About the role:

Horsham District Council is looking for a Training and Assessment Officer to support the Training Manager in delivering and maintaining the Local Authority’s annual training plan, with a strong focus on driver and operational training within our Waste & Recycling and Environmental Services teams.

As Training and Assessment Officer, your responsibilities will include assisting in the development and delivery of interactive training programmes covering areas such as manual handling, the use of reversing assistants, as well as conducting inductions and ongoing training for staff. You will also carry out driver assessments, provide constructive feedback to maintain high standards, and promote safe, compliant driving practices in line with the Highway Code and drivers’ hours regulations. In addition, you will ensure training records are accurate and audit-ready, contribute to keeping training plans up to date, and undertake research to support adherence to current Health and Safety guidelines.

Working pattern and hours per day for this role are negotiable.

About you:

To succeed as a Training and Assessment Officer, you will possess the ability to deliver training to groups of varying sizes, both in classroom settings and online. You will also need previous experience in customer service and be able to communicate effectively with a wide range of people from diverse ethnic, social and professional backgrounds, both verbally and in writing. Confidence providing constructive feedback is essential, as well as the ability to handle challenging situations related to driving assessments, operational training and maintaining standards. As a Training and Assessment Officer, you will also have strong time management, organisational, and problem solving skills, along with competence in IT, particularly in using Microsoft Office applications such as PowerPoint. It would be advantageous for candidates to have experience working in a training or assessor role, as well as experience in presenting and delivering training. A full driving licence with LGV ‘C’ entitlement is desirable, alongside strong influencing skills. Holding a recognised advanced driving qualification and a recognised driver assessor qualification would also be beneficial.

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

Council Vehicles

As this role requires the post holder to drive Council vehicles, periodic driving assessments will be required.

About us:

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.

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