Army - Driver

UK Ministry of Defence; Harrogate; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

The UK Ministry of Defence is seeking a Transport Driver for the Army Foundation College in Harrogate. This role involves driving various vehicle platforms to support Junior Soldier training, ensuring safety and compliance. The position offers a competitive salary and benefits, including a generous pension scheme and opportunities for professional development.

Benefits

25 days paid annual leave

Highly competitive pension scheme

Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)

Enhanced parental and adoption leave

Learning and Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Previous experience driving coaches with passengers over varying distances.
• Clean driving licence with no points held.

Responsibilities

• Carriage of passengers on authorised details as directed by line management.
• Ensure Health and Safety requirements are met when loading and unloading.
• Drive minor casualties to and from hospital.

Skills

Confidence in engaging stakeholders

Health and Safety compliance

Education

Category B, B+E, C, D, D1 and D1E Driving Licences

Job description

Harrogate, HG3 2SE

Due to the customer facing nature of the role you will be required to attend in person full time.

Job Summary

The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that, the Army employs around 12,000 MOD Civil Servants located at over 300 locations. Ours is a diverse workforce, with roles ranging from trainers, human resources, teachers, and psychologists to storekeepers, financiers, project and programme managers, and policy secretariat staff. There are many different functions and professions delivering key outputs for the Army.

The Army Foundation College Harrogate trains all Junior Soldiers under the age of 18 and prepares them for their subsequent Phase 2 Training. A Junior Soldier will complete either a 6 month or 12-month course within an exciting and challenging course programme, including military skills, education, adventure training and life skills.

We employ a large work force comprising of military staff, contractors and civil servants. Military and civilian personnel create an exciting and diverse work environment, always working to a “One Team” ethos, supporting, and learning from one another.

If you would like to work within a diverse and exciting role daily, then we would love for you to apply for the role of Transport Driver within the Army Foundation College Motor Transport Department.

Military and civilian transport is essential for the effective delivery of the Junior Soldier Course Syllabus. Not a single day of training is undertaken without the support of vehicle transport. This ranges from coaches, vans, minibuses, cars to transport all Junior Soldiers and permanent staff. This also includes safety vehicles and administration vehicles for all stores and ammunition.

This is a challenging, exciting, and very rewarding role and is crucial to the success of the Motor Transport Department.

The position is being advertised at 37 hours per week.

Job Description

The role of Motor Transport Driver is to support the training of all Junior Soldier intakes by driving a variety of vehicle platforms held at the Army Foundation College and within licence category held of C+E and Passenger Carrying Vehicle plus Dangerous Goods Vehicle Driver Vocational Training Certificate. The Motor Transport Driver must ensure all details are conducted in a safe and policy compliant manner.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Carriage of passengers on authorised details as directed by line management
• Carry out tasks and supervise passengers in conjunction with legislation and Army/Motor Transport standing orders
• Ensure Health and Safety requirements are met when loading and unloading
• Reporting vehicle faults
• Carry out emergency details at short notice
• Drive minor casualties to and from hospital
• Carry out vehicle husbandry and maintenance tasks as detailed by line management
• Completion of all necessary documentation appertaining to driver’s details
• Comply with all drivers’ responsibilities as laid down in policy
• Manage the vehicle yard, ensuring vehicles are handed in clean and ready to use by drivers
  
  

The role of Motor Transport Driver is to support the training of all Junior Soldier intakes by driving a variety of vehicle platforms held at the Army Foundation College and within licence category held of C+E and Passenger Carrying Vehicle plus Dangerous Goods Vehicle Driver Vocational Training Certificate. The Motor Transport Driver must ensure all details are conducted in a safe and policy compliant manner.

Key Responsibilities Include:

• Carriage of passengers on authorised details as directed by line management
• Carry out tasks and supervise passengers in conjunction with legislation and Army/Motor Transport standing orders
• Ensure Health and Safety requirements are met when loading and unloading
• Reporting vehicle faults
• Carry out emergency details at short notice
• Drive minor casualties to and from hospital
• Carry out vehicle husbandry and maintenance tasks as detailed by line management
• Completion of all necessary documentation appertaining to driver’s details
• Comply with all drivers’ responsibilities as laid down in policy
• Manage the vehicle yard, ensuring vehicles are handed in clean and ready to use by drivers
  
  

Person specification

Essential:

• Must hold Category B, B+E, C, D, D1 and D1E Driving Licences
• Previous experience driving coaches with passengers over varying distances and journey times
• Clean driving licence with no points held
• Confidence when engaging with all internal and external stake holders and challenging non-compliance with policy
  
  

Desirable:

• Background knowledge or experience with Defence transport systems and policy
• GS MOD1 and 2 driving course. If not already held training will be provided
  
  

Licences

Must hold Category B, B+E, C, D, D1 and D1E Driving Licences.

Clean driving licence with no points held.

Behaviours

We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:

• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
• Seeing the Big Picture
• Working Together
  
  

We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:

• Delivering at Pace
  
  

Alongside your salary of £25,180, Ministry of Defence contributes £7,294 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme. Find out what benefits a Civil Service Pension provides.

The Army prides itself on being a supportive employer and where possible encourages flexible working, helping you to maintain a great work/life balance.

Other Benefits For Army Civil Servants Include:

• 25 days paid annual leave rising (1 day per year) to 30 days upon completion of 5 years’ service
• Highly competitive pension scheme
• Personal and professional development of skills
• Alternative working patterns for many roles
• Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), a free service that assists you with achieving a productive, healthy environment that is conducive to a healthy lifestyle
• Enhanced parental and adoption leave
• 6 days special leave per year which can be used for volunteering activities
• Learning and Development
  
  

We believe that everyone has the potential to make a difference and you will be supported to help you learn and advance in your career. This includes working towards membership of a professional body and/or undertaking a modern apprenticeship as part of your role.

The post does not offer relocation expenses.

External recruits who join the MOD who are new to the Civil Service will be subject to a six-month probation period.

Please Note: Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.

Please be advised that the Department is conducting a review of all pay related allowances which could impact on those allowances that the post currently being advertised attracts.

Any move to MOD from another employer will mean you can no longer access childcare vouchers. This includes moves between government departments. You may however be eligible for other government schemes, including Tax-Free Childcare. Determine your eligibility at https://www.childcarechoices.gov.uk/.

The Ministry of Defence is committed to providing a safe and healthy working environment for its staff which includes educating them on the benefits of not smoking, protecting them from the harmful effects of second-hand smoke and supporting those who want to give up smoking. Under the Smoke-Free Working Environment policy, Smoking and the use of all tobacco products (including combustible and chewing tobacco products) will not be permitted anywhere in the Defence working environment however some exemptions are in place, please refer to local guidance. The policy is Whole Force and includes all Defence personnel, contractors, visitors and other non-MOD personnel. All applicants seeking, considering, or accepting employment with the Ministry of Defence should be aware of this policy and that it is already in place at a number of Defence Establishments.

MOD Recruitment Satisfaction Survey – We may contact you regarding your experience to help us improve our customer satisfaction. The survey is voluntary and anonymous. You may however be given the opportunity to provide additional information to help us improve our service which includes the collection of some personal data as defined by the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The MOD Privacy Policy Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.

Selection process details

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

At application you will be asked to provide a CV and a personal statement of no more than 500 words including your previous experience and your suitability for the role against the person specification. You will also be assessed against the following behaviour -

• Delivering at Pace
  
  

Applications will be sifted using all elements listed above, but in the event of a high number of applications, a sift will be conducted on the lead behaviour only: Delivering at Pace.

At interview you will be assessed against the following behaviours -

• Delivering at Pace
• Managing a Quality Service
• Seeing the Bigger Picture
• Working Together
  
  

You will also be asked experience based questions.

Application sifting will be scheduled to take place within 7 days of the application closing date. Interview dates are to be confirmed but these will be held online via Microsoft Teams. We endeavour to keep to these time frames, but these are subject to change around business needs.

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equality of opportunity. There is a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria. If you need to advise us that you need additional help or reasonable adjustments for the recruitment process, please contact: [e-mail] .

As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came in to effect on 1 January 2021, the Ministry of Defence will only offer sponsorship for a skilled worker visa under the points based system, where a role has been deemed to be business critical. This role does not meet that category and we will not sponsor a visa. It is therefore NOT open to applications from those who will require sponsorship under the points based system.

Should you apply for this role and be found to require sponsorship, your application will be rejected and any provisional offer of employment withdrawn.

Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.

This vacancy is using Success Profiles (opens in a new window), and will assess your Behaviours and Experience.

Security

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Successful candidates must undergo a criminal record check.

People working with government assets must complete baseline personnel security standard (opens in new window) checks.

Medical

Successful candidates will be expected to have a medical.

Nationality requirements

This Job Is Broadly Open To The Following Groups:

• UK nationals
• nationals of the Republic of Ireland
• nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities with settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
• nationals of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland or Liechtenstein and family members of those nationalities who have made a valid application for settled or pre-settled status under the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS)
• individuals with limited leave to remain or indefinite leave to remain who were eligible to apply for EUSS on or before 31 December 2020
• Turkish nationals, and certain family members of Turkish nationals, who have accrued the right to work in the Civil Service
  
  

Further information on nationality requirements (opens in a new window)

Working for the Civil Service

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

The Civil Service Code (opens in a new window) sets out the standards of behaviour expected of civil servants.

We recruit by merit on the basis of fair and open competition, as outlined in the Civil Service Commission's recruitment principles (opens in a new window).

The Civil Service embraces diversity and promotes equal opportunities. As such, we run a Disability Confident Scheme (DCS) for candidates with disabilities who meet the minimum selection criteria.

The Civil Service also offers a Redeployment Interview Scheme to civil servants who are at risk of redundancy, and who meet the minimum requirements for the advertised vacancy.

Diversity and Inclusion

The Civil Service is committed to attract, retain and invest in talent wherever it is found. To learn more please see the Civil Service People Plan (opens in a new window) and the Civil Service Diversity and Inclusion Strategy (opens in a new window).

This vacancy is part of the Great Place to Work for Veterans (opens in a new window) initiative.

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Contact point for applicants

Job Contact :

• Name : Sam Graham
• Email : [e-mail]
  
  

Recruitment team

• Email : [e-mail]
  
  

Further information

Please ensure you read the attached candidate information document prior to completing your application. If you are dissatisfied with the service you have received from DBS, or believe that DBS has failed to follow the recruitment process in line with the Civil Service Commission principles of selection for appointment on merit on the basis of Fair and Open competition, you can raise a formal complaint by writing to DBS at the following address: Defence Business Services, Scanning Hub, Room 6124, Tomlinson House, Norcross Lane, Blackpool, FY5 3WP. If after raising your complaint with DBS you remain dissatisfied you can complain directly to the Civil Service Commission at the following address: Civil Service commission, Room G/8, 1 Horse Guards Road, London, SW1A 2HQ Or by email: [e-mail].