Driving Instructor

Dev; Gateshead; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

Colten Care is recruiting Approved Driving Instructors via RED Driving School to join a growing franchise network. You'll help learners acquire essential life skills and enjoy the support of one of the UK's largest driving schools.

As part of the team, you’ll work with a diary system to manage bookings, enjoy flexible hours that suit your life balance, and benefit from a prepay model, ensuring reliable payments while you focus on teaching.

Qualifications

• You’ll need to be a 'people person' and keen to learn new skills.
• You’ll need to be the kind of person who gets a buzz from teaching a life-skill to others.
• You’ll have to be self-motivated, well organised, hard-working, and self-disciplined.

Responsibilities

• Join RED Driving School as an Approved Driving Instructor and help learners pass essential life skills.
• Develop into Fleet Trainer or Instructor Trainer when ready.
• Utilise the online diary system to manage bookings and maintain a healthy work-life balance.

Skills

People person

Eager to learn

Self-motivated

Well organised

Hard-working

Self-disciplined

Education

ADI or PDI qualification

Job description

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Company Name: Colten Care

Job Description

Due to customer demand, RED Driving School are recruiting Approved Driving Instructors.

If you’re an experienced Approved Driving Instructor thinking of joining a driving school franchise, you’re probably considering all your options. Let’s start by pointing out that RED was voted ‘National Driving School of the Year’ in 2022.

Joining our team will allow you to pass on essential life skills to others and meet new students from all walks of life. You’ll also have the opportunity to develop into a Fleet Trainer or Instructor Trainer too.

As one of the UK’s largest driving schools, we have more than 20 years’ experience in providing support to our approved driving instructors, and according to a recent research study, RED driving instructors have some of the best earnings in the industry.

100% of our customers prepay. This means we collect the lesson fees on your behalf. It also means you don’t have to worry about not getting paid, haggling over prices or no-shows.

We operate a sophisticated online diary system to enable both you and our contact centre to manage bookings. We’ll supply students and help you manage your diary so you can enjoy working hours that suit you and achieve your perfect work/life balance.

Job Requirements

• You’ll need to be "people person" and keen to learn new skills.
• You’ll need to be the kind of person who gets a buzz from teaching a life-skill to others.
• You’ll have to be self-motivated, well organised, hard-working, and self-disciplined.

Required licences or certifications

• ADI or PDI qualification

Not qualified, but still interested.