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Government Recruitment Service is seeking Driving Examiners in St Albans. You will conduct driving tests, assess safety, and provide clear, professional feedback to candidates.
The role involves planning the day, coordinating with colleagues and ensuring a high level of customer service while upholding impartiality and integrity. Benefits include a generous pension contribution, substantial annual leave, and flexible working options to support work-life balance.
Qualifications
- Experience driving safely and knowledge of the Highway Code.
- Ability to work with customers and colleagues.
- Capacity to multitask and stay calm under pressure.
- Attention to key details and accurate recording.
Responsibilities
- Conduct driving tests; each test ~57 minutes long.
- Observe behaviours, recall details, and report findings clearly.
- Plan daily tests with colleagues and discuss local traffic conditions.
- Deliver driving test outcomes clearly and professionally.
- Support customers and ensure safety for all.
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Do you drive safely and know the Highway Code?
Do you enjoy working with others and helping customers?
Can you do more than one task at a time and stay calm?
Can you notice key details and record them accurately?
Can you give feedback clearly and sensitively?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
Read more in the Benefits section below!
Find out more about what it's like working at Working for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency | Civil Service Careers
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is looking for people to join our team as Driving Examiners. This vital public service role plays an important part in keeping Britain’s roads safe, as well as connecting people and their communities.
As a Driving Examiner, you will be part of a team at a DVSA driving test centre, working with colleagues to provide a professional service to customers. You will spend your day conducting driving tests; each test is approximately 57 minutes long and Examiners working full-time are expected to complete 7 tests a day. During the tests you will need to observe carefully, recall key details accurately and report your findings clearly. You will need to be able to:
- Communicate clearly with customers, giving clear instructions.
- Put nervous customers at ease.
- Keep yourself, the customer, and other members of the public safe.
- Have a strong awareness of your surroundings both within and outside of the car.
- Observe driving behaviours, recall key details and record outcomes accurately using a digital tablet.
- Assess whether customers meet the standard to drive safely and responsibly.
- Hold difficult conversations with the customer and deliver driving test outcomes sensitively, clearly, and professionally.
As well as carrying out driving tests, you will work with colleagues to plan the day, discuss local traffic conditions and agree alternative routes when needed. You will also help improve the service for customers by sharing ideas, responding to queries and completing light administrative tasks, such as recording candidate feedback and checking your schedule.
At all times, our Driving Examiners uphold impartiality, professionalism, and integrity, and act as a role model for the DVSA and Civil Service.
For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
Want to know more? Check out our careers site: DVSA – Driving Examiner | Civil Service Careers
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Company: Government Recruitment Service Salary: £32,027 to £32,027 a year Hours: Full-time Location: St Albans Job type: Permanent Posting date: 19 Oct 2026 Closing date: 1 Nov 2026
Do you drive safely and know the Highway Code?
Do you enjoy working with others and helping customers?
Can you do more than one task at a time and stay calm?
Can you notice key details and record them accurately?
Can you give feedback clearly and sensitively?
If so, we’d love to hear from you!
Joining our department comes with many benefits, including:
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
- 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave), plus 8 bank holidays a privilege day for the King’s birthday
- Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.
Read more in the Benefits section below!
Find out more about what it's like working at Working for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency | Civil Service Careers
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is looking for people to join our team as Driving Examiners. This vital public service role plays an important part in keeping Britain’s roads safe, as well as connecting people and their communities.
As a Driving Examiner, you will be part of a team at a DVSA driving test centre, working with colleagues to provide a professional service to customers. You will spend your day conducting driving tests; each test is approximately 57 minutes long and Examiners working full-time are expected to complete 7 tests a day. During the tests you will need to observe carefully, recall key details accurately and report your findings clearly. You will need to be able to:
- Communicate clearly with customers, giving clear instructions.
- Put nervous customers at ease.
- Keep yourself, the customer, and other members of the public safe.
- Have a strong awareness of your surroundings both within and outside of the car.
- Observe driving behaviours, recall key details and record outcomes accurately using a digital tablet.
- Assess whether customers meet the standard to drive safely and responsibly.
- Hold difficult conversations with the customer and deliver driving test outcomes sensitively, clearly, and professionally.
As well as carrying out driving tests, you will work with colleagues to plan the day, discuss local traffic conditions and agree alternative routes when needed. You will also help improve the service for customers by sharing ideas, responding to queries and completing light administrative tasks, such as recording candidate feedback and checking your schedule.
At all times, our Driving Examiners uphold impartiality, professionalism, and integrity, and act as a role model for the DVSA and Civil Service.
For further information on the role, please read the attached role profile. Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.
Want to know more? Check out our careers site: DVSA – Driving Examiner | Civil Service Careers
Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme
Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.
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