guided by our Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Wellbeing Strategy, we foster belonging, psychological and physical wellbeing, and work to remove barriers to fair opportunities. Grounded in compassion and anti-racist practice, we listen to diverse voices, value lived experience and create environments where staff and volunteers can succeed. Join us and be part of an organisation that leads with care, celebrates difference and helps everyone succeed.

Together, we are the world's emergency responders

British Red Cross

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