Army Professional Driver Andover, England
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Have you considered working for Defence? The Ministry of Defence employs over 50,000 Civil Servants. Within that, the Army Top Level Budget (TLB) employs around 9,000 MOD Civil Servants located at over 300 locations. Ours is a diverse workforce, with roles ranging from trainers, human resources, teachers, firefighters 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.
If you enjoy working in a fast paced, exciting environment where there are a variety of tasks, that not only provide a professional service to the organisation, but also focuses on your personal development, then this is the role for you!
At Andover Support Unit (ASpU), the Transport Support Unit (TSU) provides support to the Army Headquarters (AHQ) within Marlborough Lines, Andover. The TSU is 24 hour 7 days a week operational environment to conduct and support the military capability to operations worldwide.
Ensuring compliance in Defence Policy and Governance, the TSU driver service includes conveying AHQ personnel in either car, MPV or minibus to various locations throughout the UK.
This position is advertised at 37 hours per week
Job description
Key Responsibilities
- Tasked by Transport clerks in accordance with driver hours regulations, to conduct driven duties for AHQ personnel.
- First line vehicle maintenance and cleanliness of allocated staff car and AHQ fleet vehicles.
- Delivery of Driver Awareness training, direct to AHQ personnel, providing certification.
Working Pattern
Rotation Timings Days
Week 1 0400 – 1200 hrs Sun, Mon, Thurs, Fri, Sat
Week 2 1800 – 0100 hrs Mon, Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri
Week 3 0400 – 1200 hrs Mon, Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri
Week 4 1200 – 2000 hrs Sun, Mon, Tues, Weds, Sat
Person specification
To be considered for this job, you must demonstrate you are proficient driver, with excellent interpersonal skills and good attention to detail. Excellent time leadership skills, with an ability to prioritise is crucial, and we are looking for someone who can work independently and in a team.
Licences
Please note that you must not have any pending driving disqualifications.
Required – B
Desirable – D1, D
It is essential upon appointment, that you attain licence category D1 within the first 12 months. Full training and costs will fall to the recruiting department
Behaviours
We'll assess you against these behaviours during the selection process:
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
We only ask for evidence of these behaviours on your application form:
- Leadership
Benefits
As a Civil Servant, you will be part of a forward-leaning organisation with inclusive workplace policies, excellent career prospects and you will do a job that makes a difference.
The Army prides itself on being an encouraging employer, other benefits for 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.
- Access to the Employee Assistance Programme (EAP), a free service that assists you with achieving a productive, balanced environment that is conducive to a healthy lifestyle.
- Improved maternity, paternity and adoption leave.
- Onsite Gym Facilities.
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 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.
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 by 31st December 2022. 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.
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.
Expenses incurred for travel to interviews will not be reimbursed.
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/.
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Selection process details
The interview process will be in two stages, stage one will be either a face to face or online interview, this will be arranged directly with you when the interview is scheduled.
We will assess the following:
- Leadership
- Making Effective Decisions
- Managing a Quality Service
- Delivering at Pace
If successful at stage one, you will be invited to attend the TSU to conduct stage two, conducting the following practical assessments:
- Manual and Digital mapping exercise, where we will ask you to demonstrate how you plan routes.
- Driving assessment in a staff car and 17-seater minibus, MPV Transporter if you do not hold the minibus licence category.
Please note that stage two will take approximately 2 hours, you are required to bring your driving licence and national insurance number, failure to do so will result in termination of assessment.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
Application sifting is scheduled to take place 2 working days after job closure.
Interviews will take place at Army Headquarters, Andover. Dates and times to be confirmed.
A minimum of 2 full working days’ notice will be provided for interviews.
We endeavour to stick to these dates, but these are subject to change around business needs.
As a result of the changes to the UK immigration rules which came into 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.
The role currently being advertised has not been assessed as business critical and 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.
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: [email protected]
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 Notice sets out how we will use your personal data and your rights.
Feedback will only be provided if you attend an interview or assessment.
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This job is broadly open to the following groups:
- UK nationals
- nationals of Commonwealth countries who have the right to work in the UK
- nationals of the Republic of Ireland
- nationals from the EU, EEA or Switzerland with settled or pre-settled status or who apply for either status by the deadline of the European Union Settlement Scheme (EUSS) (opens in a new window)
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals working in the Civil Service
- relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals who have built up the right to work in the Civil Service
- certain family members of the relevant EU, EEA, Swiss or Turkish nationals
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